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Chocolate Cream Without Eggs
A rich egg-free chocolate cream, thickened with flour instead of yolks, cooked on the stovetop and chilled until set.
Total time: 22 min
Servings: 4
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Desserts & Cakes
78 recipes in this category
Classic cakes, puddings, and sweet treats made from scratch with timeless techniques.
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Flourless Chocolate Almond Torte
A rich, dense torte of whipped egg yolks, grated chocolate, and ground almonds, lightened with egg whites and finished with a glossy chocolate glaze.
Total time: 85 min
Servings: 10-12
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Layered Pumpkin Pastry with Griddle-Baked Dough Sheets
Homemade dough sheets pre-baked on a griddle, layered with a sauteed pumpkin, whipped egg, and cinnamon filling, then baked and finished with vanilla sugar.
Total time: 180 min
Servings: 10-12
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Layered Walnut Kuglof Cake
A rich yeasted cake made from thin rounds of egg-yolk dough, layered with sugar, walnuts, and an optional apricot preserve.
Total time: 85 min
Servings: 10-12 slices
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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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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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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
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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
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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