Welcome to the Dark Side of Chocolate

Monday March 5th, 2018

“Have you ever noticed that there are no leftover recipes for chocolate?” In the film “Chocolat” Juliette Binoche turns a village and its inhabitants upside down with her chocolate creations. And the chocolate river in “Charly and the Chocolate factory”!... Continue reading →

 

Valentine’s Day 2018: Breakfast in bed with homemade chocolate spread

Wednesday February 14th, 2018

On Instagram I recently came across #worldnutelladay (5. February). I love chocolate spread but not Nutella. I find it too sweet and it contains too little of what a chocolate spread should include, i.e. hazelnuts and chocolate and too much... Continue reading →

 

Banana-Oat Biscuits with Cacao Nibs

Saturday February 3rd, 2018

With less than 10 hours of sunshine December 2017 here in North Rhine–Westphalia (a state in Germany were I live) was was one of the darkest Decembers since weather recordings began about 100 years ago. Actually it was one of... Continue reading →

 

Bienenstich – A true classic for Sunday afternoon tea

Sunday January 28th, 2018

“Bienenstich” is a German cake made of a sweet yeast dough with a baked-on topping of caramelized almonds and filled with a vanilla custard, buttercream or sometimes just whipped cream. I found the translation “Bee-sting cake”, but must admit that... Continue reading →

 

Rudolph’s Chocolate & Ginger Christmas Cake

Monday December 25th, 2017

Happy Christmas everybody! This year I baked a vegan cake. I am not a vegan, but this new type of baking is just as delicious as conventional baking. And with the Queen of Vegan Baking, Gretchen, what can go wrong?... Continue reading →

 

Coconut macaroons with Aquafaba (vegan)

Tuesday December 19th, 2017

Strange really that coconut macaroons are baked for Christmas here in Germany. A slight Carribean flair amidst cinnamon and anise. They are traditionally baked using egg whites and so were out of bounds for people suffering from allergies or vegans. But... Continue reading →

 

Coltan – The stuff mobiles are made of

Thursday December 14th, 2017

The chances are that you are reading this blog post on your smartphone. Maybe relaxing in your favourite café with a delicious piece of cake and a good cup of coffee. So the fact that the number One present in this... Continue reading →

 

Spooky Halloween Swiss Roll with pumpkin pattern

Tuesday October 31st, 2017

From the depths of my Halloween kitchen I present FRANKENROLL!!! Not quite perfect, but hey, it’s Halloween. Being slighty imperfect is okay. I think I know why the pattery didn’t join up and bake with the cake batter. And the... Continue reading →

 

Chocolate-Coffee layer cake with Coffee Buttercream

Sunday October 15th, 2017

How fitting that I went to visit some dear friends on International Coffee Day two Sundays ago on 1 October knowing that one of them is a coffee addict! As so often I baked the tasty, fail-proof and versatile German... Continue reading →

 

Tiramisu – An Italian dessert classic

Sunday September 24th, 2017

The Queen of Desserts There are many recipe varieties available for Tiramisu. I got this recipe from a friend and it’s pretty close to the original. „Close“ as it contains a little Amaretto which the original doesn’t. Like Zabaione this... Continue reading →