Sweets

Hearts and Roses Shortbread Cookies

I wanted to make rose themed sweets to celebrate roses and hearts for Valentine’s Day. Heart shaped cookies with hint of rosewater and rose sugar is delicious to eat and beautiful to look at on the tea table. Rose Shortbread Cookies I have been wanting to bake rosewater cookies ever […]

 

Cranberry-Orange Pumpkin Bread

Every year when I decorate my house for the fall, I put out my orange pumpkin pie dish as part of the decoration. I had this adorable pie dish shaped like a pumpkin for many years, but I have never baked a pumpkin pie or any other pie in it. […]

 

Moist and Fluffy Pluot Yogurt Cake

As we near the end of summer and before stone fruit season is completely over, I wanted to bake a moist, fluffy cake with juicy, plummy pluots. This is a simple, but delicious and fruity cake that’s perfect to enjoy with a nice cup of tea. Adapting the Blueberry Bundt […]

 

Lemony Blancmange with Strawberry Sauce

I’m a huge fan of molded desserts and blancmange is no exception. I make this classic dessert often and enjoy them especially when it starts to get warm. This refreshing lemony blancmange made with agar agar is one of must have desserts in the summer! Simple Ingredients Blancmange is a […]

 

Blueberry Orange Bundt Cake

One of my favorite cakes to bake, (when I decide to bake a cake that is) is Bundt cake with fresh blueberries. My Bundt cake is an adaptation from Martha Stewart’s recipe that I found online several years ago. This Bundt cake is refreshing, buttery and has the perfect juicy […]