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Desserts & Cakes

66 recipes in this category

Classic cakes, puddings, and sweet treats made from scratch with timeless techniques.

A sliced walnut kuglof cake showing its layered interior of dough, sugar, and walnuts

Layered Walnut Kuglof Cake

A rich yeasted cake made from thin rounds of egg-yolk dough, layered with sugar, walnuts, and an optional apricot preserve.

85 min

10-12 slices

Golden fried meringue dumplings glistening in vanilla syrup in a glass bowl

desserts cakes

Fried Meringue Dumplings in Vanilla Syrup (Đulnari)

Whipped egg whites, lightly stabilized with cornstarch, are fried into golden dumplings and soaked in a vanilla sugar syrup.

50 min

about 24 dumplings

Golden squares of syrup-soaked kadaif on a glass plate, layered with almonds

desserts cakes

Kadaif with Almonds and Lemon Syrup

Fine egg-yolk noodle dough is layered with ground almonds, butter, and sugar, baked, then soaked in a lemon and vanilla syrup.

115 min

about 24 squares

Thin rolled crepes filled with jam, dusted with vanilla sugar, arranged on a long serving platter

desserts cakes

Classic Jam-Filled Crepes

Thin, delicate egg crepes with very little flour, pan-fried and rolled around jam, finished with vanilla sugar — a simple Central European classic.

35 min

Golden crescent-shaped cookies coated in vanilla sugar on a rustic plate

desserts cakes

Cooked Egg Yolk Crescent Cookies

Delicate butter cookies made with hard-boiled egg yolks, rolled into crescents and coated in vanilla sugar — a forgotten Central European baking technique.

54 min

A pale pastry tart topped with fresh peach halves coated in almond custard cream

desserts cakes

Fresh Peach Tart with Almond Custard Cream

A pale pastry crust topped with fresh peaches and a chilled almond custard cream, cooked over a double boiler — a light Central European fruit dessert.

74 min