Colombian cuisine consists of a large collection of dessert recipes for just about any occasion. Today I want to share 12 Traditional Colombian Cakes that can be made all year round as well as for special occasions. Oh, and in case you missed it, ...
Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Cookie Sandwiches)
Alfajores are popular in Colombia as well as other parts of South America. I don’t love to bake but Alfajores are my favorite cookies and I just had to make them for my recipe blog. These delicate dulce de leche sandwich cookies are ...
Pan Aliñado Colombiano (Seasoned Colombian Bread)
I get a lot of beautiful emails and comments from my readers. I found an email the other day from a reader in France that I want to share with you. She wrote, “I love your blog, I simply want to say thank you. My mother passed away when I was a ...
Pan Blandito (Colombian Soft Bread)
You may be familiar with the horror stories around me and homemade bread baking. But every now and then I manage to pull one off and it gives me hope! I’m totally into the instant yeast lately, which makes baking bread easier for me. I haven’t had ...
Pan Trenza (Braided Bread)
We Colombians loved our parva (baked goods). We have panaderías (bakeries) on every neighborhood corner that sell a variety of savory and sweet breads, cakes, pastries and cookies. Pan Trenza (Braided Bread) is very popular in Colombia and ...
Simple Empanada Dough for Baking
If making empanada dough from scratch intimidates you, don't let it! Homemade empanada dough requires only a handful of ingredients, flour, salt, egg, cold water and butter, and it comes together in under ten minutes! I love using my food ...
Mojicones o Pan Mojicón (Colombian Sweet Rolls)
Pan Mojicón or Mojicones are sweet rolls with a fluffy and light texture. These traditional Colombian bread rolls are from the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. One of my closest friends here in the United States is originally from that beautiful city and ...
