What’s not to love about a good Gooey Butter Cake, especially when it’s made with zesty lemon and juicy blueberries? This melt-in-your-mouth gooey butter cake recipe is made from scratch without using any cake mix. I created a very well balanced recipe that is not overly sweet, something I know not many people love about this cake. It consists of a crumbly cake as the base layer and a gooey cream cheese layer on top. You only need the most basic baking ingredients and 1 hour to make it. It’s a total crowd pleaser that everyone will love!

If I would have made this gooey butter cake back in high school, I can assure you I would have been the most popular girl back then, saving me from many insecurities growing up, lol! But I can make…

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Orange and Olive Oil Carrot Cake

You really need to try it for yourself to understand how moist and full of flavor is this Orange and Olive Oil Carrot Cake recipe. It’s super soft and tender and the combination of cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg make it so warm and cozy. Two unexpected ingredients, orange and olive oil, elevate this cake to a new dimension! Have a bite and it will transport you to a riviera on the Adriatic sea, eating cake and sipping coffee during the afternoon like it’s your only job.

I sometimes don’t trust my obsession of experimenting with new flavor combinations. It can be bad news to people around me because they will have to eat whatever I decided to put together, no matter what that was. But sometimes, and happy to say it’s most of the times…

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Cinnamon Roll Croissant French Toast

These incredibly delicious overnight Cinnamon Roll Croissant French Toast are crispy, velvety and so much fun! The recipe uses sweetened condensed milk, they are stuffed with a cinnamon-brown sugar mixture and topped with a thick cream cheese icing. Baked to perfection for less mess and crispy perfection. You’ll get that cinnamon roll taste in every bite! Who doesn't love a good dessert mashup for breakfast?!

If the flavors of these cinnamon croissant French toast sound heavenly to you, you will love them even more when I tell you that they can be made ahead. Just fill them with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and let them soaking overnight. The next morning…

Clafoutis with Blueberries and Lemon

Clafoutis is a simple and easy to make recipe that has luscious texture reminiscent of a pudding or a flan. It’s basically pouring a pancake batter over fruits. Its richness pairs perfectly with any fruit you use, whether fresh or frozen. Every bite is delicate and decadent at the same time. You only need a handful of simple ingredients and 45 minutes to have this on your plate. Serve it as dessert or breakfast, totally your call!

If I’m going to be honest (as I’m always with you!) we ate this for breakfast. Please don’t judge and remember this is a safe place to share : ) Maybe it’s because when I first learned about clafoutis many years ago was through Ina Garten’s book “Barefoot in Paris”, and she…

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Angel Food Cake with Blackberry Whipped Cream

Angel Food Cake is a beautiful kind of cake. Is airy, foamy and it has a velvety that feels like a marriage between a pound cake and a cheesecake. It’s made solely with egg whites as the leavening agent and no butter, oil or milk. I topped this delicious angel food cake with a blackberry whipped cream for a sweet and tart contrast. It’s a lovely cake and you will be loving it after the first bite!

You may be wondering what’s the difference between an angel food cake and a regular cake. What makes them different is that angel cake has no fat in the batter, even fat coming from eggs because this cake has no egg yolks, so it’s a non-fat cake. It only uses…

cake recipes, easter recipesDev AmadeoFebruary 27, 2024cake flour, easter, egg whites, meringue, bkackberries, springComment

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

Mini Olive Oil Carrot Cakes with the Creamiest Cream Cheese Frosting

Aren’t these mini carrot cakes the cutest?! These mini carrot cakes are incredibly moist and super soft thanks to the olive oil and buttermilk I used in this recipe. You can use coconut milk for a dairy-free version. They are warm and spiced with a good amount of cinnamon and ginger and a touch of cardamom and all-spice. It has a ton of carrots and some chopped pistachios for extra crunch. Trust me the flavor will burst in your mouth after every bite!

I love baking carrot cakes. They’re Mariana’s favorite and it was the first kind of cake she ever had. I have made different versions depending on her favorite flavors at the moment, one time even doing a cherry cream cheese frosting because she was loving cherry jelly at the time. And the frosting has always been her favorite part. I know that wherever…

Twice Sautéed, Twice Salted Crispy Potatoes

These sautéed potatoes have the crispiest surface and the softest center! They’re one of my favorite things to cook and eat! The reason they’re impossibly crispy and soft at the same time is because they’re first slow cooked in olive oil, kind of a confit, making the potatoes tender on the inside, and then cooked in high heat to finish up sealing that crispy outside. Each potato bite is decadent and so flavorful! Do you ever thought you’ll be talking about potatoes the same way you talk about ice cream? After you make these, you definitely will!

It was in high school when I tasted the most amazing plate of potatoes. Way better than French fries!! I was at a friend’s house and her mother made them for us as a snack. After trying them I was curious about…

savory eats, what mom really wants, breakfast recipesDev AmadeoAugust 22, 2023olive oil, potatoes, easter, herbs, thyme, rosemaryComment

Blueberry Cream Cheese Sweet Rolls

These sweet rolls are bursting with blueberry flavor in each bite! They’re filled with a spread of cream cheese and a homemade blueberry compote where you can see the whole blueberries on it, making these perfectly satisfying and not overly sweet. A pretty purplish cream cheese icing bring these to a whole new level! Oh, and these are perfectly made the day before, another big yes for these soft gooey rolls!!

Sweet rolls is something we can crave most mornings. Pretty sure you can crave them too. I love the idea of just grabbing a piece of something for breakfast without too much thought…

Double Carrot Carrot Cake with the Creamiest Cream Cheese Frosting

Double carrots, double the fun, right?! This carrot cake has both puréed carrots and shredded carrots in the mix. The result is an impossibly moist, light and tender cake. It has a good kick of cinnamon, besides ginger, nutmeg and cardamom. This time I folded chopped walnuts, which I toast before to bring more nuttiness out of them. It’s simply a perfect rendition of a classic carrot cake. I know you won’t be able to eat just one piece.

And why double, you maybe wondering? Well, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I started making carrot cakes with pureed carrots so my daughter Mariana could eat them and actually…

Dutch Baby

Even though I get bored pretty fast with things, I can get attached for a long time with anything that brings me comfort and happiness. Things that I know aren’t going to disappoint me when I need their support have a safe place in my heart. Like pancakes and French toast, my sweet breakfasts of choice. I’ve been making these two for most of my life, sometimes with a nonchalant approach. That’s why I had never paid too much attention to Dutch babies. But friends, this is so good!!!

Dutch baby is an airy and fluffy giant pancake. It puffs and rise high in the oven so it ends up with a crusty skin, a super crispy border but with a custardy crumb. It’s truly amazing! I was kind of upset…

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Ricotta Blueberry Almond Cake

This Ricotta Blueberry Almond Cake is such a dream! The crumb is incredibly soft and rich. The bounce of the cake, as you can see in the video, makes you want to jump right over it. The edges are crispy, the top is a bit chewy and the center keeps a nice pudding-like consistency even after days of being baked. If you haven’t try this cake yet, sorry to tell you but you are missing out. Big time! You need to change that ASAP!

Even if I love sweets, I’m not used to eat cake for breakfast. But I’ll be more than happy to have this ricotta blueberry cake with a cup of coffee any given morning. Cakes for breakfast are such an indulgence! They make you feel…