Today I am sharing a recipe for Cranberry Upside Down Cake that is delicious and festive. I have been baking this cake for a while and it has always been fantastic without any surprises. The cake has a beautiful crimson red cranberry glaze that makes any holiday table shine. This is a delicious and light…
APPLE PIE
With Thanksgiving only a few days away I have decided to post this special Apple Pie recipe with a homemade crust that I have been baking since college. The double crust is super flaky and is filled with thin slices of fresh apples that are baked with warm cinnamon and nutmeg spices. Apple has always been…
PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
I have been baking these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies for Thanksgiving as long as I can remember. They are the perfect little bites to munch on while waiting for the big dinner. Every fall I can’t wait for the leaves to change color and for the weather to get cooler so I can get into…
HALVA ZANJABIL | GINGER HALVA
Halva means sweets or desserts. There are many different types of Halva that are made with a variety of ingredients and different texture and taste. Most Persian Halvas are made by making a roux with flour and butter and then cooking it with a sweet syrup until it has a soft-dough consistency. Today I’m so…
COCONUT MANGO CREAM CAKE
Coconut Mango Cream Cake has a simple goodness with moist fluffy texture and a rich flavor that it gets from the buttermilk used in the batter. To make the perfect filling for this buttermilk cake I have combined diced sweet and juicy golden mango with vanilla whipped cream. Next I have frosted the cake with…
SHIRINI LATIFEH شیرینی لطیفه
If you have never had Tabrizi Latifeh, you’re in for a delightful surprise. Tabriz is famous for this pastry that I will be sharing with your today. In a few days spring will arrive with all of its beauty and glory. Iranians as well as the people in many other countries such as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan,…
BAKLAVA|BAGHLAVA باقلوا
Baklava (Baghlava), this popular dessert is made in different parts of the world with some slight variations. It has layers and layers of flaky pastry surrounding nuts and spices and sweetened with an fragrant syrup. I make mine with almond and walnut filling. Baklava, or Baghlava as we call it in Farsi, looks a lot more complicated…
BAKLAVA CAKE|BAGHLAVA CAKE کیک باقلوا
The recipe that I’m sharing today is the Baklava Cake (or Cake e Baghlava in Farsi). All the wonderful fragrant spices of Baklava (Baghlava) come together in this delightfully light cake that is super moist with a walnut filling and a delicate blend of cardamom, cinnamon and rose essence. Baklava Cake is traditionally made on Persian…
CHOCOLATE SWEETHEART CAKE
Valentine’s Day is once again upon us! I have a wonderful cake recipe to share with you for this occasion. This is the Chocolate Sweetheart Cake which is a delicious 3-layered chocolate cake with ganache and mascarpone pistachio filling. The holiday itself is centuries old, spanning rituals and customs from ancient Rome to the Victorian English era. These…
SHABE YALDA شب یلدا | BAGHLAVA CAKE
I invite you to celebrate Shabe Yalda with my Baghlava Cake (Baklava). Shabe yalda or Shabe Chelleh, (Chilla Gejasi in Turkish) is a celebration of the victory of light over darkness after months of scares hours of warming sun. This festive night of celebration has been around since the time of ancient Persia and is celebrated to…