European desserts recipes

Bundt cake with cardamom and pears

Light, airy and aromatic little bundt cake, very easy to make.

Struffoli (honey balls)

A Christmas favorite in Italian households. When I was growing up in my home there was always a bowl of these available to munch on with milk or,…

Torta Caprese ORIGINAL handed down from MY GRANDMOTHER

This cake recipe has been handed down to me caprese my maternal grandmother, the family of desserts do on…

Healthy Banana Coconut Choc Cookies

These will come out nice and soft, but should retain their shape after cooling. If you're able to wait for them…

Bavarian Apple Torte

There are gazillions of recipes on the Internet for Bavarian apple cheese cake or torte, but most are sweeter than typical German pastries. I prefer…

Torta di Capelli D’Angelo con Melagrana (Angel Hair Cake with Pomegranite)

Hazelnut mantecados

Typical Christmas biscuits, crumbly and brimming with hazelnut flavor.

Pere al vino rosso (Pears in Red Wine Sauce)

Dessert is our house is normally a piece of fruit, perhaps with some cheese, and, in winter, some mixed nuts in…

A Tuscan Dessert, Light As Spring

Even though I'd say that 90 percent of what comes out of my kitchen is Indian food, I am Italian and there are…

Paciencias, Castilian cookies

Paciencias are small round crispy cookies typical from various parts of Castilla, the central part of Spain.

Danish crumble

A simple and light crumble, sugar-free and with rolled oats instead of flour.

Authentic French Crepes

A crepe is a type of very thin, cooked pancake usually made from wheat flour. The word, like the pancake itself, is of French origin, deriving from…

Easy Cinnamon Apple Strudel

This is super simple and truly delicious. I made it for John's birthday dinner, since he loves cinnamon apple desserts with vanilla ice cream.…

Tea-Time Orange Cake Recipe

With some Kinnow Oranges in hand, the first and the obvious recipe choice was a Tea-Time Orange Cake. The tanginess of oranges, the subtle sweet…

Sicilian Cheese Cake/Cassata

have eaten this cake since my earliest childhood recollections. All major occasions seem to call for this cake, a wedding, a funeral, major…