When I think of a cake, I think of Bounty. A must on every birthday in my family for years, and still everybody’s favorite. It entered our lives during the 1990-es, when my mother got the recipe from our neighbor. The ’90-es were the years of economic sanctions and very shitty times for all the Balkans, so people got very inventive in making copycat recipes of the famous sweets. It was either too expensive or impossible to find, but hey, no problem, we’ll make it ourselves Funny thing is that this recipe came from a person who wasn’t a good cook at all and mom had to tweak it a lot to suit our taste. Anyway, of all the copycat recipes that were invented at those times, I find this one the most successful one as the taste is soo very close to the original. read more
Homemade Ferrero Rocher (adapted by La casa de vainilla from here) 100 g hazelnut wafer biscuits, crushed 150 g toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped 200 g Nutella 150 g dark chocolate 4 1/2 Tbsp oil Combine wafer biscuits, hazelnuts and Nutella in a bowl. Leave in a fridge for about half an hour and then shape into small balls. Again, leave…
I am very honored to be the part of FoodBuzz’s 24 Meals, 24 Hours, 24 Posts again. This month, the theme was New Years Eve and I chose to show you assorted truffles and petits fours that I made for the occasion Here are 31 recipes, 31 mini desserts, 31 great tastes. 1. Lemon Vodka Praliné – Mix 100 g…
Homemade Raffaello 400 g powdered milk 400 g powdered sugar 250 g margarine 75 ml milk 250 g shredded coconut Mix margarine, milk and sugar in a food processor. Do not replace margarine with butter because dough will get too sticky and taste different. Incorporate 200 g coconut by hands. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Shape into balls and roll into…