It was the spring of 1995, my mom got me The Lion King vhs and my grandfather and I had planned a movie night, just the two of us, since my mom and grandma had plans to go out. I wanted to bake something for the occasion, I looked into the pantry and found everything I needed to make this cake!…
Desserts
Turkish Delight Marshmallows
Two of my favourite childhood sweets in one, Turkish delight and marshmallows! My grandfather Haxhi was a lokum expert, he would make a huge pan of them; they were soft, gooey and delicious. He never made marshmallows, I myself just learned to make them in December. …
Lemon Cake
A few weeks ago I made this cake, on a night when I was to bring dessert to a friends house, of all things to happen I forgot to add sugar! I was thinking why isn’t this cake rising, and then it hit me! After it cooled, I tasted it and thought now what? I did manage to save it, I had some icing and I broke the cake up and made them into cake balls! They turned out fantastic, I would have much rather it turned out right the first time, but it was a good save!…
Apple Crumb Coffee Cake
One of my favourite cakes to make when guests come over is coffee cake, it fills the house with a lovely scent of cinnamon. Every time someone visits they tell me how cozy my house is, I wonder if it’s the house or the aroma coming from the kitchen. …
Coconut Revani – Coconut Cake
This is the forth recipe for revani that I am sharing with you, what can I say I love my revani! This coconut version is absolutely delicious, you can really taste the coconut after a few hours and especially the next day. …
Turkish Delight -Lokum
Turkish Delight or Lokum in Turkish and Albanian are sweet, soft and chewy treats. They come in a variety of flavours and colours, but are most commonly made with rose water and are pink. Many of you may have learned about them from reading or watching the Chronicles of Narnia (Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe), and some from growing up eating them or from traveling to Turkey, for me I grew up with them….
Sekerpare
Şekerpare is an Albanian and Turkish butter cookie soaked in syrup. I had a really good recipe for it that my friend Candan and I came up with years ago until I lost it! I tried so many recipes since then and it never turns out good, the dough would turn out crumbly, or they just wouldn’t bake nicely. I find that the recipes that ask for irmik/semolina were too dry….
Apple Swirls
Fall has arrived and that means its time for baking with apples! My favourite part! I absolutely love apple pie filling, my mom always made it as a topping for pancakes mmmm so good, I can eat it straight from the pot! I would make these swirls for my kids when they were younger, and they still love it!
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Coconut Milk Fudge
I was invited to a vegan potluck this weekend and wanted to make a dessert along with a salad. I wanted to make some of my nobake-brownies, but then found out there was a recall on the almond butter.
I had to come up with something quick and easy, looked into my baking cabinet and viola! …
Lemon Strawberry Loaf Cake
It’s still strawberry season here in Ontario, but not for long. I made enough batches of strawberry-freezer-jam to last till next June! Froze some for smoothies and made mini strawberry-pies, I also made this delicious lemon strawberry loaf cake three times! …