At Christmas you can buy these everywhere in Denmark. They are e.g. eaten during breakfast or at afternoon tea. They really taste like Christmas, too: With cardamom, cinnamon, candied peel, and raisins in the dough and sugar and nuts on top. I love how Christmas dishes are always full of spices!
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…
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…
This is a type of Danish Christmas-dessert called oatmeal balls. They are super easy to make and tastes really good – who doesn’t like the combination of cocoa, butter, and sugar? This version also contains bits of chocolate and a pinch of orange. I enjoy adding a bit more orange and some apricot as well…
How times fly, already passed second advent! During Christmas each culture has it’s own line of traditions and dishes.In Denmark, we have quite a lot of Christmas-cakes. One of them is “æbleskiver”, which you eat as a dessert during december or at Christmas-lunches.The name translates to “apple-slice” in English. You eat it by hand or…
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…
This is a traditional Danish cake, which you can buy in almost every bakery. The name directly translated is “lodge”. It looks a lot like the Swedish cake “Dammsugare med pepparkaksdeg” (translation: Pastry roll with gingerbread ) , however, as the name implies, it mainly consists of gingerbread. “Træstammer”, like the Danish “Romkugler” (translation: Rum…
This is inspired by the chocolate tart (Chocolate truffle cake with pine nuts) from the cook-book “Kager der smager og andre søde sager” authored by Alette Bertelsen.However, I wanted to experiment with adding a fruity taste to it. The cake consists of two layers and I therefore choose to experiment with beetroot and raspberry (one…
Halloween is just around the corner!And what would halloween be without spooky spiders?These delicious treats are made of dates and chocolate with a hint of fresh orange.It has a heavy taste of dark chocolate and is therefore most suitable for adults with a sweet tooth. If you are intolerant to gluten or vegan, fear not!…
Autumn is upon us and that means that apples are in season (at leased in Denmark). It is therefore time for a creamy and sweet apple cheese cake! As I am a big fan of making everything from scratch, you’ll notice that no biscuits are used for the bottom layer! It’s all flour, sugar, butter,…