Vanilla cupcakes for hungry kids in half an hour

My son has been asking for cake the whole week. Saturday's are always busy with shopping, birthdays or other activities. For example today we have a Sinter Klaas party at my work, where the Dutch Santa Claus will bring to the children. 

What to do with so little time left and my son craving for cup cakes? I challenged my self to finish them in 30 minutes and it worked :)

Η συνταγή στα Ελληνικά στο κάτω μέρος της σελίδας :)

Strawberry tart with an almond paste bottom

This tart is very Dutch and actually the only one that can give me some comfort when I miss the Greek patisserie shops and their amazing cakes. You can get it at any patisserie here and sometimes even at the super market. I was not sure why this one was so good but after making it I now know. It is because of the almond paste in the bottom of the tart :)

Η συνταγή στα Ελληνικά στο κάτω μέρος της σελίδας :)

Cheese bites in 30 minutes!

Did this ever happen to you? You are at home and you don't have any bread. Bored to to go to the supermarket and snack-ish for something savory? Just happened to me this morning. I made up this recipe on the spot, with everything I had I the fridge.

Η συνταγή στα Ελληνικά στο κάτω μέρος της σελίδας :)

Despina's Christmas Australian fruit cake

This one is actually a Christmas recipe but I like to make it in autumn, as it includes all the right ingredients, such as orange and cinnamon, dried fruit and nuts.

It becomes a bit dry and it is great for dipping into tea. This recipe was given to me a friend's mother, Despina, many years ago and I found it again while cleaning up one of my drawers in my mother's house. So happy to have made it again :)

Quick apple and cinnamon cake

This recipe is uniquely quick and unexpectedly tasty. We normally make this in a closed oven pan (ceramic on steel) which we usually cook when we want the meat and veggies to keep moist. Guess what, the same happens if you make a cake in it. It stays so very moist!

If you don't have a ceramic on steel pan, you can use your normal baking pan and cover it with backing paper an aluminium foil to have the same effect.

Super easy Tarte Tatin

I got to know this recipe at a cooking workshop I had with my colleagues. It is super easy and it can be served as a stand alone desert or with ice-cream. As you suspect from the name it is a French pie.

It was such a great fun making it with my colleagues, we enjoyed the process of baking more that the one of eating it :)

If you want a nice evening out with friends or colleagues try it out: Kookstudiohaarlem