Kok pronounced like “coq” or the smaller, mini ones which are called kokakia (pr. coqakia) are small sponge cookies which after being wet with syrup, are filled with a vanilla pastry cream and then the top sponge is covered with a chocolate ganache.
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I have always found desserts with sponge cake exciting because there is so much you can do with it to meet your taste bud’s satisfaction. After making the sponge you can experiment in so many ways and with so many different ingredients and flavour. It’s been quite a long time since I last posted a …
This Christmas Chocolate Wafer Coconut Roulade is made with a biscuit base crust and is filled with pastry cream, topped with chocolate ganache.
Today we had two reasons to celebrate. It’s my son’s birthday but it was also his graduation from the University. Although the lemon cake was made for my husband ten days ago, I didn’t have the time to prepare the post for the new cake, which is a Vanilla and Chocolate Cake, so here is …
This no machine ice cream is based this recipe on an ice cream I made last year. It was mere coincidence that I made Dulce de Leche a few days before as well as the Cherry Compote.
As I already told you I have some guests staying with us, as well as our son who came from Switzerland again, as he had to be interviewed for his Master Degree, which he will start after September. The candidates are many and only a few will be accepted but the interview went well and …
Blackforest, Foret Noir or Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, as is the original name (literally “Black Forest cherry torte”) is one of my favourite cakes.
No need for an ice cream maker to churn up homemade ice cream . Just learn how to make pastry cream and whipped cream to enjoy delicious hand made ice cream.
Mille-feuille also written as Millefeuille (in French meaning ‘thousand sheets’), known also as Napoleon, is a two or three layer sandwich of puff pastry, alternating with a sweet filling, typically pastry cream, but sometimes whipped cream, or jam.
Today is my elder son’s birthday. I made a basic Vanilla Sponge Cake which I cut into two layers, added some pastry cream and sour cherries in the middle and decorated it with whipped cream, chocolate and sour cherries. Happy Birthday George!! Sour Cherry Birthday Ingredients: Basic Sponge Cake Sour Cherries, for decoration Pastry …