One Direction Cake - 1D !

One Direction BIGGEST FAN-------RITA!!!!

She's turning 9 <3

This beautiful vintage cake bunting it's a design by Stacy from Style My Party and it's free!
Thank you, Stacey :)

Lemon Zucchini Loaf with Lemon Glaze

I replaced the canola oil for peanut oil. This is a very light cake so it has no butter and just a 1/2 cup of oil.

 I was so looking forward for the experience of Orange/Carrot and Lemon/Apple! 

And here they are!!!!! 

Can you see the orange zest?

From the original recipe, I just replaced the zucchini for carrots and the lemon for orange. Same amounts.

And for the other one, I just replaced the zucchini for apple and kept the lemon

The glazes are lemon or orange, depending on the cake

They are also very good looking, aren't they :)

Receita em Português (Translation of the original by NancyCreative)

Pão (Bolo) de Courgette com Limão

Nota (minha): 1 cup= 235 ml

Ingredientes:

• 2 cups de farinha tipo 65 sem fermento
• 2 colheres de chá de fermento em pó
• 1/2 colher de chá de sal fino
• 2 ovos L à temperatura ambiente
• 1/2 cup de óleo de canola (eu uso girassol ou amendoim)
• 2/3 cup de açúcar (ponho branco ou amarelo)
• 1/2 cup de buttermilk*
• 2 colheres de sopa de sumo de limão
• Raspa de 1 limão
• 1 cup de courgette ralada com a casca

Preparação:

Ligar o forno a 180ºC. Untar e enfarinhar uma forma de bolo inglês de 13cmx23cm.

Numa taça grande, misturar a farinha, o fermento e o sal. Reservar.

Numa taça de tamanho médio, bater bem os ovos e juntar, de seguida, o óleo e o açúcar e misturar bem. Juntar, de seguida, o buttermilk (ou o iogurte), o sumo e a raspa de limão e voltar a misturar bem. Adicionar a courgette ralada e envolver bem na mistura.

Deitar esta mistura na taça dos ingredientes secos e misturar tudo. Não mexer demasiado.

Deitar a massa na forma e cozer no forno a 180ºC por 45 minutos ou até que um palito inserido no centro do bolo, saia limpo.

Deixá-lo arrefecer por 10 minutos na forma e desenformá-lo sobre uma rede de pasteleiro até arrefecer completamente.

Enquanto o bolo arrefece, pode fazer o Glaze.

Glaze:

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• 1 cup de açúcar em pó
• 2 colheres de sopa de sumo de limão

Misturar bem o açúcar com o sumo de limão.

Colocar o glaze, com uma colher, sobre o bolo arrefecido. Espere que assente e sirva.

Buttermilk: para 250 ml de leite gordo ou meio-gordo, juntar 1 colher de sopa de vinagre ou sumo de limão. Esperar cerca de 5 minutos para que se forme o coalho. Usar a quantidade que pede a receita.

Chocolate Fudge Cake + Lemon Curd

Chocolate Fudge Cake, a marvelous recipe from the SUPER TALENTED May Clee-Cadman.

Recipe in this book - Cakes for Romantic Occasions

Lemon Curd's Recipe from Thermomix/Bimby main book

Fantastic Cake rich and moist with a loooooot of chocolate. Delightful contrast with the acidity of Lemon Curd :)

Carob Cake with Almonds and Squash Jam

I used some fresh egg yarn for decoration...I ate...I closed my eyes and I think...THIS IS MY FAVORITE CAKE!!

There are some simpler recipes but when it's about cakes I am an excesses person, I assume :)

In a little slice, fireworks of flavor!!!

Recipe aqui (portuguese version)

or below in english

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 300g sugar
• 4 tbsp melted butter
• 100g carob flour
• 4 tbsp wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 250g squash jam
• 250g coarse ground almonds (with skin)
• 2 tsp cinnamon

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC
• Butter and flour a chimney pan
• Mix together eggs and sugar, using some kind of a wooden or melamine spoon
• Add melted butter and combine a little
• Add all other ingredients and combine very well
• Bake for about 45 minutes or untill a toothpich inserted in the center comes out clean
• Cool in wire rack for 15 minutes and carefully turn onto a plate and let cool completely 
• Can be decorated with caramel and almonds, squash jam or, like mine, egg yarns

Be addicted!!

Christmas Portuguese King Cake

This is one of my brother's favorite cake, so I made this as a gift for his birthday on decembre 19th.

It's a Must have on every portuguese Christmas table!

I had mix a little from both King and Queen's recipes from Thermomix/Bimby main book and add some tamaras. I also used candied peach, mango and pineapple, so it turns some kind of a Tropical Royal Cake :)

Marshmallow Frosting Easter Cake

 Marshmallow Frosting Recipe HERE

Bluberry Cheese Cake

Bluberry Cheese Cake  (Thermomix Kitchen Appliance - Bimby)

Recipe in the main Thermomix book. It has a lovely presentation and I SWARE!! it's the best cheese cake I ever taste in my whole life :)

Father's Day Beer Cake

My husband's FAVORITE CAKE!! And this was for a very special DAY :)

Recipe HERE (portuguese)

Gosto de fazer com cerveja preta, bohemia, abadia, ou qualquer outra  cerveja encorpada e de sabor forte!

Dá para substituir a cerveja por qualquer outro líquido. Hei-de experimentar com Coca-Cola!!

Perfect Chocolate Cookies

Cookies on Sunday Dress Code :)

Original Recipe HERE, by Sweetapolita

Red Velvet Cake

A Study in Scarlet ...

Two Layers Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese

Valentine's Day Cookies 2014

Be Mine, Valentine!!!

Chocolate Cookies - A sweet for MY SWEET <3

Cookies - Testing Day

My husband has this theory. I'm addicted to cookies: not to eat it, but to make it!!!

The truth is that some recipes are perfect if we're talking about flavor and texture. But not all recipes produce cookies that keep their shapes after baked...and are crispy and delicious. And this is very important if you're making cookies to decorate.

So, the result of this testing day was: The Orange and Cinnamon Cookies are perfect for decoration; The White Chocolate Cookies are a 3 in a 5 (but they need more time in the oven) and The Fresh Ginger Lemon Cookies...well, you can decorate them but not with perfect results.
But after all, many moments in life are just so perfect...who need perfect cookies? ;)

Orange & Cinnamon

White Chocolate

Fresh Ginger & Lemon

Little Rings...or Little Balls?

Thermomix Recipe from the portuguese book "Do Convento para a Bimby"

The legend tells the nuns used to use lots and lots of eggwhites to starch their clothes so they need to create recipes to run out of all that egg yolks that abound on their conventual kitchens.

HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

I had it on my CAKES TO DO list for 2013 so...I made it yesterday, right on time to accomplish!

And IT was, right away, elected THE BEST DESSERT OF THE YEAR!!