Desserts Archives - Christina's Cucina

10 Traditional and Authentic Italian Recipes — Passed Down Within my Family — (Cucina Povera)

11 Authentic (and Simple) Scottish Recipes to Keep Scotland Close to Your Heart!

A Cake Decorating Tutorial for Impressive Results (for the Cake Decorating and Piping Challenged)

A Collection of Authentic Italian Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Recipes

A Dozen Delicious English Recipes That Disprove the Myth of Bad English Food!

A Guest Post for Chocolate, Chocolate and More: Chocolate Banoffee Pie

A Speculoos Cookie and Magnum Cream Liqueur Dessert That’s Just a Wee Bit Dangerous

A Story about Cream Puffs, and the Men who Loved Them (and a Recipe too!)

A Summertime Garden Party – Easy Summer Entertaining Menu Ideas

A Super Lekker, Authentic (Traditional) Belgian Waffle Recipe and a Day Trip to Bruges!

Aebleskivers, aka Danish Pancakes (and my Love Affair with Trader Joe’s)

Affogato al Caffè (Ice Cream with Coffee)

Afternoon Tea Scones

All American Red White and Blue Mini Trifles (No Cooking, No Baking!)

Almond Bread (Australian Almond Biscuits or Biscotti)

Apple Turnovers

Aunt Rosa’s British Bread Pudding, not to be Confused with Bread and Butter Pudding

Aunt Rosa’s Very Best Rhubarb Fool

Aunt Virginia’s Pineapple and Cream Digestives

Australian Crunch Bars (with a Gluten Free Version) from the Bee’s Knees British Imports

Baby Hedgehog Cookies…Almost Too Cute to Eat!

Back to School Cookies (You’ll Love Packing Them, Your Kids Will Love Eating Them)

Baked Rhubarb with Creme Fraiche, Mascarpone or Whipped Cream

Banana Coconut Bundt Cake with Coconut Icing

Banana Nutella Swirl Bundt Cake with Coffee Icing

Banoffee Pie: A Simple, but Sensational Banana, Toffee and Fresh Cream Dessert!

Bittersweet Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes

Black Currant Gelatin Cubes Made from Black Currant Concentrate

Blood Orange Ricotta Cookies

Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream Icing (Tutorial)

Candied Citrus Peel: Make Your Own Lemon, Orange or Grapefruit Candy and Garnish

Caramel Crunch Popcorn – Ready in 15 Minutes!

Caramel Currant Oat Crisps

Caramelized Rum Bananas and Ice Cream

Cherry Cheese Coffee Cake with Streusel Crunch Topping

Chocolate (or Raisin) Bread Pudding with Brown Sugar Whisky Sauce

Chocolate Petit Fours, Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Christina’s Cucina’s Top 10 Recipes in 2014

Christina’s Individual English Trifles…Easy, Impressive and Delicious!

Christina’s Thick Italian Style Hot Chocolate

Christina’s Zuppa Inglese, a Lighter Version of an Italian Classic for Feast of the Seven Fishes

Cicerchiata (Struffoli): a Honey Sweetened Italian Christmas Treat (Mini Pastry Balls in Honey)

Cinnamon French Toast with Orange Sauce

Coconut Macaroons: Cookies and Sandwiches

Coconut Tartlets (Scottish Coconut and Raspberry Jam Tarts)

Cornbread Apple Loaf

Cran-Raspberry Coconut Slices

Cranachan, A Lovely Scottish Dessert (recipe for US kitchens)

Cranberry Orange Bread Pudding

Cream Buns, a Scottish Favourite

Cream Girdle Scones (Stove-Top Scones)

Creamy Rice Pudding

Crème Brûlée with Raspberries, No Baking or Kitchen Torch Required

Custard Peach Pie

Decadent Chocolate Torte (Gluten Free version too!)

Delia’s Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream

Dreamy and Decadent Chocolate Mousse (Freeze it for Frozen Treat)!

Election Cake, a Forgotten American Tradition

Eve’s Pudding (a Traditional British Apple Dessert)

Flower Cupcakes: Decorate to Celebrate!

For Fathers Day, May I Suggest a Chocolate Chip Cookie Baked Alaska Pie?

Frappe or Cioffe: Italian Bow Tie Cookies

Frittelle: Traditional Italian Christmas Eve Doughnuts

Frozen Strawberry, Yogurt and Meringue Dessert with Strawberry Coulis

Green & Black’s Toffee and Dark Chocolate Meringue Parfait (Recipe Challenge Grand Prize Winner)

Halloween Cookies-Decorating Ideas

Homemade “Magic Shell” Hardening Chocolate Topping for Ice Cream

Homemade Cherry Pie Filling (or Apple, Peach, Rhubarb…)

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (swoon-worthy!)

Honey Walnut Baklava

How to Make Homemade Marshmallows (without Corn Syrup)

How to Make Shortbread (& Caramel Shortcake) and The Scottish Baking Awards 2014

I Won Green & Black’s Recipe Challenge! Toffee & Dark Chocolate Parfait!

Individual Apple Galettes

Individual Italian Easter Bread Rings…Easy Step by Step Directions

Individual Lemon Raspberry Trifles

Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake

International S’mores…Twists on an American Classic

Italian Ricotta, Raisin and Chocolate Doughnuts (Frittelle Ricotta, Uvetta e Cioccolato)

Italian Style Baked Peaches with Cocoa and Biscuit Filling (Pesche Ripiene alla Piemontese)

Limoncello Tiramisù

Madeleines

Mary Berry’s Bakewell Tart Recipe and a Mincemeat Twist from Christina’s Cucina

Meringues

Mince Pies (Mincemeat) Pies for a Traditional British Christmas Treat

Mini Pumpkin and Orange Doughnuts or Italian Pumpkin Orange Doughnut Bites (Frittelle di Zucca)

Mocha (Avocado) Mousse…and no, it Doesn’t Taste Weird!

Moist Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

My Favorite (British) Apple Pie

Orange and Dark Chocolate Bread Puddings (Like Hot, Fluffy Jaffa Cakes!)

Orange Boodle (or Boodles Orange Fool) a Luscious, Creamy Orange Dessert from England

Passion Fruit and Lemon Meringue Tartlets from a Teatime in Paris Cookbook

Paul Hollywood’s Treacle Sponge Pudding and The Great British Bake Off Comes to the US!

Peaches and Cream (and Cognac!)

Perfect Italian Panettone Made in a Bread Machine and Baked in the Oven

Perfect Yeast Doughnuts–Sugar, and Filled (with Jam, Nutella or Cream)

Persimmon Apple Crumble with Rum Sauce

Pie Pastry in Under a Minute? It’s Possible!

Pimm’s Cup and Strawberries and Cream: Wimbledon’s Quintessential English Indulgences

Pizzelle (aka Ferratelle): Cookies, Cups, Cones and More with Strawberries and Cream

Pumpkin Carrot Cupcakes (or Cake) with Cream Cheese Icing

Pumpkin Cheesecake and Chocolate Mousse Topped with Dark Chocolate Ganache

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling for OXO’s Bake a Difference and Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

Raspberry Nectarine Smoothie (with Fresh Figs…shhhh!)

Real, Homemade Custard

Rye, The Royal Oak Foundation and A Recipe for Eccles Cakes

Scottish Fruit Slice, Fruit Squares, Fly Cemetery or Fly’s Graveyard (Oh My!)

Scottish Snowballs (Raspberry Jam Sandwich Cookies Dipped in Coconut)

Scottish Tea Bread (Fruit Loaf)

Semlor: Traditional Swedish Fat Tuesday Buns (Semla)

Sheila’s Chocolate Trifle

Sicilian Whole Orange Cake (Using an Entire Orange: Peel, Juice and Pulp)

Simply the Best Apple Crumble (or Rhubarb, Blueberry, Peach…)

Sticky Toffee Pudding–Heaven on a Plate!

Strawberry Meringue Ice Lollies (Popsicles)

Strawberry Tarts

Summer Berry Meringue Roulade

The 21st Annual World Porridge Making Championships & The Specialty Award Winning Recipe for Sticky Toffee Porridge

The Best Gluten-Free Lemon (or Orange) Pound Cake Ever

The Braun BrewSense Drip Coffee Maker and Mocha Eggnog Holiday Trifles

The Richest and Creamiest New York-Style Cheesecake I’ve Ever Made

The Smoothest and Best Ever Dark Chocolate Custard Ice Cream

The Very Best, Most Delicious and Moist Chocolate Cake You’ll Ever Taste (with a Surprise Ingredient: Beets)!

Tired of Birthday Cake? Make a Chocolate Chip Birthday Cookie or Brownie (A Cake Alternative)

Torta di Ricotta al Limoncello (Italian-Style Limoncello Cheesecake)

Traditional British Butterfly Cakes or Fairy Cakes (Cupcakes)

Traditional British Christmas Pudding (a Make Ahead, Fruit and Brandy Filled, Steamed Dessert)

Traditional British Eton Mess and Knowing the Source of a Recipe

Traditional British Shrove Tuesday Pancakes

Traditional Italian Dove Bread for Easter (Colomba di Pasqua)

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce

Versatile Maltesers Chocolate Cake – Harry Potter Theme, for a Birthday or Many Other Celebrations!

Way Better Than Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake!

White Russian Cupcakes with Vodka Buttercream Icing

Yule Log (Made Easily, Delicious and Gluten Free!)

Zeppole di San Giuseppe (St. Joseph’s Day Traditional Italian Pastries)