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Desserts & Cakes

56 recipes in this category

Classic cakes, puddings, and sweet treats made from scratch with timeless techniques.

Golden fried meringue dumplings glistening in vanilla syrup in a glass bowl
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Fried Meringue Dumplings in Vanilla Syrup (Đulnari)

Whipped egg whites, lightly stabilized with cornstarch, are fried into golden dumplings and soaked in a vanilla sugar syrup.

Total time: 50 min
Servings: about 24 dumplings
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Golden squares of syrup-soaked kadaif on a glass plate, layered with almonds
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Kadaif with Almonds and Lemon Syrup

Fine egg-yolk noodle dough is layered with ground almonds, butter, and sugar, baked, then soaked in a lemon and vanilla syrup.

Total time: 115 min
Servings: about 24 squares
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Thin rolled crepes filled with jam, dusted with vanilla sugar, arranged on a long serving platter
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Classic Jam-Filled Crepes

Thin, delicate egg crepes with very little flour, pan-fried and rolled around jam, finished with vanilla sugar — a simple Central European classic.

Total time: 35 min
Servings: 12
Golden crescent-shaped cookies coated in vanilla sugar on a rustic plate
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Cooked Egg Yolk Crescent Cookies

Delicate butter cookies made with hard-boiled egg yolks, rolled into crescents and coated in vanilla sugar — a forgotten Central European baking technique.

Total time: 54 min
Servings: 38
A pale pastry tart topped with fresh peach halves coated in almond custard cream
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Fresh Peach Tart with Almond Custard Cream

A pale pastry crust topped with fresh peaches and a chilled almond custard cream, cooked over a double boiler — a light Central European fruit dessert.

Total time: 74 min
Servings: 12
A four-layer almond torte with chocolate glaze, sliced to show the custard and chocolate-hazelnut filling layers
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Layered Almond Torte with Two Fillings

A rich four-layer almond torte with two contrasting fillings — vanilla custard and chocolate-hazelnut — finished in a poured chocolate glaze.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 16
Sliced peach almond sponge cake showing the wafer layer and baked peach halves inside
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Peach Almond Sponge Cake with Wafer Layer

A flourless almond sponge cake with a hidden wafer layer and a row of baked peaches through the middle, finished with a dusting of sugar.

Total time: 75 min
Servings: 8-10
Heart-shaped chocolate almond cookies arranged on a plate
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Chocolate Almond Hearts

Flourless chocolate almond cookies, cut into hearts and dried in a low oven until firm outside and soft within.

Total time: 42 min
Servings: 30-35 pieces
Sliced baked rice pudding with visible chocolate layer, dusted with sugar
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Baked Rice Pudding with Rum and Chocolate

Rice cooked in a citrus-rum syrup, layered with walnuts and grated chocolate, then baked under a golden egg white glaze.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 6-8