Posts in what mom really wants
Olive Oil Cake with Chocolate Frosting

This olive oil cake with chocolate frosting will become your favorite celebration cake! Not only it’s ridiculously easy to make and only requires a few basic baking ingredients, but it also is very soft, tender and super pretty! The olive oil adds so much suppleness to every bite of this cake and the chocolate ganache frosting has a smooth, rich and voluptuous texture that is pure bliss!

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Nutella and White Tea Sugar Cookies with Hibiscus Glaze

These sugar cookies are soft and chewy and completely made from scratch. You will be amazed with how easy these are to make, especially with my trick to prevent cookies from spreading in the oven. Any shape will be safe with this recipe! And think of all the fillings and glazes you can make. But because Mother’s Day is literally around the corner, I’m sticking with Nutella as filling and a hibiscus glaze for a pink pretty color. You don’t see cookies so full of love everyday.

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Homemade Salted Hazelnut and Pistachio Chocolate Brittle

The answer on how to make anyone smile is this easy homemade salted hazelnuts and pistachios chocolate brittle! The caramel layer is sweet and salty thanks to all the nuts. You can use just hazelnuts but you know I love pistachios so much and they add another layer of nuttiness to this recipe. Each bite is full of caramel notes and the chocolate makes everything smoother and of course, better! That’s what chocolate always does, right?!

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Sweetened Condensed Milk Croissant French Toast

These quick croissant French toast made with sweetened condensed milk are super silky and extremely soft! Besides using condensed milk, I toasted the croissants before soaking them in the egg mixture, that way the croissants ended up being crispy and dry on the surface but still super soft on the inside. Never soggy and with the perfect crisp texture.

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Super Soft Jumbo Blueberry Muffins with Earl Grey Tea

These super soft jumbo blueberry muffins are incredibly tender and super easy to make. You just need one bowl to mix everything! I added earl grey tea leaves for a nice robust floral taste for a twist, but this is completely optional. This is a perfect blueberry muffin recipe for make ahead. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries as well. Have one warm and start your day with the coziest morning ever!

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Honey Lavender Scones

These honey lavender scones are ideal any cozy day. Each bite is such a sweet and delicate treat. You will feel like hitting the pause button. As the calming sensation you feel after a nice hot cup of lavender tea, these honey lavender scones will bring you so much bliss. And the best thing with these scones is that you can make most of the steps the night before and leave things in the fridge. They will be super chilled and that’s exactly what a good scone’s dough needs.

I have never been a super fan of lavender in food. But a few weeks ago I was watching “Matilda” because I know my daughter loves it. Maybe because I was reminiscing about how much my daughter loves movies, I got really immersed on that one. And suddenly the characters of “Lavender” and “Miss Honey” started to resonate…

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Chocolate Sponge Cake with Hibiscus Cream Cheese Frosting

This easy chocolate sponge cake made with oil is so pretty and cute for any celebration. The cake itself is dense, creamy and extra soft. And because it’s made with oil, it keeps super moist for days! The extra creaminess of the coconut milk soaking syrup do wonders for the texture of this chocolate sponge cake, without leaving it tasting like coconut. To make things pretty in pink I added hibiscus tea to my extra creamy cream cheese frosting. I can tell you this is a very chocolate cake special cake!

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