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Desserts & Cakes

85 recipes in this category

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

Heart-shaped chocolate almond cookies arranged on a plate
desserts cakes

Chocolate Almond Hearts

Flourless chocolate almond cookies, cut into hearts and dried in a low oven until firm outside and soft within.

Total time:42 min
Servings:30-35 pieces
Sliced baked rice pudding with visible chocolate layer, dusted with sugar
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Baked Rice Pudding with Rum and Chocolate

Rice cooked in a citrus-rum syrup, layered with walnuts and grated chocolate, then baked under a golden egg white glaze.

Total time:80 min
Servings:6-8
Vegan fig, date and walnut energy balls rolled in crystal sugar, arranged on a vintage plate
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Vegan Fig, Date & Walnut Energy Balls

Chewy no-bake balls of figs, dates, walnuts and almonds bound with a light sugar syrup and rolled in crystal sugar — naturally vegan and fasting-friendly.

Total time:50 min
Servings:about 75 pieces (approx. 15 servings)
Small round gurabije cookies coated in whipped egg white and chopped almonds
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Almond Gurabije Cookies

Small lemon-scented cookies made with lard and egg yolk, indented in the center, coated in whipped egg white, and rolled in sugar and chopped almonds.

Total time:51 min
Servings:22 pieces
Halved plums baked in a buttered tray, caramelized at the edges, dusted with sugar
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Oven-Baked Plums with Sugar

Ripe plums halved, buttered, and baked with sugar until soft and lightly caramelized at the edges. Best served cold.

Total time:45 min
Servings:5
Layered apricot cream torte with meringue topping and diced fresh apricots
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Apricot Cream Torte

Traditional apricot cream cake combining sponge, vanilla custard, and meringue for a timeless European flavor.

Total time:85 min
Servings:10-12
A sliced layer cake with pale orange cream filling, topped with whipped cream and blood orange slices
desserts cakes

Blood Orange Cream Torte

Three thin sponge layers filled with a gelatin-set blood orange and whipped cream filling, chilled until sliceable and finished with cream and citrus.

Total time:85 min
Servings:12 slices
Raspberry bars with chocolate glaze cut into narrow strips on a wooden board
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Raspberry Bars with Chocolate Glaze

Crisp almond shortcrust stacked in three layers with raspberry jam and finished with a dark chocolate glaze — a classic Central European bar cookie.

Total time:50 min
Servings:18 bars
Snow cake with chocolate glaze on a cake stand, dusted with powdered sugar, cross-section showing almond and chocolate pieces
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Snow Cake with Chocolate

Flourless almond meringue cake with dark chocolate, candied orange peel, and a poured chocolate glaze — light as snow, rich as the season.

Total time:80 min
Servings:10 slices
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