31 October 2014
Banketletter or banketstaaf puff pastry filled with almond paste
This recipe is the result of a freezer cleanup. You know when freezers get overstuffed with dough, fillings, buttercreams and in my particular case: veggies? (...)
26 August 2014
Vegan Brandy Snaps
Some of you might remember these Brandy Snaps from the Great British and the Australian Bake Off where they were featured as a technical challenge. I'm always (...)
26 August 2014
Mini red velvet cupcakes from hummingbird bakery
Red Velvet Cupcakes are yum! That's just a fact. Another fact is that the Hummingbird Bakery simply has the best recipe. I've made other cupcake recipes from (...)
26 August 2014
Dutch Gevulde Koeken (Almond Rounds)
If you've ever been to the Netherlands, you can't have missed these almond filled pastries. Gevulde koeken, "filled cookies" or Almond Rounds as I prefer to (...)
24 September 2014
Apple crumble pie Vlaai
Autumn is drawing nearer, as signalled by my upcoming birthday, decreasing temperatures and increasing levels of university related stress. Just a few weeks (...)
26 August 2014
Fruity Orange and Cranberry Scones
Things have been super-busy in the school department lately, but that won't stop me from baking. I'm a bit cinnamon-tired at the moment (it really seems to go (...)
24 September 2014
Dutch whipped cream cake
Whipped Cream Cake is a classic choice for a Dutch birthday. At most birthdays, you'll find this creamy and fresh cake, in different varieties. Round, square, (...)
20 September 2014
Rose Meringue Kisses with White Chocolate Raspberry Ganache
As the Dutch version of the Bake Off has started up again (I know, it's Bake Off season, can't talk about anything else it seems!), some businesses are seeing (...)
26 August 2014
Flamiche with leeks and brie for Easter brunch
When you're reading this, I'll be packing for my patisserie trip to Paris! I'm so excited already. Of course I will document the trip carefully! Another French (...)
26 August 2014
Dutch currant buns
While pretty much the rest of the world was baking Hot Cross Buns today, I applied myself to the task of baking currant buns. They're not really that unlike (...)
26 August 2014
Mary's cherry cake for great british bake off week 1
I'm aware I'm quite late with this.. The second episode of the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is pretty much about to air and here I am with a post about the (...)
24 September 2014
Chocolate and hazelnut swirl gugelhupf
You might call this a cake, others would call it a bread. Whatever it might be, it tastes amazing with a hot cup of tea. Last week on the bake off, European (...)
26 August 2014
Dried Plum Tart with Crème Fraîche Filling
I'm baking in the Frisian motherland again! Yesterday, I moved all my things from Leiden (visit if you're on vacation in the Netherlands, it's awesome for (...)
26 August 2014
Swedish no-bake chocolate and coffee fridge cake
Not everybody always has an oven at their disposal (especially students) and at times like those it's good to know that you can still make delicious cakes and (...)
26 August 2014
Swedish apple and cinnamon crumble with coconut
So this probably isn’t the prettiest dessert you’ve ever seen, but it’s absolutely delicious, and even if you’ve never baked anyhing in your life before, you (...)
26 August 2014
Rustic French Baguettes
At the end of this month, I will be taking a trip to Paris! Yep, that's right: bread and pastry central. I've been to Paris before, to visit Disneyworld, but (...)
26 August 2014
Orange Napoleons
If you have been watching the football World Cup at all, you'll know that the Netherlands has been doing pretty well. Everybody but the coach and the team (...)
26 August 2014
Apple and vanilla tarte fines
Inspired by my Paris trip, I set out to create a simple but very fine tart. A "tarte fine" has a flaky pastry base and can be topped with pretty much any firm (...)
26 August 2014
Dutch speculaasbrokken spice cookies
Yup, this is a Dutchie baking alright! I'm still in the "Sinterklaas" mood, this time I've baked some classic speculaasbrokken (spice cookies). The dough is (...)
20 October 2014
Filled Speculaas (Gevulde Speculaas)
If you know me personally, or if you have been following me for a while, then you might know I enjoy autumn and winter a lot more than spring and summer. The (...)
26 August 2014
Frisian dúmkes anise cookies recipe
Anise is a pretty rare spice in baking. It's not your staple spice like cinnamon or ginger. But I think it's one of those spices that is actually pretty (...)
1 September 2014
Orange above all pie
Today is King's Day in the Netherlands! Last year queen Beatrix abdicated and her son Willem-Alexander took the throne, thus changing up the date on which we (...)
26 August 2014
Blueberry Tear and Share Loaf
This bread is a cross between a cake and a bread really, it is so soft, fluffy and fruity. It's filled with fresh blueberries that will burst in your mouth at (...)
3 September 2014
Gbbo week 4: top 7 molten lava cakes
Source: @BritishBakeOff on TwitterThis week, I felt a little bit like Norman does pretty much every week: confused and wanting to go back to baking roots. I (...)
