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a simple vanilla loaf

I like coffeecake: a nice espresso & a slice of cake – and the afternoon break (maybe also the mid-morning break) is fine & afterwards I’m full of energy for the rest of the working hours. I like especially these simple loaf cakes; it doesn’t matter if there is an icing or not. Maybe w/ some fruit inside or some chocolate chips or some whatever. Why is it so difficult to bake a simple loaf…

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chopped strawberries & no churn ice cream

Spring is in the air … w/ sunny days and even warm evenings … so ice cream making is obviously required! Unfortunately no ice cream maker is sitting somewhere in my kitchen eager to produce ice cream … Therefore I’ve to stay w/ my approach for “no churn ice cream“ (which works very well!). Which ice cream … Quite easy: I was entrapped by these totally ripe & bright red strawberries … So I relied…

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vanilla plum jam

During the summer I didn’t do any new innovative jams. I only produced some classic jams like: Both were made w/ preserving sugar (2:1). So when summer slowly turns into autumn I thought about my jam production & decided to add another classic jam based on plums. It’s one of these quick & dirty jams. Most of the work comes from preparing the plums. … & don’t forget to clean the jam jars!

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little cakes – type bundt

Once I happened to get a present: a small Bundt cake pan (∅ 18 cm). So I started baking little cakes. Little cakes are fine for 2 – 4 people for coffee, for dessert … I’m not talking about a real big Bundt cake that may lead up to 16 big slices! After having managed to define the proper amounts of the usual suspects (like butter, flour, sugar, eggs …) in order to achieve a…

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ice age – outdoors & indoors!

It’s pre-Xmas season & the temperatures drop – we even already had some snowflakes (lasting for about 6 h!). Time to think about some pre-Xmas & Xmas treats … I decided on the spur of the moment to create a combined winter-pre-Xmas&Xmas ice-cream! I imagined some vanilla white ice-cream w/ specks of dark chocolate, w/ the nutty flavour of roasted almonds & orange aroma … no cinnamon, no nutmeg, no cloves, no coriander, no gingerbread…

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