Cuisine: American
Banana Punch Cake
Banana punch cake! Punch because of the Caribbean flavors of rum, vanilla and orange that are incorporated into the banana cake, an American classic. Bananas need to be over ripped; this is when they give their strongest flavors. Banana bread became popular in the US during the 1930s, in the middle of the Great Depression.…
Butternut Squash Pie
Think of food in the autumn and anything with pumpkin seems to be the star of attention, but for me it is the Butternut squash! The Butternut squash pie has a very smooth and creamy consistency and the mix of spices make it really nice with a hint of almondy taste. Originally from North America,…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies are small, dry, round biscuits with chocolate chips and originated from the United States. These fluffy chocolate chip cookies are secret weapons when you do not know what to bring to a social event. They are also a classic favorite to give to children. Once baked, these soft biscuits are crispy on…
Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
A cheesecake without dairy? Yes, it’s true! This Crème Brûlée Cheesecake is actually a New York cheeseless cheesecake, prepared with soy yogurt and soy cream in place of traditional ingredients. For the crust of the cake I used my recipe of cookies, so I’m sure about them being dairy free. There is little sugar in this recipe…
Banana and Peanut Butter Cookies
I wanted to make a 100% dairy free cheesecake but it is quite hard to find dairy free cookies at the supermarket so I decided to make my own banana and peanut butter cookies. For the best flavour, use the ripest bananas you have and for the peanut butter, use the one you like the…
Not so magic Brownie
This brownie recipe is really easy to make. I suggest to prepare it the day before and leave it in the fridge overnight, it gives time to the chocolate to settle and make the brownie more moist and chewy. In this recipe I used walnuts but you can replace by any type of nuts.