Rum Babas (Savarina)
Not long after a friend of mine started dating her Romanian boyfriend, she introduced me to savarina, which he had introduced to her. Savarina is a Romanian dessert that looks […]
Category Archives: Cakes
Quinoa Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream
I first tried quinoa chocolate cake some years ago at a Peruvian restaurant. I couldn’t have imagined there was no wheat flour – it was so moist and tasted just […]
Tres Leches Cake
Tres Leches is a Mexican cake, and since it’s Cinco de Mayo today, I wanted to post about one of my all-time favourite desserts! Tres Leches means “three milks” in […]
Lemon Rosemary Loaf Cake
OMG, this is the most amazing cake!! I love the combination of lemon and rosemary. A little while ago, I wouldn’t even have thought of using rosemary to make anything […]
Kuih Bahulu
During my recent visit to Malaysia, I made it a point to look for some moulds for kuih-muih (traditional Malaysian snacks/desserts). I was so excited to buy the mould to […]
Halloween Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Wow, 2015 has just flown by. I can’t believe we’re halfway through fall, and in just over a month’s time, I’ll be off on my Christmas vacation. It doesn’t seem […]
Butter Cake
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know how much I love pound cakes and butter cakes! For most people, these kinds of cakes are probably nothing to write home […]
Cheesecake with Lemon Blueberry Topping
Every time I cross to the U.S. by car, I always have my shopping list ready. I like to check out the outlet stores, but what’s even more exciting for […]
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
A lot of us shy away from making things like angel food cake or meringues, because if you’re only using the egg whites, what do you do with the leftover […]
Pavlova
I really like lamb, so while in Australia, my friend Kiran made sure that I got to eat lamb…and more lamb! I even tried kangaroo, which wasn’t too bad (apparently […]
