Posts Tagged "almond paste"

Cookies with ginger-orange filling

Posted by hannah on Jan 6, 2011 in cookies | 8 comments

Aline and I did the truffles you can find in the previous recipe. They turned out delicious.  Let me tell you a little secret (Aline, listen, too): I have managed to transform the truffle recipes into cookie recipes. But unfortunately I am struggling with my camera, my photographic skills and my creativity, so I have not managed to take photographs of these precious little cookie truffles yet. But I’ll get my act together and will post them soon.

In the meantime I will post this recipe of sandwich cookies with ginger-orange filling. The texture of these cookies is very tender and the filling merges with the actual cookie. They are best when still warm, but you can keep them in an airtight container for about a month.

Apple biscuit cake

Posted by hannah on Nov 14, 2010 in cake | 0 comments

Life is complicated right now. Thus, I am listing 5 good things here to motivate positivism:

1. Valeria made marquesa de chocolate, (a recipe from Venezuela which is similar to the German Kalter Hund) and sent me a beautiful picture. Now it is my turn to try a German version of this recipe. We will post both versions here once I managed to make it. Thank you so much for this challenge Valeria.
2. I am glad I found purplefoodie. I visit her blog and just awe at all the goodness there. And I am glad she likes it here, too.
3. Nearly all my best friends were here this weekend and spent a lovely time with me. Nothing beats that, especially during complicated times.
4. December 3 will be a date that marks changes to come. Good ones.
5. This recipe is dead easy and its taste just fits perfectly to those times where falls turns into winter.

What are the first 5 good things that come to your mind right now?

Apple almond paste rings

Posted by hannah on Oct 26, 2010 in cake | 10 comments

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I haven’t been able to post a recipe in a while which makes me feel bad because I actually baked a lot: German cheesecake, apple almond paste bundt cake, with buttermilk cheesecake-chocolate squares and so on. But I haven’t managed to sit down quietly enough to write them down. So many things are happening right now. Complicated ones but also many good ones. Exciting times. I hope you cope with me and come back from time to time anyway. I am still around and I am happy if you come by and try one or the other recipe.

This particular recipe is actually a substitute for one I couldn’t find: Here in Germany we have a cake called Kranzkuchen (literally: ring cake) made from yeast dough filled with almond paste and raisins, topped with a sugary drizzle of frosting. But no recipe to be found – nowhere. Probably all the grandmothers baking these cakes don’t use the internet. And I haven’t found a recipe in any of my cookbooks either. Hm. But this one here comes close and is as yummy. It’s from Leila Lindholms a piece of cake. I varied it by substituting bread flour by all purpose flour and sugar by muscovado. Its a perfect treat for these dark days coming up.

berry tartelettes

Posted by hannah on Jul 27, 2010 in tart /pie | 6 comments

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I am all into berries right now. Next one now! Mini tarts juicy and fresh with a sour cream filling. Let’s skip right to what is important: how to make these little beauties. Oh and see what I figured out: You can now view more than one photograph through this neat sliding gallery feature up there! yay.

bärsmulpaj med mazarinfyllning (berry streusel with marzipan filling)

Posted by hannah on Jul 23, 2010 in cake, tart /pie | 7 comments

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This berry cake is so delicious. I believe this is one of the first cakes I made where I was completely stunned that I was able to actually produce such a taste. It tastes like images from those old movies where people spend time in the countryside sitting jointly at large tables outside in wild-flowered gardens, having afternoon tea and coffee, many children running around, laughter and plenty of cake. Hmm.