Category: desserts
Semlor
Semlor are Swedish Cream Buns which normally are served on Fat Tuesday. A sweet enriched flour flavored with Cardamom Seeds and stuffed with an Almond Filling. This was a recipe my family never made nor have I ever tried before. I’ve always wanted to but felt a little intimated. Since watching the British Bake Off during pandemic, I feel like I could tackle this … Read More Semlor
Heartfelt Brownies
The way to my family’s heart is chocolate and especially my grandfather’s heart. Saturday, I spent the morning baking away in the kitchen while Bruce tackled taxes in the office. I did use Bruce’s brownie recipe to create these sweet rich chocolate treats. I wish I was out in the greenhouse preparing seeds but it’s frigid and cold. I’m hoping for next week. He’s … Read More Heartfelt Brownies
Scandinavian Almond Cake
For me, nothing says Christmas like a little taste of Scandinavian Almond Cake. In Jamestown, New York we have a large Swedish population that celebrates Swedish Heritage. There is so much Swedish in our little city that we have a Swedish consulate, the King of Sweden has visited and everywhere you turn you can see Scandinavian influences and culture. Ancestry.com confirms it in my … Read More Scandinavian Almond Cake
Brown Sugar Molasses Carrot Cupcakes
For Bruce’s 44th birthday, I made him Brown Sugar Molasses Cupcakes. (I hate spelling molasses.) He always asks for carrot cake but then changes his mind. This year he got his carrot cakes. I did mini cupcakes and bigger cupcakes. For us we’re watching our calories so the mini cupcakes are just right to fit into our budget for the day. Cupcakes are the social distancing … Read More Brown Sugar Molasses Carrot Cupcakes
Cinnamon Scones
A Blustery snowy winter day awaited us this morning. Weather forecasters warned us all last week of the impending snow and cold temperatures. It is brutal out there. Of course, this is the day our snowblower decided to die. Luckily, my dad drove up in this cold on his tractor and did 95% of the driveway for us. Bruce had to shovel out the … Read More Cinnamon Scones
Pepparkakor Swedish Spice Cake
It’s almost the season of Ho Ho Ho and cozying up by the fire. So I thought I would share with you the Swedish Pepparkakor Spice Cake. A great cake when you want spice but not a lot of sweet. I dusted mine with powder sugar but a side of homemade whip cream would be perfect too. Celebrate the season with a big cup … Read More Pepparkakor Swedish Spice Cake
Deep Double Chocolate Morsel
I’m a cookie monster. If there was a most wanted cookie monster list I would be in the top five. I’ve been pretty good and steering clear of the cookies. Doing yoga, eating veggies it was only a matter of time before the whisper of the cookie would creep into my ear. Second day of painting the studio, I broke down and whipped up … Read More Deep Double Chocolate Morsel
Drömmar Cookies
Drömmar Swedish Dream Cookies Recipes One of our staples for Christmas Ingredients 1 cup Butter 1 ⅛ cup White Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 2 cups Flour 1 tsp Baker’s Ammonia 1 tsp Salt Instructions Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Beat in sifted flour, baker’s ammonia and salt Refrigerate for a few hours. Shape into small balls and place on baking sheet with paper … Read More Drömmar Cookies
Peanut Butter Snickers Cheesecake
I was in charge of Labor Day dessert. I had planned on utilizing all of the hickory nuts we have for a hickory cake but the nuts decided not to fall fast enough. The back up plan – I decided to go with the masses and make them happy with chocolate and peanut butter. During my no carb diet a few years back I … Read More Peanut Butter Snickers Cheesecake
