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Almond – coconut – lemon macarons
I’ve been baking these cookies frequently for years now, and we still haven’t grown tired of them yet because they are so delicious! Years ago I made the first batch because I had some leftover egg...
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Almond cake (Torta di Mandorle)
Last night I made this simple but delicious almond cake for the first time, but it will certainly not be the last! I’ve used Biba Caggiano’s recipe from “Biba’s Taste of Italy” with some improvements....
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Pear-Ricotto-Almond Cake (Torta Pere, Ricotta e Mandorle)
I tried this new idea for a cake on Sunday for a dinner party with my parents, and it was a big success! I had seen a recipe for a pear cake using ricotta instead of butter on GialloZafferano.it, and...
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Almond Poppy Seed Muffins
Just like last year, I’ve been on a baking spree to celebrate my birthday at the office. Only this time instead of cakes, I decided to make five different types of muffins as they are easy to eat and...
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Almond Meringue Cake with Amarena Cherries
When we visited Conor and ‘the Wife’ in Tipperary, she made us a wonderful meringue cake with raspberries using her mother’s recipe. It was lovely and we loved it. I decided then and there that I would...
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Orange Almond Cake
When I saw the Blood Orange Polenta Cake on Please Pass The Recipe, I made a note on my Coming Soon page to remind myself to make it. It was a logical choice as dessert for the gluten free dinner I...
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Acetani (Italian Almond-Orange Cookies)
My friend Antonella took a sabbatical to be trained as a professional pastry chef in Italy. Upon her return, she baked acetani for us, wonderful almond-orange cookies that are crispy on the outside,...
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Apple Almond Paste Tart
This French-style apple tart is special because of the almond paste filling. If almond paste is not available, you can substitute with ground almonds and sugar. It is best to use tart apples for this...
View ArticleAlmond Ice Cream, Almond Madeleine, and Orange Curd
A dessert that we had at Alma in Lisbon that we really liked, was more or less the combination of three desserts that are already on my blog: Almond ice cream (leave out the cherries and crumbled...
View ArticleStrawberry Frangipane Cake
Frangipane is a cream of ground almonds with sugar, eggs, and butter, and is a common ingredient in cakes. In the Netherlands strawberry cakes are often made in an elongated shape, are made with...
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