RECIPESCakes & Tortes
100 posts on Flower's Recipes.
Orange Buns/Muffins
Upside-down orange muffins with honey and orange slices: little sweet suns from a Jewish cuisine recipe, perfect for cheering up a gloomy day.
Walnut Caramel Cake
A walnut caramel layer cake with walnut sponge, caramel buttercream and a marzipan teddy bear on top, made for my daughter's second birthday.
Lemon Cake
This cake is intensely lemony, delicate, refreshing and... delicious. Perfect for birthdays and other special occasions.
Beet Cake
A moist, gorgeously beet-colored cake with ginger, from Jamie Oliver's Jamie's Kitchen, served with a dollop of Sherry crème fraîche sauce.
Dead Simple Chocolate-Coconut Balls
Super easy chocolate-coconut balls made from leftover white chocolate and sponge cake. A quick no-bake treat for Chocolate Weekend.
Sacher Torte
A very chocolatey Sacher torte with apricot jam, a thin layer of marzipan and a dark chocolate glaze, based on the famous Viennese cake.
Toruń Gingerbread (Piernik Toruński)
Traditional Polish Toruń gingerbread with honey, rye flour, almonds, figs and candied orange peel. The dough rests for days, then bakes into a spiced cake.
No-Bake Name Day Cake
A no-bake name day cake layered with tea cookies, pudding cream, currant preserves, fudge, salty crackers and whipped cream. Even better the next day!
Sernik Wiedeński (Viennese Cheesecake)
Easy Viennese cheesecake (sernik wiedeński) from my family recipes: delicate, melt-in-your-mouth and perfect for holiday baking.
Irena's Sponge Cake
Fluffy, wonderfully eggy sponge cake from my magic notebook, with two methods and lessons learned from my not-quite-perfect baby cake.
My Favorite Szarlotka (Polish Apple Pie) with Shortcrust Pastry
My favorite szarlotka: a classic Polish apple pie with buttery shortcrust pastry, a cinnamon apple filling and a grated pastry topping. Simple and delicious!
Dukan Diet Pumpkin Cake
A Dukan diet pumpkin cake with oat bran and a creamy farmer's cheese topping. It's still a work in progress, so join me in perfecting it!