Baking Sunday

Sometimes I feel like an energizer bunny. Ore the days just became so long? Anyway, check out this polar bread and the apple pie. Yummy! And after putting your kids to bed, go for a 6 km run in the fresh autumn air :-) I did!

Squash cake

Can you imagine a squash cake to be so delicious? Really, try this recipe. Santiago still does not know it was a squash cake, and even he liked it, even though he is not the cake person. I am looking forward for tomorrow for Greta to try it, she had to go to bed before it was finished. The topping has lime juice, and it contrasts so well with the insides of the cake.

When everybody sleeps

I eat cake-pops! First, I had to make them, but it was so easy peasy. Now I hear snoring from upstairs, but I am sure tomorrow somebody will like to try them, too. And I knit the dress for Milton doll. Will be ready soon. And I plan Greta's birthday party. And the trip to Spain/Andorra. So many things to do.

Chocolate Saturday

I like to make chocolate cake with kefir, it is always so soft and spongee. Also, I finished one of the orienteering maps, yay!!!

I could not resist to take a picture of our cat sitting in front of the plush toy just in the same position :-)

Ok, I am tired for today, see you tomorrow!

Cake... making of

Greta was making the cake today. She did not even let me mix it afterwards, shouting "MIIIIINE".
 
And she took the bear for a walk in a stroller with a summer dress :-)
 

Oreo-Crusted White Chocolate Mousse Torte

This is the recipe of the cake we had this weekend. It is from the book "Chocolate American style" by Lora Brody.

You will need:
280 g white chocolate
560 ml cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla sugar)
3 spoons water
2 teaspoons gelatin powder
240 g Oreo
170 g cooking chocolate

To make the white part:
warm together in water bath 280 g white chocolate and 150ml cream until the chocolate is completely melted. Cool down. whip 300ml and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Mix 3 spoons of water with 2 teaspoons of gelatin, and warm slowly up until the powder is melted in the water. Mix it with the whipped cream, and then together with the white chocolate cream. Pour the mix into the cake tin with some space over for the black part. Put inside the freezer.

To make the black part:
Break Oreo in small parts. Break the chocolate in small pieces. Warm up 110ml cream almost to the boiling point, put the chocolate inside and mix until the chocolate is completely dissolved in cream. Pour the mix over the cookies and mix together. Pour the mix over the frozen white part of the cake and return to freezer.

Before you serve the cake, put the cake tin in the hot water so that the cake falls out of the tin. Turn the cake upside down so that the black part is the bottom.

Enjoy!

Meanwhile, at home

While I am taking care of our last weekend pictures, it is a new weekend here now, so let's enjoy it too.

1. Santiago and Greta are enjoying their pate :-)

2. We thought we had lost the magnets we bought in Eilat, because we could not find them anywhere. But today I found them in the plastic bag we brought with us :-) We always bring some mangets from the places we have been too. The third one is a present for one of our friends.

3. And I made several hairbands. It was meant for Greta, but the first one I made was too big for her, but perfect for me.

4. Actually, it is the most comfortable hairband I ever used. The rest of those I tried they just slide back ore just uncomfartable. This one is better.

5. So I made a smaller one for Greta

6. And even a smaller one for the cat Matroskin ;-)

7. What a weekend without some dessert. Frozen white chocolate creamy oreo cake! Yum!

8. Even Greta tasted a bit of it.

Greta's birthday

Today we had a celebration of Greta's birthday with kids. They had such a great time running and playing. In the forest they chased the cat. They ate my homemade birthday jello cake. Some pictures from today. There are many more, but we go to bed now. Thanks to Kristina and Lo for visiting us today, for nice presents and for everything.

While we were away

Greta had her birthday in Eilat. So in the morning, right after unpacking the presents, we put candles on the morning cheesecake. Greta is funny when she tries to blow off the candles. She blows, but not really strong :-)) And then she just run away to the stairs.

A cake without flour

Now we are enjoying this fresh chocolate cake without flour (instead I used almonds). Recipe here