Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies Filled With Dulce de Leche

by SandraWidick // August 27, 2020 // No Comments

This is another perfect recipe that you should have on your cookies baking list. These treats are packed with toasted walnuts, dark cocoa powder and cinnamon. They are filled with dulce de leche. I think all the flavors work really... Continue reading →

Chocolate Chip Alfajores

by SandraWidick // August 18, 2020 // No Comments

Happy Tuesday! It’s been so hot here in California that makes me not want to bake at all but yesterday I was craving some alfajores and I made these with a tiny bit of a twist. I added mini chocolate... Continue reading →

Walnut Alfajores

by SandraWidick // August 6, 2020 // No Comments

Alfajores are one of the most popular cookies in Peru. They are usually made with all-purpose flour and cornstarch but today I want to show you how we can replace the cornstarch part with walnuts. They are filled with dulce... Continue reading →

Chaja Cake

by SandraWidick // July 27, 2020 // No Comments

Chaja cake is the famous lucious and naughty cake of Uruguay. Layers of sponge cake, peaches, dulce de leche , meringue and cream make this cake the perfect treat for any celebration. Might look a little bit complicated to make... Continue reading →

Churros

by SandraWidick // April 28, 2020 // 1 Comment

I think this is our 6th week of “stay home” order. It does not seem that long but here we are, another week. Last weekend I was thinking about when will I be able to hop in a plane and... Continue reading →

Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Bars

by SandraWidick // December 27, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Friday! How was your Christmas celebration? My Christmas went completely different as I thought it was going to be because my plan was to go to Peru and spend it with my parents, but things changed and I moved... Continue reading →

Cinnamon Pisco Cake

by SandraWidick // August 26, 2019 // No Comments

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I’ve been pretty busy doing things with my husband plus I went to see my in-laws and had lunch with them at a pretty good Chinese restaurant. Also, I have started to... Continue reading →

Churro Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // May 4, 2019 // 1 Comment

Yield 16-18 regular size cupcakes Ingredients For the cupcakes 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 and 1/2 cups white granulated Sugar 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon 1 and 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt... Continue reading →

Almond Alfajores

by SandraWidick // April 29, 2019 // No Comments

It’s Monday! How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was fine, trying to catch up with a lot of things here at home after being away for a whole month. So far, everything is going ok at my parents house with the... Continue reading →

Christmas Chocolate Alfajores

by SandraWidick // December 13, 2018 // No Comments

As some of you might know I was born in Lima-Peru (South America). My mother is one of the reasons I like baking so much. Since I was a kid, I always admired how she baked everything from scratch. If... Continue reading →

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