Coconut Cookies with Vanilla & Lime
Looking for a sweet and zesty treat to enjoy with your morning coffee? These cookies with coconut, vanilla, and lime zest are the perfect answer! The sweet crunch and vanilla...
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Dessert
If you have a sweet tooth then you cannot miss these tantalising desserts and mouth-watering treats.
Apple Shaped Dessert with White Chocolate and Apple Jelly
This apple shaped dessert is glazed twice: the first layer is based on a melted mixture of 50% chocolate and 50% cocoa butter; it will give a thin and crusty...
Blueberry & Raspberry Chocolate Cake
Cakes are perfect in every way… except for the fact they’re slightly calorie dense. But this blueberry and raspberry mousse cake breaks from the norm. By replacing the cream cheese...
Chocolate Raspberry Cake
It’s never too late to bake a cake. Or… it’s never too late to bake another cake. Honestly, cakes are my weakness and I always make them with love. My...
White Chocolate Raspberry Cake
White chocolate and raspberries are a match made in heaven. Which is why they are pretty common in my recipes. They reunite again for this white chocolate and raspberry cake....
Caramelized Apricot and Vanilla Cake
Caramelized apricot and vanilla is one of the most successful pairings I’ve ever made. Apricots, as we know, go very well with vanilla, but caramelizing them definitely adds a unique flavor....
Mascarpone Caramel Cake
Caramel, whipped cream, and mascarpone cake, a.k.a. “cake with the most common ingredients found in my house”… except chocolate, of course. And these three ingredients are not just fantastic for cake....
Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese & Condensed Milk
When it comes to chocolate cakes, it’s impossible to name a favorite. There are so many options! The best part is that there are so many new combinations to try, ones that...
Chocolate Berry Mousse Cake
What makes a cake special? The ingredients, the design, the way it was made, or the occasion it was made for? I think it takes at least two of the...
Neapolitan-Style Easter Cream Cheese Pie
No Easter table feels complete without a traditional Easter pie and in Italy, nearly every region has its own cherished version, passed down through generations. While there are countless variations...
Apricot & Chocolate Swiss Roll
When apricots begin to show up at farmer’s markets, it is time to bake something tasty and aromatic. Apricot and chocolate swiss roll is a great choice for a tasty...
Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse Cake
Chocolate mousse is a classic, but when combined with pumpkin, the result might sound strange. However, I assure you that these two flavors complement each other remarkably well. This cake...
Walnut Ricotta Cake
Walnut and cocoa are among my favorite cake ingredients and when you add ricotta to the mix you get something truly special. Walnuts, cocoa, and ricotta come together to create...
Chocolate Cheese Mousse Cake w/ Cherry Jam
No-bake cakes are delicate and elegant. They usually have a cracker or dried fruit topping and an airy mousse-like cream. This chocolate cheese mousse cake with a contrasting sour cherry...
Caramel and Jam Swiss Roll
One of the delicious recipes I made recently is this wonderful swiss roll with caramel and berry jam. It’s a very flavorful, delicate, and low-sugar swiss roll. The caramel combined...
Chocolate Mascarpone Yule Log Cake
I love yule log cakes (or bûche de noël in French). They are so simple to make, yet delicate, delicious and just beautiful! Chocolate, vanilla, jam, whipped cream yule log...
Orange and Mascarpone Brownies
Back to chocolate cakes, but this time one of the tastiest, with a moist texture and lots of flavor. This orange and mascarpone brownie is not a simple brownie. It has...
Chocolate Ice Cream Cake with Italian Meringue
The summer calls for the most refreshing treats, but many people don’t want to miss out on chocolate. A perfect solution for any chocolate addict has to be this chocolate...
Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Pecans
Cupcakes are probably the favorite desserts of my little ones. I bake them very often because they are quick, cute, and tasty and because they can be decorated in various funny...
Licorice Parfait with Lime Syrup
I actually owe some of my success on this recipe, which some people tell this me is my signature dish. I really don’t like any particular recipe to be tagged...
Panna Cotta with Raspberries
This velvety smooth and delicately sweet treat is a masterpiece of simplicity and flavor, capturing the essence of Italian cuisine in every spoonful. Next to tiramisu, it’s one of the...
Mini Lemon Meringue Pies
Who can’t resist this as a dessert or afternoon tea? The stickiness from the meringue and the zesty lemon hit from the filling.
Wine Poached Pears with Marsala Sabayon
When I was 18, a few friends and I were backpacking around Australia and during that time we held all sorts of odd jobs. One of which was fruit picking,...
Crème Brûlée
What Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is to a beginning guitar player, the Crème Brulee is to the apprentice Chef. This emblematic French dessert is usually the first real restaurant dessert that...