Easy Rosewater-Infused Cake

When one Sunday afternoon you feel like something sweet is missing from your life, you just have to look around your pantry and pick up those ingredients that may match well into a cake. As Sundays in Berlin also means that 99.9% of the shops are closed, I am left with no option but to be creative enough to experience with my available repertoire. Which is not that bad, as I was able to create a beautiful cake, within a short amount of time, and based on some very simple yet tasty ingredients.

Ingredients
450 gr. white flour
8 gr. baking powder
16 gr. vanilla sugar
150 gr. brown sugar
1/4 tablespoon sea salt
1/4 cup sunflower oil
1/4 cup Rosewater
3 medium-sized eggs well beaten
2 tablespoon honey

Directions
Pre-heat the oven at 250C at least 15 minutes before starting the baking. Add the ingredients, one by one and mix well. Pour the content into an Aluminium pan - for me it was the easiest way as I didn't want to overload myself with too much cleaning work - and let it bake until done.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 1 hour or until ready
Serves: 16 medium-size pieces

You can have this easy light piece of cake with a cup of coffee, cappuccino or tea, or even a lemonade, in your garden or while reading a relaxing book in the afternoon. A good companion for the lunch boxes of your kids too, or to take them away while on a trip outdoors or a picnic. 

Bon Appétit!

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Another Chocolate Cake Recipe - Always for the Win

Another chocolate cake recipe in less than one month? It seems so...Blame the cold weather of the last week and the early mornings, when I am looking for a companion for my strong Turkish coffee. As I also started to clean up the kitchen of the things that are usually forbidden during the Pesach holidays - coming up in less than one month in a chametz-clean kitchen near you, I decided to finally use some of the things that were in my pantry for a longer time. Add a pinch of creativity and this delicious chocolate cake was born, that even my big one, usually very critical towards everything I do - teenage years may last longer than expected - noticed that it is really something special.

Ingredients

2/3 cup grated almonds

1/2 cup grated coconut

1 1/3 cup white flour

7 gr. baking powder

1/2 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup brown cocoa dissolved in warm water

2 tablespoons honey

50 pistachio grated, for the decoration

Directions

Heat the oven at 250C, at least 10 minutes before starting the baking. Smear vegetable margarine on the oan before adding the ingredients.

In a bowl, add the ingredients, one by one, and mix well after each of it and bring it to bake in the oven.

Ten minutes into the oven, add the pistachio. Another idea would be to add the pistachio directly to the ingredients, which make it into a nice crunchy interior. 

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Baking time: 45 minutes

To be served with a warm cuppa or a hot chocolate or coffee. Even after three days, the interior was moist, because I kept the cake outside, at the room temperature, instead of storing it in the fridge. It serves around 25 moderate sizes of delicious pieces of cake. 

Bon Appétit!

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Spicy Cookies for a Healthy Start into the Day

I've started to experiment lately with turmeric, either as the classical 'golden milk' or in savory recipes, as a coating for the fish. One of those mornings, I had another genius ideas - thank you baby D. for waking me up at 6.30: why not create my own turmeric cookies. However, I had to find also a balance for the strong taste of this spice, therefore, I matched it with cinnamon and some freshly grated ginger too. The results were very easy going, delicious and a good companion for the lunch box or any other short trip snacks. It can be done easy and baked within one hour. What can you expect more from a cookie?

Ingredients

700 gr. white flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

200 gr. white sugar - brown sugar is also a good option

1 tablespoon turmeric

1 tablespoon cinnamon

125 ml. sunflower oil

4 medium-sized eggs, beaten

1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger

Directions

Heat the oven at 250C, at least 10 minutes before starting the baking. Add a parchment paper on a big tray. 

Add the dry ingredients one by one and mix well. Especially when you are dealing with spices, it is very important to do some extra mixing as it is important to have them spread properly. Add the eggs, the oil and the ginger. As usually when I want a smooth dough, I add some warm water and mix again for another couple of minutes. 

Split the dough into medium-sized portions and let it bake for around 15 minutes each batch.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Baking time: 45 minutes

Make it into around 20 big spicy cookies

Bon Appétit!

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