Mascarpone Raspberry Crepe Cake

It is finally summer and so I had to try to make a cake that is delicious, sweet and yet refreshing in this hot weather. I always wanted to try out a crepe cake, I love raspberries and I thought it would go nice with some mascarpone. So I tried to make a mascarpone raspberry crepe cake and it turned out more than okay. I really recommend trying the recipe this summer maybe when you're hosting a dinner party or bringing something sweet when going to a friends house. We had guests when I made this cake and they loved it. I'm pretty sure that this wasn't the last time I made this fruity summer crepe cake. 

INGREDIENTS:

-For the Crepes
1l milk
4 eggs
200 g flour
pinch of salt

-For the filling
500g mascarpone
4 tablespoons of cream
3 teaspoon of powdered sugar
raspberry jam
125g raspberries

Mix together all the ingredients for the crepes (if you feel that it is too runny then add more flour). Get your frying pan, put some oil on it and make as many crepes as you can out of the mixture. Stir together the mascarpone with the cream and the powdered sugar in a bowl. Take the first crepe and then spread on a layer of mascarpone, then put on another crepe on top of that one and then spread one layer of jam. Keep repeating this step until you put on the last crepe. Decorate the top with some mascarpone or even whipped cream and some raspberries.

If you decide to make my crepe cake recipe this summer, then be sure to take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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An Easy Treat

Today's recipe could make life easier for a lot of people. Especially for those, who don't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but when they have family or guests over they have to prepare a little something. I have a really good and easy recipe that you should try if you find yourself in this situation. Basically it is puff pastry with a filling of your choice like nutella or marmalade... Also I want to show you how you can make this pastry look like you've bought it in a fancy bakery. 

INGREDIENTS: 
1 or 2 packs of pre-prepared puff pastry 
marmalade (blueberry, apricot,...)
powdered sugar 
chocolate sauce 

Dust your woking surface with a little flour and place the pre-prepared puff pastry on it. With a sharp knife cut same sized rectangles and then put nutella or marmalade(I used blueberry and apricot) in the center of one rectangle and place another one on top of that. Take a fork and start pressing down the edges. Place these on a baking pan (first put baking paper on the pan) and on 180 °C or 356 °F bake them for 12 minutes. When they are done dust powdered sugar on the ones with marmalade filling and you can put some chocolate sauce on the ones with nutella filling.

I hope you like this recipe and it makes your life easier. If you try to make it, then take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Guilt Free Banana Cookies

Lately I've been experimenting with recipes that are healthy but at the same time delicious. Guilt free desserts are big challenges for me. I love eating desserts after my meals, it is just a habit of mine. I think you need a little something that keeps you going when you study or work all day and for me that little something is a dessert. When I am on my diet (when I say diet I don't mean like an actual diet. I mean the diet that I have created for my self for healthy eating, the one that I am following and that suits me and my life style, my body...) I usually have fruits for dessert, but there comes a time when you've had enough of fruit and you want something more filling and satisfying like a banana cookie! :)

I made these cookies and I am in love with them, because they don't have added sugar, only the the sugar in the banana and they taste like banana bread, which I love.

INGREDIENTS: 

1 ripe banana 

3 tablespoons of butter

5 tablespoons of flour

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 

cinnamon (the amount that suits your taste) 
optional: 

raisins 
dark chocolate

These make about 4 smaller cookies(but you can obviously double or triple the recipe) 

Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and cover the baking pan with baking paper. Put the banana and the butter in a bowl and mash them with a fork. Mix together the flour, (you can add more flour depending on how soft and gooey you want it to be) the baking powder and the cinnamon in a separate bowl and then stir in the banana mixture until it forms a batter. If you want this really quilt free you just leave it like it is, but if you want to spice it up a little then you can add raisins or dark chocolate chips if you are making these for kids. (This adds some extra calorie) Put it in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edge is golden brown. 

I hope this recipe helps you when you crave something sweet, but you don't want to feel bad after eating a cookie. If you try this out, then take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Triple Chocolate Cookies

I've been waiting to share this next recipe with you guys for a long time and I think it is finally time! Everyone knows that chocolate cookies are heavenly, but what about a triple chocolate cookie? I make these cookies so often, firstly because I love making  and eating them and secondly, because people always ask me for them. A few days ago I made a big batch and they only lasted for about 7 minutes. :) My family and friends liked them so much that I made another batch right the next day. 

INGREDIENTS: 
150g flour
1,5 tablespoon of cocco powder
1 teaspoon of cinnamon 
90g dark chocolate
90g white chocolate
100g butter
130g caster sugar
1 egg

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 170C (338°F). Mix the flour, coco powder and cinnamon in a bowl. Chop up your dark and white chocolate to smaller pieces and add them to the flour mixture as well. Mix the sugar and the melted butter with a whisk until it is well combined and then add the egg and mix that in as well. Fold together the flour and the egg mixture. Form little balls out of your dough, then place them on the baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 10 -13 minutes. 

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A Real Portuguese Pastelaria

Since today was a Sunday and my family and I were a bit tired we decided to have a chill day and spend some time together. So we started the day by sleeping in until noon and then we went to have brunch in a pastelaria in Monte Estoril. A pastelaria is a mixture of a cafe and a bakery shop and here in Portugal people have a routine of going to these pastelarias to have breakfast, lunch or just a snack. So we went to this place called Zenith Pastelaria, Salão De Chá. It is a lovely cafe that we discovered about a month ago and I really like to come here and order my usual and have a nice chat with whoever I am with. This place has my favourite pastries and also it has a modern design, like tables made from mirrors - so it is very hard not to look at yourself all the time! :)

I usually order galão(latte), a sandwich that is made from puff pastry and has butter, ham, cheese, lettuce and tomato inside. 

Russo is my favourite sweet pastry and because you have to finish brunch with something sweet I had to order one. It is made from puff pastry, it has a vanilla and cinnamon flavoured cream inside and it is dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon. It looks so tempting and trust me when I say this - it's the BEST! And of course they had Pastel de Natas which I'm not going to write about now, but you can expect a post on it soon!

After we had a very nice brunch we went on a beautiful and relaxing walk on the beach. The ocean was stunning as always, and today was the fist warm day (it was around 18℃ )and finally it was so nice to be able to wear a jacket instead of my winter coat. 

While we were having brunch I took some photos of the place and the food, so I could show you guys what a real Portuguese pastelaria looks like. 

 

Galão (latte)

Sandwich

Chocolate Salami

My sister eating the Chocolate salami :)

 

Russo

My mom cought me looking at my self in the mirror  :)

The cool desing of the place

I like to write posts where I can give a little insight into my life and show you fun places in Portugal.I hope you enjoyed this post and feel free to write a comment on the blog, facebook, instagram or on twitter. 

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