Recipes

Apple Pie

• Eggs, lightly beaten: 3 large
• Milk, slightly warmed: 160 ml or ⅔ cup
• Butter, melted: 45 g or 3 tablespoons
• Vanilla extract: 5 ml or 1 teaspoon
• Flour: 60 g or ½ cup
• Powdered sugar: 60 g or ½ cup
• Cinnamon: 1 gram or ½ teaspoon
• Baking powder: 5 g or 1 teaspoon
• Salt: 1 gram or ¼ teaspoon
• Apples: 4 (about 2 lbs)

Bake at 350°F/180°C for 50-60 min.

Belgian Waffles

• Flour: 180 g or 1½ cups
• Butter, softened: 100 g or 7 tablespoons
• Eggs: 2 large
• Milk, room temperature: 230 g or 1 cup
• Sugar: 100 g or ½ cup
• Vanilla sugar: 25 g or 2 tablespoons
• Baking powder: 10 g or 2 teaspoons

Instructions

1. Beat the butter, sugar, and egg yolks until smooth.
2. Add the milk and mix together.
3. Add the flour and baking powder, and mix until combined.
4. Whip the egg whites until fluffy and fold them into the batter.

Soft Lemon Cookies

• Egg: 1 large
• Sugar: 100 g or ½ cup
• Coconut oil: 80 ml or ⅓ cup
• Lemon, zested and juiced: 1
• Baking soda: 2 g or ½ teaspoon
• Baking powder: 2 g or ½ teaspoon
• All-purpose flour: 300 g or 2 cups
• Powdered sugar: 15 g or 2 tablespoons

Instructions

1. Mix egg, sugar, oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, and baking soda in a bowl.
2. Add flour and baking powder, mix until combined.
3. Make balls, roll in powdered sugar, and place on a parchment paper.

Bake at 350°F/180°C for 12-15 min.

Drunk Cherry Cake

Ingredients:

• Cherries: 1 cup
• Rum/Cognac: ~3/4 cups
• Butter: 300g + 90g
• Flour: 160g
• Cocoa powder: 30g
• Baking powder: 1 tsp
• Eggs: 5
• Sugar: 180g
• Condensed milk: 380g
• Dark chocolate: 150g

Preparation:

• Soak cherries in rum/cognac for 12 hours in the fridge.
• Bring 300g of butter to room temperature.
• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.

Cake Layers:

• Beat eggs and sugar until fluffy.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture.
• Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 40 minutes.
• Once cooled down, cut the baked cake into 3 layers.
• Remove the center from the middle layer to create a ring.

Filling:

• Strain cherries well while keeping the syrup.
• Beat 300g of butter until white and fluffy.
• Gradually add condensed milk, mixing well after each addition.
• Crumble the removed part of the middle layer, mix in to the filling.

Assembly:

• Each layer needs to be soaked with alcohol, 2-3 tbsp for top/bottom layer.
• Place the bottom layer and the cake ring first.
• Spread the filling evenly, cover with the top part.
• Refrigerate the cake for 4-6 hours.

Glaze:

• Melt chocolate with 90g of butter.
• Pour the glaze over the cake.

Medovik / Layered Honey Cake

Cake Layers:

1. Melt 60g / 4 tbsp butter on a hot-water bath
2. Add 3/4 cup sugar + 2 tbsp honey, mix well, let cool down
3. Beat 3 eggs until fluffy, add to the butter-honey mix
4. Add 2 cups flour + 2 tbsp baking powder
5. Mix until soft; add flour by little if too sticky
6. Divide the dough in 8 parts, roll each into thin layers (keep and bake cut-off pieces, too)
7. Bake until light-brown at 370F
8. Blend the cut-off pieces into small crumbs

Cream:

1. Beat 500g sour cream with 3/4 cup sugar
2. Add some vanilla extract if you'd like

Assembly:

1. Place layers one by one, layering with cream between
2. You may want to press on each gently to get a neat shape
3. Cover the top and sides with cream
4. Decorate the cake with crumbs