Category: Sweets

Speculaas spice mix, which I use whenever sweet spices are called for. 3 parts by weight cinnamon, ground 1 part by weight blade mace, ground 1 part by weight cloves, ground 1 part by weight ginger, ground 1 part by weight coriander seeds, ground 1 part by weight black pepper, ground Taken from Kay Dekker’s

The Evans family cheesecake recipe. Crust: 1 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 Tbl. sugar 3 oz. butter Filling: 1 1/2 lb. cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 eggs juice 1 lemon Topping: 1 pt. sour cream 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 Tbl. sugar Crust: melt butter, mix with

This is the traditional birthday cake of my family. 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, in the US) 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup molasses (Grandma’s unsulphured [with the yellow top], in the US) 1 cup applesauce 2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 2 tsps. speculaas cookie spices *OR* 1

1 c. butter 220 g. brown sugar 1 egg 150 g. muesli 185 g. raisins 180 g. all purpose flour (or bread flour, or whatever you have on hand) 2 t. baking powder 1 t. salt 1/4 t. baking soda [for the scale deficient: 1 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 1/4 c. muesli 1 1/2