It’s probably a liiiittle early to start baking cake with fresh strawberries, but I’m really looking forward to the summer! And I had a lot of strawberries lying around, which would soon became spoiled. This strawberry pie is a must have during summer in Denmark, where it can be found in every bakery. And I…
Category: Afternoon tea
Vegan Lemon Cake
Recipe for the Danish classic “Lemon Moon”. The nice yellow colors go so well with the current season of Easter. However, this recipe is slightly different from the original, since it’s vegan and contains no butter, eggs, milk, etc. In addition, it is not as sweet as those found in supermarkets, as there are only…
Vegan Coconut Banana Cake
In Denmark, spring is starting to affect the weather and the first flowers have started blooming, which is really nice. You won’t believe how nice and sweet the flowers in the pictures smell! I have experimented a bit with the classic Danish “Dream Cake”. This is originally made of a light fluffy sand cake with…
Apple Pie
Here’s a recipe for the classic apple pie with lots of apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Usually, you make apple pies during autumn (at least in Denmark), as this is the time when the sour apples are ripe. But since I had a lot of extra apples lying around, i figured “Why not make some…
Vegan Apple Dagmar Tart
This is an attempt to give the otherwise slightly rustic Danish Dagmar tart a more feminine look. The recipe is inspired by the classic Danish Dagmar tart and apple roses. In addition, it is vegan. My initial plan was to make it before Valentines Day since it looks like a bouquet of roses. Unfortunately, I…
Carrot Cake with No Added Sugar
This is an attempt at a healthier carrot cake, perfect for your New Years Resolutions! The cake consists of sweet potatoes and bananas instead of sugar, which give a hint of sweetness without being as sweet as granulated sugar. The cake unfortunately still contains a lot of butter, which would be nice to eliminate in…
Carrot Cupcakes
A simple recipe on carrot cupcakes – they are pretty straight forward to make and contains a lot of carrots and spices! Perfect for a birthday or other celebrations. I prefer very little icing on my carrot cupcakes since it often drowns the taste of the carrot muffin. And the taste of cream cheese and…
Danish Christmas Cakes
Heres another Danish Christmas Dessert. They are called “Jew Cakes” in Danish (not sure why). The dough is very basic and mainly consist of flour and butter and some spices. The cake is garnished with egg, sugar, and cinnamon (and possibly also chopped almonds). These cakes are a treat to make as well, since you…
Danish Brown Cookies
Here’s another recipe on a classic Danish Christmas Cake: The Brown Cookie. Its’ signature-flavor comes from the combination of cloves and brown sugar. Some people like this cake soft, others crisp. However, I believe that this cake should be crispy, unlike a normal cookie. In this recipe a pinch of orange peel has been added…
Scones With Chocolate And Lemon Curd
It is important to spoil yourself once in a while – especially during the cold and dark winter! So, here’s a very basic recipe on breakfast-scones with chocolate – perfect if you don’t have that much time. The scones uses backing soda and therefore doesn’t even need rest time!But don’t be fooled by the scones…