Cherry Almond Sweet Rolls

Starting the morning with warm cherry almond sweet rolls should be a thing in your life. These soft and fluffy rolls are filled with an almond cream makes that makes the dough puff even more in the oven and with a juicy cherry compote that’s bursting with sweetness. I’ll tell you how you can totally make ahead these or leave rolled overnight in the fridge to bake in the morning. Get ready to add these sweet rolls to your new favorites!

I’ve been wanting to do something with cherries and almonds for a while now. The combination is so freakishly good! And now while I’m writing, a ricotta cake…

what mom really wants, breakfast recipesDev AmadeoFebruary 15, 2024cherries, sweet breakfast, almondsComment

Condensed Milk Cookies

These sweetened condensed cookies are so ridiculously easy you would want to jump and throw whatever you have in your hands to bake a batch. These sweet biscuits are buttery and crumbly and not overly sweet. You only need 4 ingredients for the basic recipe and the sky is the limit for other delicious flavors you can add on. No eggs needed! In less than 30 minutes you can have 1 cookie in each hand. You are simply going to love them!

I was super excited to share this basic recipe with you because I have been in a somewhat lazy era. No, it’s not that I’m not loving cooking and baking right now (NEVER!!!). It’s just that nowadays I have been appreciating stillness…

what mom really wants, basic recipes, bars and cookies recipesDev AmadeoFebruary 11, 2024condensed milk, cookies, sugar cookies, cherries, easterComment

White Forest Cake

If you are already spotting cherries, don’t waste any other day and make this sumptuous White Forest Cake! This is a very fluffy, moist and soft white sponge cake with a very delicate crumb, thanks to using cake flour and some white chocolate in the batter. It’s soaked in a simple cherry syrup, filled with a homemade liquor-spiked cherry compote and covered with a light and soft whipped cream frosting. It’s a dream of a cake!

For me cooking has always been about celebrating whatever my present is. I can assure you that the time that you have at the moment and the ingredients you have right in front of you will always be enough for creating something special and exciting. I have to admit I’m not big on seasonality. I live in an island in the middle…