As promised – this is a post on how I put together the birthday cake from yesterday. So – my son turned 13, and I asked him in advance what kind of cake he wanted, and his wish was “something
Upside down cake
Often when I make a new recipe, I ask my kids – “what should we call it?” and they come up with various interesting suggestions. This time however the name was in my head before the cake was even done,
Upside down cake – teaser
This morning I just could not face baking any muffins, so instead made up a new recipe. I call it upside down cake, and I’ll have to get back about the recipe since I want to re-do it to make
Our favorite tosca berry pie – with carrots
I haven’t been very creative these last weeks, but rather used my old favorite recipes over and over. Nothing wrong with that! The kids are happy when they get to pick what I bake and they love my new collection
Experimenting with cacao butter
Being creative, means trying out new ideas – and that won’t always end in huge successes. Sometimes the process is more about learning, then a perfect end result. As in this case. I would have been thrilled to tell you
Oven roasted nuts – the perfect snack!
Summertime. A party or just a quiet evening on the balcony – or in the garden, maybe a glass of wine or a beer. Sounds great – but something is missing! The snacks! We always have loads and loads of
Apples in the oven
It was Friday again, and Friday in this house means a nice family dinner and most importantly – dessert! Which is fine. Actually, I love this tradition! The problem was just that I was almost done with cooking the dinner
The birthday! – part three
The celebration of Elins birthday got extended over several days this year. The actual day at home – since it was a Sunday this year, then the celebration at school, which was on the Monday, and then also a proper
The birthday! – part two
Since months, she has been talking about this birthday and since weeks she has planned what cake she wanted to have. It has changed every now and then, but in the end she settled for chocolate and strawberry cake. Wish
Cherries makes really funky cupcake decoration!
Last night we had a small dinner party and as a dessert I served tiny chocolate cupcakes. I had planned to put raspberries on them to top them off, but once I saw the cherries in the shop I knew