cake Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/cake/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:05:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Poppy seed and chocolate pierogi https://zuzazak.com/2018/08/poppy-seed-and-chocolate-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poppy-seed-and-chocolate-pierogi Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:02:17 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1590 Making pierogi is considered a chore by some and a therapeutic activity by others. I belong to the latter category as you may have guessed. I love to experiment with both fillings and the dough, but I also love the familiarity of the act itself....

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]]> All about poppy seeds and a healthy, sugar free poppy seed flapjack https://zuzazak.com/2018/01/all-about-poppy-seeds-and-a-healthy-sugar-free-poppy-seed-flapjack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-about-poppy-seeds-and-a-healthy-sugar-free-poppy-seed-flapjack Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:48:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1487 If you have been here before, thank you for returning – the poppy seeds lured you back in I hope. It turns out I’ve been pissing off everyone who comes to my site with my huge images that don’t load properly and steal data. For...

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]]> A cake for spring: Malty sponge cake with matcha icing and marigolds https://zuzazak.com/2017/04/a-cake-for-spring-malty-sponge-cake-with-matcha-icing-and-marigolds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-cake-for-spring-malty-sponge-cake-with-matcha-icing-and-marigolds Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:32:43 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1374 It’s only human to err and some of the best things are born out of mistakes, such as this malty springtime sponge cake with matcha icing. It was meant to be a meringue (which was in itself a by-product of baked pierogi that call for egg...

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]]> Polish Pleśniak cake with rose and rhubarb https://zuzazak.com/2017/04/polish-plesniak-cake-with-rose-and-rhubarb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polish-plesniak-cake-with-rose-and-rhubarb Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:15:53 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1367 The Polish Film Festival Supper Club with KinoVino went swimmingly. That’s not to say there wasn’t any stress. After cooking for 3 days, the drive to the venue with all the lovingly prepared dishes balanced on top of one another was one of the most stressful...

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]]> Spelt and tahini cookies, sugar-free https://zuzazak.com/2016/05/spelt-and-tahini-cookies-sugar-free/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spelt-and-tahini-cookies-sugar-free Sat, 14 May 2016 14:12:00 +0000 Seemingly overnight Spring has brought with it many wonderful things: shiny, new leaves on the trees; showers of cherry blossoms; the first warm rays of sunshine and also, happily, it has also returned to me my love of cooking. Motherhood dimmed my passion for the...

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]]> Matcha and marshmallow cake: an alternative Christmas cake https://zuzazak.com/2015/12/matcha-and-marshmallow-cake-an-alternative-christmas-cake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matcha-and-marshmallow-cake-an-alternative-christmas-cake Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:50:00 +0000 Otherwise known as the “Waiting Cake”. I am more than 1 week overdue now and even though I know my baby will make an appearance soon I am feeling under pressure to start already. I like my hospital (Whittington) and all the staff I’ve met...

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]]> Cardamon flan aka A happy accident https://zuzazak.com/2015/07/cardamon-flan-aka-a-happy-accident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cardamon-flan-aka-a-happy-accident Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:01:00 +0000 From avoiding sugar (with varying degrees of success) to full blown sugarholic. This is my journey. While everyone is on a healthy eating tip these days, with Helmsley&Helmsley and Deliciously Ella,  I appear to have gone the other way entirely in the last couple of months, whilst experimenting...

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]]> Courgette and matcha cake https://zuzazak.com/2015/03/courgette-and-matcha-cake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=courgette-and-matcha-cake Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:08:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/03/courgette-and-matcha-cake/ You know how I like to celebrate the small stuff. Just handing in a good piece of work is cause for celebration in my eyes. You can’t control the outcome of any situation but you can commit to it and do your best. When you...

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]]> Sugar and gluten free yet delicious: lime tarts https://zuzazak.com/2015/03/sugar-and-gluten-free-yet-delicious-lime-tarts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-and-gluten-free-yet-delicious-lime-tarts Sun, 08 Mar 2015 10:25:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/03/sugar-and-gluten-free-yet-delicious-lime-tarts/ “I’ve never used an avocado like this before”. That’s what I was thinking last night, when making the filling for these tarts. They’ve been pinned on my Pinterest Food board for months, because I love the way they look, yet the avocado filling stopped me...

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]]> Polish carnival cakes: fat faworki https://zuzazak.com/2015/02/polish-carnival-cakes-fat-faworki/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polish-carnival-cakes-fat-faworki Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:41:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/02/polish-carnival-cakes-fat-faworki/ OK, so they’re not really called “fat faworki”, just “faworki”, but mine turned out a little on the fat side and “fat faworki” has a certain ring to it, you have to admit. Crispy, soft and flaky all at once, they were rather delicious and...

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