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CRANBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

December 22, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Cranberries, Cranberry Upside Down, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: butter cake, Christmas, cranberries, cranberry upside down cake, holiday desserts

APPLE PIE

November 24, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: double crust, flaky crust, golden delicious apples, holiday desserts, oil crust, pie, Thanksgiving

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

November 17, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Quick & Easy, Recipe Tagged With: chocolate chips, drop cookies, fall baking, holiday desserts, pumpkin puree

HALVA ZANJABIL | GINGER HALVA

July 7, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, ginger, halva, holiday desserts, Iftar, Ramadan, Tabriz, traditional Persian desserts, warm spices

COCONUT MANGO CREAM CAKE

March 31, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: ataulfo mango, buttermilk, Easter, holiday desserts, Mother's Day, toasted coconut

SHIRINI LATIFEH شیرینی لطیفه

March 16, 2015 By Homa

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,…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Latifeh, Persian Desserts, Recipe, Shirini Latifeh, Sweets Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, holiday desserts, Norooz, Nowruz, pistachio, Tabriz, weddings, whipped cream desserts

BAKLAVA|BAGHLAVA باقلوا

March 3, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: baghlava, baklava, holiday desserts, Nowruz, nuts, phyllo pastry, Ramadan, teatime, traditional Persian desserts

BAKLAVA CAKE|BAGHLAVA CAKE کیک باقلوا

February 25, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, baghlava cake, holiday desserts, Nowruz, rosewater, Shabe Yalda, sweet dough

CHOCOLATE SWEETHEART CAKE

February 10, 2015 By Homa

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…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: chocolate ganache, holiday desserts, layered cake, mascarpone cheese, rosewater, sweetheart cake, Valentine's Day

SHABE YALDA شب یلدا | BAGHLAVA CAKE

December 18, 2014 By Homa

Baklava 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…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Cakes & Pastries, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, holiday desserts, Nowruz, rosewater, Shabe Yalda, Yalda Night

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