Brigadeiros – Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Balls

Brigadeiros are a delicious chocolate fudge ball. If you’ve never made candy before, this is a great recipe to start with! I first tried brigadeiros at a wedding. The bride was Brazilian, and so the brigadeiros were part of the dessert course at dinner. I was blown away at how delicious they were! Once we […]

Black Chocolate Bundt Cake

Black Chocolate Bundt Cake

This black chocolate bundt cake uses black cocoa powder in the cake and the glaze, so it turns out black as night! Black cocoa powder is the intensely dark cocoa powder that is used to make Oreos. It has become more common recently; I get mine from Bulk Barn. This cake is really easy to […]

Eisschokolade – Chocolate Milk with Ice Cream

Eisschokolade - German Chocolate Milk with Ice Cream

Eisschokolade is a classic German, summertime drink. It’s basically a gussied-up chocolate milk for hot weather: chocolate milk and ice cream in a tall glass, served with a straw.

Eiskaffee – Iced Coffee with Ice Cream

Eiskaffee - German Ice Coffee with Ice Cream

Eiskaffee is a classic German summertime drink that combines Kaffee und Kuchen and dessert! It’s been on menus ever since I was a kid, and similar drinks are only now becoming popular here in Canada. I was drinking these way before I ever heard of Iced Capps or Frappuccinos! As a kid, though, I didn’t […]

Maulwurftorte – German Molehill Cake

Maulwurftorte - German Molehill Cake

I made a Maulwurftorte, a German molehill cake, for my birthday. As you can see, the cake looks like a molehill. It’s rather easy to make, but really delicious. First I baked the chocolate hazelnut sponge cake; I actually made it the day before I served the Maulwurftorte as I was short on time. Once […]