Tag: Christmas recipes

Slices of chocolate and pistachio cozonac with brandy syrup

Chocolate and Brandy Cozonac Recipe

I started out wanting to make the famous babka, but after doing a little research and seeing how it’s traditionally made, I changed course. 😁 Not because it’s necessarily complicated, but because the whole process can take up to 24 hours and, honestly… ain’t nobody got time for that. 😂 That’s […]

Gingerbread Yule log with mascarpone cream and white chocolate decoration

Gingerbread Yule Log with Mascarpone and White Chocolate

Last Christmas, I never got around to posting this recipe on the blog, so this year I found myself taking photos of my gingerbread Yule log first thing in the morning, just before we left to spend Christmas with my family. Priorities. 😂 After making a dark chocolate Yule log […]

Three orange muffins in gold foil liners, filled with vanilla cream and topped with a sugar-dusted muffin cap, served on a wooden tray

Orange Muffins with Vanilla Cream Recipe

I bought myself some very fancy golden muffin liners, so obviously I had to bake something worthy of them. 😁 And that’s how these orange muffins with vanilla cream came to be. They’re soft and delicate, with a lovely orange flavor and a creamy vanilla center. The combination of orange […]

Overhead view of orangettes in a glass jar tied with twine, with more pieces on the wooden surface

Orangettes Recipe – Chocolate-Covered Candied Orange Peel

Since moving to Cluj, we’ve developed a little ritual: whenever we go to Iulius Mall, we make a point of stopping at Coffee Beans, a small shop filled with chocolate and coffee. It’s impossible to leave empty-handed. One of *le husband’s little indulgences is orangettes. They have to be covered in milk […]