desserts cakes
Chestnut Roll with Chocolate Glaze
A dense, no-bake chestnut confection studded with candied citrus peel, dates, and raisins, and finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze.
Total time: 80 min
Servings: 10-12 slices
#Dessert
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desserts cakesNo-Bake Pineapple Cream
A light, chilled pineapple cream made with canned pineapple, gelatin, and whipped cream — no oven required, just a few hours to set.
Total time: 25 minServings: 6 -
desserts cakesNo-Bake Strawberry Cream
A silky, chilled strawberry cream made with fresh strawberries, gelatin, and whipped cream — no oven required, just a few hours to set.
Total time: 25 minServings: 6 -
desserts cakesClassic 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 minServings: 12 -
desserts cakesCooked 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 minServings: 38 -
desserts cakesSweet Curd Cheese Pancakes
Pan-fried cakes of fresh curd cheese, eggs, flour, and a little sugar — a classic sweet course from the early 20th century Central European home kitchen.
Total time: 35 minServings: 5 -
desserts cakesStrawberry Meringue Pie
Italian meringue with fresh strawberries between two rough puff pastry crusts. A Central European celebration dessert from early 20th century home baking.
Total time: 55 minServings: 16 squares -
desserts cakesQuinces Stuffed with Walnuts and Raisins
Whole quinces hollowed out and filled with ground walnuts, raisins, and sugar, baked in butter and finished with whipped sour cream.
Total time: 115 minServings: 4-6 -
holiday specialsAlmond Cream Biscuit Torte
A light sponge layered with almond buttercream and finished with a poured chilled custard sauce — a classic of early 20th century Central European pastry.
Total time: 95 minServings: 8–10 slices -
desserts cakesPotato Strudel
Soufflé-light potato, egg yolk, and lemon-whipped whites folded into paper-thin hand-stretched strudel dough, an early 20th-century Central European
Total time: 100 minServings: 6 -
desserts cakesStrawberry Jelly with Rum
A refreshing no-bake strawberry jelly set with gelatin and lightly flavoured with rum, served unmoulded with whipped sweetened sour cream and biscuits.
Total time: 35 minServings: 5 -
desserts cakesLazy Cinnamon Pie
Traditional apple pie with cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts — simple buttery dough with layers of thinly sliced sour apples. No lattice, no fuss.
Total time: 60 minServings: 8–10