Strawberry Lavender Sparkling Wine Ice Cream Floats

I can’t even tell you how much fun are these Sparkling Wine Strawberry Lavender Ice Cream floats. Think of these as that root beer float you love, but way nicer, prettier and fancier!! The elderflower notes in the St. Germain dance beautifully with the lavender and, well, the strawberries with the champagne are a perfect classic pair that needs no words. These floats are what summer daydreams are all about.

There are so many things that have written summer all over them, like watermelon, flip-flops and the desire of doing absolutely nothing after 3pm. But for me, nothing screams summer louder than strawberry ice cream. Fresh strawberry ice cream is the quintessential ice cream…

Lemon Lavender Basque Cheesecake

A good Basque cheesecake has to be one of the easiest cheesecakes to make and one of the most surprising things to eat! The basic recipe has only 6 ingredients, you mix it by hand and it’s baked in 20 minutes. It’s ultra creamy, dense and rich but still feels pretty light because it has no crust. I made this Basque cheesecake with lemon and lavender, sending subtle floral notes all over your taste buds. It’s something totally beautiful and insanely good!

If you’re a total cheesecake lover you probably have heard of Basque Cheesecake by now. If you haven’t, word on the internet says it’s a dessert originated in the ’90's by chef Santiago Rivera from La Viña in San Sebastián for his restaurant Pintxos. The original recipe calls for…

easter recipes, cheesecake recipesDev AmadeoApril 7, 2022cream cheese, lemon, lavender, spring Comments

Lavender Flourless Chocolate Cake, with lavender infused whipped cream

You are going to fall in love with this light and airy, yet fudgy, rich and decadent flourless chocolate cake infused with lavender as much as I did. It only takes 6 ingredients and a bit more than an hour to prep and bake this amazing cake. The contrast of textures is what makes it so interesting; rich and decadent on the inside with a thin and crispy shell on the top. And it’s naturally gluten-free. The addition of lavender makes this cake perfect for any spring or summer gathering. And I promise the flavor is floral and mellow and perfectly balanced. Everything about this cake is sensational!

One of the things I love most about this cake is how unpretentious it is, and still it causes a commotion when it’s out of the oven and, most importantly, when someone takes a bite of it. It’s kind of unreal…