Japanese cotton cheesecake

10-12 servings; 20 min preparation; 80 min cooking time. This cake is incredibly light and soft. It does prove its name. It’s not that difficult to make as it looks. The secret of the cake it not overbeating the egg whites and using  a water bath during baking. This cake originates from Hakada, Japan and…

Pastel des tres leches

10-12 porties; 15 min voorbereiding; 45 min kooktijd. In het geval dat u denkt dat Mexicanen geen desserts te maken, maakte ik een zoete traktatie om te laten zien dat het niet het geval is. Eigenlijk zijn er vele heerlijke desserts in Mexico. Ik spreek uit ervaring ze op te eten. Eigenlijk is deze taart…

Mango three ways

2-3 servings; 20 preparation; at least 4 hours waiting time. This dessert is a great celebration of pure fruit taste. With very few ingredients you can create a really good dessert where the mango is definitely the hero of the dish. The taste speaks by itself and doesn’t need a lot of additional improvements. I…

Strawberry cake

9-12 servings; 15 min preparation; 60-70 min cooking time. Who says that we can only eat strawberries during the summer time. I would say that we all need a little bit of summer flavor once in a while especially if it’s cold outside. This cake experiment turned very well. The end result became a combination…

Banana-raspberry oats cake

12 servings; 15 min preparation; 50 min cooking time It often happens that people buy too many bananas that they don’t eat them on time. Very soon they start getting black and soft and they get thrown away. If you have a couple of those very ripe bananas, don’t even think to throw them away….

Bolo de bolacha

8-10 servings; 15 min preparation; 8 h waiting. This is one of the most typical desserts that you could find in Portugal. Bolo de bolacha literally means cookie cake. It does not require any baking. However, it could test your patience, since you have to leave it overnight in the fridge. I’m telling you, this…

New York cheesecake with blueberries

10 servings; 20 min preparation; 1 h 15 min cooking time. Chill in the fridge overnight. Cheesecake has a very long history. Believe it or not, it goes way back to ancient Greece and the Romans, where it was a popular dish, although I assume that technology was a little bit different. Nowadays, it has…

Almond cake with berries

8-10 servings (depending on your baking form); 15 min preparation; 55 min baking time. Let me start by saying how good almond flour is for your body. It is often used in low-carbs desserts. It contains unsaturated fats, which similar to olive oil, keeps you away from heart diseases. Furthermore, this type flour contains valuable proteins,…

Superfood weekend part I – Banana oat pancakes with blueberries

2 servings (about 8 small pancakes); 5 min preparation time; 15 min waiting; 10 min cooking. What a better start of your superfood weekend than making fluffy pancakes for breakfast? These flavour explosions are completely sugar- and flour-free amd combine perfectly with fresh berries. Blueberries are considered a superfood, because of their nutritional value. They are full…

No-bake cheesecake with forest fruit

8 servings; 30 min preparation; 8 hours waiting time This cheesecake is so fresh and full of flavour that you will ask for one more piece. If you like very sweet desserts, you might adjust the amount of sugar in this one or add some sugar in the crust. I like my desserts a little…