12.12.12

12/12/12 – such days have already been, but certainly will not be, at least not in this life. A day with such a numerology is considered lucky and that’s true. Successful and happy moments, smiles and joy filled my day. And as luck wouldn’t have been enough, a lot of big flakes fell from the sky as if someone was sifting flour, forming a great landscape. The trees were covered with snow, happy children were throwing snowballs one in another, each of them has found an occupation in his own will. I love to watch as snowflakes slowly fall  on the ground, but mostly I would love if at the time when the snow is intense, to be out and catch snowflakes in my palm. I don’t want to forget this day ever and that’s what I wish to you too. Have a nice ending of the day and don’t forget to live your life to the fullest and enjoy every minute of every day!

Sweetened

A good day can’t start without filling your body with energy. One of the easiest way to get it, is to eat a piece of chocolate. So that you’ll feel lively and your brain will work better.

Sweets or better said, dessert is one of the most interesting part of a breakfast, lunch or dinner. There are sweets that represent real masterpieces, not only because of their aspect, but also for their delightful taste. While trying to enjoy eating your favourite cakes of chocolates, you might think about how many calories does it contains. Nevertheless, even if sweets are more caloric that a plate of pasta, they do perform a double function: feeding and enjoying in the same time. We shouldn’t forget that in the process of preparing any kind of dessert we use ingredients which often provides necessary for nutrition elements. So, in a good dessert you can find carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, mineral salts and vitamins, strictly required for our body. This way, to improve the stability of our body and mental welfare, sweets must be introduced in our daily alimentation, in moderate quantities.

Now, as I have a new book full of different and totally interesting dessert recipes, I’ll try to cook all of them and share my sweet experiences with you. Can’t wait to get started!

Black Kiss

I am putting real plums into an imaginary cake.    -Mary McCarthy

Ingredients:

• 0,5 l of kefir;
• 3 teaspoons of baking powder;
• 4 eggs;
• 3 cups of sugar;
• 3 cups of flour;
• 50g of cocoa ;
• cherries.

Cream:

• 5 eggs;
• 1 cup of sugar;
• 3 tablespoons of flour;
• 1 l of milk;
• 200g of butter;
• vanilla;
• lemon juice;
• brandy.

1. Put on fire a liter of milk, meanwhile mix 5 eggs with sugar and flour. When the milk has boiled, add the mixture slowly in the bowl with milk and mingle with a tablespoon until it gets thicker, then take it from fire.
2. Cool the cream in the fridge for about 30 min. After cooling add 200g of butter, brandy, lemon juice and vanilla to your taste, then mix well.

Base:

1. In one bowl mix very well the kefir and baking powder.
2. In another bowl mix the eggs with sugar, than one by one, add this mixture and flour with cocoa in the first bowl. Mix well.
3. Oil the tray with butter and cover with baking paper, then add the mixture. For a better look and taste you can add cherries or other berries.
4. From the mixture you get two units for two equal layers.
5. Heat the oven to 180 ° C and bake for 15-20 minutes.

• When the base has baked cool it very well, then take the first piece of cake and cover with cream, put the second one and also cover with cream to get a totally creamy surface. Cool it in fridge and then is ready for tasting. You can decorate the cake with grated chocolate, coconut or hazelnut.

                                                       Bon appétit !

                                             

A little bit of Paris

    We started this spring with a magical Parisian atmosphere given by one of the most inspiring cafe ” Crème de la Crème “. Delicious cakes and aromatic coffees, good music and a comfortable place for meetings, lunch, dinner or just for a familiar party. Assortment of sweets and cakes is quite big, starting with the most usual biscuits, there are also the famous macarons and other tasty food, drinks and dainty. And a small piece of advice: go there earlier, cause by the evening the most special sweets are already eaten.

Best wishes for you !