Breads & Cakes

Bizcochuelo (Colombian Sponge Cake)

11 comments September 18, 2012

Bizcochuelo is a simple cake made with flour, sugar and eggs and has a light, spongy texture. Sometimes this cake is served plain with coffee, or it’s filled with fresh fruit jams, but it’s typically used as a base for other traditional Colombian desserts such a Torta de Pastores and Torta de Coco. Buen provecho!

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Torta de Quesito con Bocadillo (Colombian Fresh Cheese and Guava Paste Cake)

14 comments June 2, 2012

This Colombian cake from the Boyacá Department of Colombia is very versatile, as it can be served as a side dish, appetizer or dessert. Traditionally this cake is made with cuajada, a Colombian fresh cheese made with non pasteurized milk and rennet tablets, but I adapted my mom’s recipe to make it with quesito or [...]

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Muffins de Bananos Calados (Fried Bananas Muffins)

11 comments May 9, 2012

Learning how to bake has become my mission since I started this blog three years ago. Sometimes, the result is a complete mess and it looks and taste bad, but sometimes the result is an amazing recipe like these Fried Bananas Muffins I made about a month ago. I was very happy with the result [...]

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Torticas de Lechera (Sweet Condensed Milk Mini Cakes)

9 comments March 10, 2012

I have a confession to make today… I am a condensed milk and Dulce de Leche addict I just love these ingredients and am always creating recipes with them! Those of you who have been longtime readers know that I don’t love to bake and don’t consider myself a great baker, but lately, I am [...]

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Mini Chamomile Cakes with Honey Frosting

23 comments February 19, 2012

Hola Everyone, Today I am sharing with you the second recipe from the “Joy the Baker Cookbook Spotlight Event”, hosted by Girlichef. If you missed the first recipe we made, here’s the post for the amazing Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. This week we made Mini Chamomile Cakes with Honey Frosting. I can’t [...]

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Torta de Arequipe (Dulce de Leche Cake)

14 comments January 25, 2012

For me nothing beats dulce de leche, or arequipe, in a dessert, not even chocolate The truth is, my favorite way to eat dulce de leche is with a spoon directly from the container. Now that makes me happy just thinking about it!

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Lime Cake with Sweet Condensed Milk Frosting

15 comments January 2, 2012

I don’t bake often so you won’t find all that many cake, cookie or pie recipes on my blog. And when I do bake, I make mostly simple cake and pastry recipes. For those like me who are not great bakers, trust me, this is a delicious and easy to make cake recipe. I love [...]

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