Sweet Desserts and Baking

🍋💙🍋💙🍋 Lemon Blueberry Sugar Cookies 🍋💙🍋💙🍋 Ingredients: All-purpose flour: 2 1/4 cups (about 280 grams) Baking soda: 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) Salt: 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 mL) Unsalted butter: 3/4 cup (170 grams), softened Granulated sugar: 1 cup (200 grams) Egg: 1 large Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon (5 mL) Lemon zest: from 1 lemon Fresh lemon juice: 2 tablespoons (30 mL) Fresh blueberries: 1 cup (about 150 grams) Instructions Prepare the cookie dough: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla ext...

🍍🍍🍍 Pineapple Crunch Cheesecake 🍍🍍🍍 Ingredients: For the Crust: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup melted butter 1/4 cup sugar For the Filling: 16 oz cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup chopped pineapples (fresh or canned and drained) For the Topping: Pineapple chunks Crunchy crumble (made from baked graham cracker crumbs mixed with a bit of butter and sugar) Instructions: Prepare the Crust: Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Press firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Chill for 30 minutes. Make the Filling: Beat cream cheese with sugar until sm...

🍰 Indulge in the Elegance of Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cake 🍰 ⏲️ Preparation Time: 3 hours | 🍰 Yields: 12 servings Ingredients: For the Chocolate Cake: 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup cooled strong black coffee 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract For the Peanut Butter Cheesecake: 24 oz softened cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 cup peanut butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 4 eggs 1/2 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract For the Chocolate Ganache: 1 cup heavy cream 1 ...

Iced Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies Ingredients For the Cookies: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled ¾ cup powdered sugar ¼ tsp coarse Kosher salt (use half if using table salt) Zest of 1 small lemon ½ tsp dried edible lavender ¾ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp fresh or bottled lemon juice For the Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tsp meringue powder 2 ½ – 3 tbsp fresh or bottled lemon juice Dried edible lavender or lemon zest, for decorating Instructions Prepare the Dough: In a food processor, combine flour, powdered sugar, salt, lemon zest, and lavender. Pulse to mix. While the proc...

Banana-Strawberry Cheesecake Fantasy Ingredients: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 3 ripe bananas, mashed 3 tablespoons lemon juice 4 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries Instructions: Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until well combined. Press onto the bottom of the prepared pan. In another bowl, combine mashed bananas and lemon juice. Set aside. In a large mixi...

Pistachio Cheesecake For the crust: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup unsalted pistachios, finely ground 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted For the filling: 24 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 3 large eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup pistachio paste or finely ground pistachios For the pistachio cream topping: 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup pistachio paste or finely ground pistachios Chopped pistachios, for garnish Instructions: Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan. In a mixing bowl, comb...

❤🤍 White Chocolate Raspberry Tiramisu 🍰 Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes | Chill Time: 6 hours | Total Time: 7 hours 15 minutes | Servings: 9 Pieces | Cuisine: American, Italian 📄Ingredients: Raspberry Syrup: 4 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen ½ cup water ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Mascarpone Filling: 1 ½ cup heavy cream 16 ounces mascarpone cheese ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup raspberry syrup (from recipe above) 1 teaspoon vanilla For Assembly: 1 (7 oz) package Savoiardi ladyfingers (about 24) 1 ounce good-quality white chocolate 📄Directions: Make the Raspberry Syrup: Place raspberries and water in a medium saucepan ...

🇬🇧 Here is my Kasekuchen, a delicious German dessert... an indescribable flavor, so delicate, it feels like eating a cloud... I had no doubts, I did a great job... I am very curious and like experimenting with new recipes. I followed the recipe from the amazing Katja in the kitchen, making some changes. Here’s how I prepared it: For the pastry dough: 250 grams of all-purpose flour 1 whole egg 100 grams of soft butter 100 grams of sugar Grated zest of one lemon 1 teaspoon of baking powder For the filling: 600 grams of Quark cheese 3 whole eggs 100 grams of sugar 150 grams of milk 40 grams of potato starch (the recipe calls for 1 packet of ...

❤🌹 Rose, Pistachio, and Peach Cake 🍰❤ Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour | Kcal: 540 per serving | Servings: 12 📝 Ingredients: 200g of unsalted butter, softened 200g of caster sugar 4 medium eggs 200g of self-raising flour 100g of ground pistachios Zest of 1 lemon 1 tsp of rose water 250g of fresh peaches, diced 100g of pistachios, chopped Frosting: 500g of mascarpone cheese 100ml of heavy cream 50g of icing sugar 1 tsp of rose water 🍰Decoration: Rose petals Sliced peaches Crushed pistachios Directions: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line two 8-inch cake pans. Cream together butter and su...

Raspberry Tiramisu. 🍰🍋 Prep Time: 45 minutes | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | Total Time: 70 minutes + chilling Kcal: 533 kcal per slice | Servings: 8 servings Ingredients Raspberry Jam: 500 g frozen raspberries 100 g granulated sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Raspberry Syrup: 100 g granulated sugar 120 g water 30 g frozen raspberries 3 tablespoons limoncello (optional) Mascarpone Filling: 450 g mascarpone cheese, cold 120 g powdered sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 480 g heavy cream, cold (500 ml) For Assembling: Approximately 25 ladyfinger cookies Fresh raspberries and lemon slices for decoration Directions Raspberr...