Nov 152011
 
Swiss Chocolate Cake

  Let’s take  a little trip to Switzerland and it’s famous chocolate world, and  home of Lindt & Spruengli which is producing delightful chocolate. They are having the best chocolate indeed. The Swiss chocolate cake is easy to make and is a wonderful cake for the holidays or any festive event. Ingredients 200 gr butter [read more...]

Nov 022011
 
Windbeutel or Profiteroles or Cream Puff

The origin of both the pastry and its name profiterole are obscure. It was introduced in France by Caterina de’ Medici, wife of Henry II of France, who brought from Tuscany several recipes, including choux pastry and Profiterole. The word profiterole (also spelled prophitrole, profitrolle, profiterolle)  has existed in English since the 16th century, borrowed [read more...]

Sep 192011
 
Apple Streusel Cake with Marzipan

Crumble Cakes are awesome. In German we call them “Streusel”, a great topping for any fruit cake. The most traditional cake might be the apple cake with Streusel. This recipe is using marzipan as well. Enjoy! Ingredients 250 g soft butter 200 g sugar 5 eggs 300 g flour 100 g potato starch or tapioka 3 tbsp baking powder [read more...]