Tag: Bake

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Appel_Cinnamon_Muffins_6I love muffins, specially with fruit or chocolate, I decided to make apple cinnamon muffins because I had a couple of apples that were getting a bit old just to eat like that, so a cake is one of the best ideas to avoid throwing away food. After checking in the internet in few websites I found the one I liked the most to try, the recipe you can find in here: http://carolinebrouwer.blogspot.nl/2010/10/appel-kaneelmuffins.html  It is in Dutch but there is a transaltion option. Delicious and very easy muffins. (more…)

Pasta with Sausages, Salad and Cakes

Pasta-with-Sausages-4Normally I don’t make the whole menu from the Jamie in 30 minutes meals, I think is too much, not only because it takes much longer than that but because you don’t need the dessert, you make a kind of healthy meal a bit unhealthy. But this time was on Sunday I had plenty time and on Sunday you can have a bit of extra cake, so I decided to make the whole menu. It was good, the pasta was fantastic, the cake was too much, as I expected, we were full, but the taste was great.  (more…)

Filled Speculaas

Gevulde-Speculaas-7In Dutch this cake is called “Gevulde speculaas” if would translate is then “Filled Gingerbread”, but I think I should just leave the Dutch name speculaas. Well this cake or cookie, is one of the best Dutch sweets. In this version I am based in the book “Het Nederlands Bakboek”, normally I am not that fun of it, but I have to say this one is perfect, if you want to make one, you need to get this book. The whole house will smell to the mix of spices, fantastic! (more…)

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate-Cake-6I have been asked to prepare a chocolate cake for a wedding in January. Of course before then I need to test to see what is working the best. So I had to look into all my books and magazines, in the end I also did a web research and there it was, on the page of the BBC food, “Easy chocolate cake”. Well I can tell you it was easy but not that easy, still it was really delicious. I brought the cake to my work and I got the approval from my colleagues, that’s a good sign.  (more…)

Bounty Brownies

Bounty-Brownies-8Who doesn’t like brownies? Tell me? I think everybody loves brownies. Well when you try this version from Yvette van Boven from her book “Home Baked” I think you will discover a new addiction, they are absolutely fantastic, delicious and easy. I got her book for my birthday and this was the first recipe I made, I can hardly wait to try something else of this book.  (more…)

Chocolate Orange Cake

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This chocolate orange cake I have made already a several times and every time looks like taste better. So I thought is about time to share the recipe with you, it is very simple, most of the ingredients you might have at this moment at home, so what are you waiting for? Start preparing and bake! You will enjoy as much as we do at home. (more…)

Kruidnoten

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Kruidnoten are typical Dutch cookies/sweets. Normally you will eat in November until the 5 of December (Sinterklaas) but lately you can find them in the supermarkets earlier in the year. I have to say I am not really a fan of Kruidnoten, but my husband and daughter are, so I decided that it was time to try to make them myself, that way I would know what are the ingredients. This recipe from “Het Nederlands Bakboek” is absolutely fantastic, I have to say I even like them now.  (more…)

Carrot Cake

 

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We go at least once a year to Great Britain on holidays, we love the peace you can have in the country side, also the tearooms, they are fantastic, our favorites are scones and of course Carrot Cake. A few years ago I bought The Great British Book of Baking with great cakes and the best carrot cake you can find. Actually I have bake this cake a few times already but I think, well I am sure, this time was the best ever, so I had to tell you all about.  (more…)

Ciabatta

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I have also a book at home from Paul Hollywood from where I have bake a few recipes already. In his book there is a recipe for ciabatta’s but I just find to complicated, so I decided to try his simple version that is on his website (http://paulhollywood.com/recipes/ciabatta/) and the result was really good, of course I need to practise a few more times to master but still … (more…)

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