Zucchini can be used to make many different dishes, including desserts. One of them would be a zucchini cake (or bread). Well, any name you give to it, you won’t spoil it anyways. It’s kind of a healthier cake option if I may say that. Or at least that’s what you want to believe, since…
Žyma: Cake
Cake “Friendship“ / Pyragas „Draugystė“
I have no idea about the origin of this cake, but everyone in Lithuania knows it. In fact, this cake is not even very special, but it always reminds me of those traditional “tea“ type of cakes from my childhood. If my mom didn’t bake something delicious at home, then she brought a “Friendship“ cake…
Strawberry, Mascarpone and Cream Cake / Braškių, maskarponės ir grietinėlės tortas
Every mom out there – congratulations with Mother’s Day!!! Although Mother’s Day in Lithuania and in the USA is celebrated on different Sundays (in Lithuania – the first Sunday in May, and in the USA – on the second Sunday), and since my mom lives in Lithuania, I celebrate Lithuanian Mother’s day. On that occasion,…
Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce / Sūrio tortas (Cheesecake) su aviečių uogiene
Cheesecake is one of those desserts that requires some patience… While it’s baking, while cooling down and while cooling in a fridge. But at the end the taste overcomes the long waiting time! Mmm, such a creamy, sweet, delicious cake will make everyone crave for it. Raspberry sauce gives to the cake a light, refreshing…
Farmer Cheese and Apple Cake / Varškės ir obuolių pyragas
Very soft, light and amazing taste cake will delight all cake lovers. It’s a great combination when it’s hard to pick what to bake – farmer cheese or apple cake. I found a way to make the choice easier – just bake the two cakes in one! And believe me, the cake base, filling and…
Apple Cake with Sweet Yogurt / Obuolių pyragas su saldžiu jogurtu
Soft and moist apple cake – that kind of cakes I love the most 🙂 The cake needs very few ingredients, just mix the batter, add apples and cake is already baking in the oven. All in all, the cake will take about an hour, along with preparation and baking time in the oven. I…
Chocolate, Prune and Rum Cake / Šokoladinis tortas su romu ir džiovintomis slyvomis
This chocolate cake is a paradise on earth (and also a calorie bomb on the plate at the same time :D). It is one of those cakes that after tasting it once, you’ll remember the taste for a long long time. I could definitely say that chocolate cake is among one of my favorite cakes….
Coffee Cake Squares / Kavos pyrago kvadratėliai
At the first glance, this cake might look very simple. But all the goodness lies in simplicity… This is one of those cakes that after eating a first piece of cake your hand itself is reaching for the second, third piece, until only the crumbs remain. The only thing you’ll need with this pie is…
Peach Yogurt-Jello Cake / Persikinis jogurto-želė tortas
This cake is an ultimate summer cake! Well, you could call it a pie, but since I made it in a springform pan, it could be called a cake 🙂 The cake is refreshing, has a light texture and it’s absolutely delicious! I could safely say that it’s really an ideal dessert during hot days….
Quick Gingerbread and Banana Cake / Greitai paruošiamas meduolių ir bananų tortas
Cake for those who are in a hurry! How often do you want to find a piece of delicious homemade dessert everytime you open your fridge? It’s one of those super fast cakes made in about 20 minutes or less (depending on how fast you are in the kitchen ;)). The taste of the cake…
Chocolate Turtle Pie / Amerikietiškas šokoladinis pyragas „Vėžlys“
Happy Valentine’s Day, my dears! 🙂 For this occasion, I made a turtle pie which is extremely delicious, sweet and with loads of chocolate. After eating one small piece – the sugar will melt your heart (and it’s not only a saying, but a reality :D). Although during Valentine’s day there’s never been too much of…
10 New Year’s Eve Desserts / 10 desertų Naujųjų metų vakarui
Just like every other year 2017 passed so fast! It seems just recently 2017 has begun, and now it’s the end of it… How was your year? What goals have you achieved and what new ambitions do you have for the coming year? 🙂 At the end of the year, I think we are all…
Lithuanian in the USA 