If you’ve ever been to Latin America or grew up in a latino household, you know all about flan, or as we call it in Brasil, pudim. In our home, I cook this whenever craving something sweet and perhaps a little nostalgia. Creamy, smooth, and not too sweet, from just 5 ingredients and a blender. Make this recipe for someone you love and if you do, share your photos with me on Instagram with the hashtag #bewhatwelove so we can see your delicious creation. Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup hot water 1 can sweet condensed milk Whole milk (use the sweet condensed milk can to measure the same amount…
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Candied Orange Dipped in Dark Chocolate
I had the idea for these when I saw candied fruit slices decorating a beautiful cake. I’ll make those to put on my next cake, I thought.
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Dessert in a Jar: Pineapple Surprise
Pineapple is a huge trend these days, they are literally everywhere from clothing, stationery, party themes etc. and I’ve been always very obsessed with them, as you may notice from old posts in this blog. I had to bring a dessert to a picnic party with friends. Mini desserts are always my favorite choice to bring to a small to medium size gathering because of how easy they are for people to just grab and eat. I always love to add cute fabrics as I did to transform it into a delightful food gift for a friend, teacher or co-worker.
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Iced Lemon Pound Cake
Since this lemon cake is made with fresh lemon juice, and lemons are fruit, and fruit is healthy, then lemon cake is a health food, right? At least that’s what I will tell myself as I enjoy a delicious piece of lemon cake with coffee every morning this week. If you want to make your own (and trust me you do!), it’s easy and delicious! Ingredients: Lemon Pound Cake 1 1/2 cups cake flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup (2 sticks) (8 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup (8 oz) sugar 4 eggs, room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 tsp. fresh squeezed…
