Mmmmmmm...mom!

To all mothers of the world and especially to mine I wish a lovely mother´s day! I dedicate to you these crumbles with wild strawberries and vanilla ice-cream; delicate and sweet as you are.

With lots of love

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Martina

Straw-blue-rasp-berry explosion!

Hello dear friends! Here I am, back on my blog again. I had some stressful weeks at university, so much to study, exams exams exams, and my brain was about to go on fire... but... I decided to turn the big bang in my head in a berry and chocolate explosion for my stomach☺haha smarty Marty!

This cake is really really really awesome: chocolate and berries are a perfect combination for students in need of loads of energy.

For the chocolate sponge I actually used the recipe of the Sachertorte (this is my secret, sorry), which I cut in half and filled with strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Then I melt some bitter chocolate and dripped it in and on top of the cake, topping it with some more berries. The final result was delicious!

Enjoy ♥

Martina

P.S. have you ever had a look inside your skull at your brain? I have! It looks so cool.

And pour toi a creamy mille-feuille

A couple of weeks ago was my bf´s birthday and I just did not want to bake an ordinary birthday cake, one of those I am specialized in. So I decided to experiment with the french pastry...

Also known as the napoleon the mille feuille, is traditionally made up of 3 layers of puff pastry and 2 layers of crème pâtissière. The variant name of napoleon appears to come from napolitain, the French adjective to describe things and people from the Italian city of Naples. Although is has been altered by association with the name of Emperor Napoleon I of France, there is no evidence to connect the pastry with the emperor himself.

Anyways i just felt like trying something new and it worked out quite well! If you are not an excellent baker or simply do not want to make a mess out of your kitchen, and do not have much time I recommend you buy prepared puff pastry. You can find it in all supermarkets! Making home made puff pastry from scratch is not too difficult (I tried) but extremely time consuming, so I admit it, I also buy the prepared one. Otherwise you can try making it yourself following this recipe from Homecooking.

What I still rather do myself is the crème pâtissière, because it always tastes way better then the prepared one (which you don´t find here in Austria anyways) and because it´s very easy and quick to make.

Ingredients:

4 eggs

100 gr. sugar

75 gr. flour

1/2 liter milk

the peel of a lemon

1 spoon on cinnamon

1 vanilla bean

What to do:

Put the milk in a pan with the lemon peel, the cinnamon, and the vanilla seeds (which you extract from the bean) and cook. Remove the pan from the stove and in the meantime whisk the sugar with the egg yolks (don´t ever throw the whites away!). Add the sugar-yolks-mixture to the milk and stir quickly to prevent the eggs from cooking. Finally add the flour and keep stirring to avoid lumps. When the mixture is homogeneous put the pan on the stove at low temperature and keep stirring until the cream is thick. Let it cool for a while then you can arrange your cake: one layer of puff pastry, one of cream, one of puff pastry, one of cream, one of puff pastry. If you like you can also put some fruit such as berries; I went for raspberries inside and strawberries on top. And don´t forget to sprinkle some confectioner´s sugar.

♥ Enjoy

Martina

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Summertime sadness =)

I dare say that summer is officially over! There´s 5 degrees outside today... brrr!

Unfortunately or luckily enough seasons change and we move along. Still I feel melancholic when I think of the summer holidays and the warm days in the sun, on the beach, feeling happy and free. So I decided to have one last bite of summer before moving into the new season and starting to bake typical autumn recipes with cinnamon, apples, nuts, and chestnuts.
But TGSCEY: thank God summer comes every year!

This awesome cake is with strawberries, gianduia cream, and custard. A delight.

Enjoy ♥

Martina

" I think I´ll miss you forever

Like the stars miss the sun in the morning skies
Late is better than ever
Even if you´re gone I´m gonna drive, drive

I´ve got that summertime, summertime sadness

Summertime, summertime sadness

Got that summertime, summertime sadness

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you know
That baby you´re the best"

Lana Del Rey