Brownie Cheesecake Bars with Dulce de Leche

You want Brownie Cheesecake Bars. But also you want Dulce de Leche Cheesecake bars. Why you can’t have both? Enter these brownie cheesecake bars topped with dulce de leche. Or these dulce de leche cheesecake bars with a brownie crust. I really don’t know how should I call them. I just know they are little bombs of sweetness with it’s soft and chewy brownie bottom, it’s super creamy and fluffy cheesecake center and it’s dulce de leche topping that brings all it’s lovely notes of caramel to these cheesecake bars.

Soft and Moist Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Bread

Wait no more! This is the only pumpkin bread recipe you’ll need this fall season! It’s incredibly moist, with a soft and tender crumb, loaded with warm spices and lots of chocolate chips. It’s made with sour cream and oil, two ingredients that not only help in making this cake ultra soft, they also help in keeping it that way for days!!! Every bite will be warm and cozy, like a hug in a crisp fall morning!

If there’s a food that universally screams fall that’s pumpkin. When mixed with warm and aromatic spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves it makes you think of that cozy spot in your home…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoSeptember 25, 2023cinnamon, cardamom, pumpkin, sour cream, cake flourComment

Nutella Sugar Cookies

I am to believe that a simple smear of Nutella makes anything better and this recipe is a living proof of that! This is nothing more than two simple sugar cookies with some Nutella in between. With a pink glaze and a bit of flare, these are the easiest and prettiest cookies you can possibly make. And you will want to gift them to your sister, your girlfriends and to anyone you love very much!

Inadvertently, sugar cookies made their way to my life even with stubborn hesitation. As it happens with my Extra Creamy Cream Cheese frosting (which btw, could be a fabulous filling for these as well!), you would think that living in the tropics comes…

sweet eats, bars and cookies recipesDev AmadeoSeptember 20, 2023nutella, sugar cookies, hibiscus Comment

Gooey Apple Ricotta Cake

This Apple Ricotta Cake is soooo gooey I needed to mentioned in the title! It's very crumbly, tender and incredibly moist as all of my ricotta cakes. It’s perfect for any time you want a sweet simple cake to share with people you love during the fall season.

Ok, you’re probably guessing by now that I love ricotta cakes! They are so versatile! I have read so many stories of you baking many of my ricotta cakes for brunch, tea parties and…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoSeptember 14, 2023ricotta cakes, ricotta, applesComment

Pecan Cinnamon Rolls with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing

These sticky pecan cinnamon rolls with cinnamon cream cheese icing will be your new breakfast obsession for fall! They’re so soft and gooey that I couldn't even tear them apart prettily for the video. They kept falling down from my hands while dripping the syrup from the brown sugar filling. I have never been happier to have my hands so sticky!

Why are these pecan cinnamon rolls the best ones ever? First, I toasted the pecans for an intense nutty flavor. Second, I brushed a cinnamon simple syrup on top of the baked rolls to make them sticky. Lastly, I added…

sweet eats, breakfast recipesDev AmadeoSeptember 11, 2023cinnamon, yeast, bread flour, sweet breakfast, fall, BreakfastComment

Twice Sautéed, Twice Salted Crispy Potatoes

These sautéed potatoes have the crispiest surface and the softest center! They’re one of my favorite things to cook and eat! The reason they’re impossibly crispy and soft at the same time is because they’re first slow cooked in olive oil, kind of a confit, making the potatoes tender on the inside, and then cooked in high heat to finish up sealing that crispy outside. Each potato bite is decadent and so flavorful! Do you ever thought you’ll be talking about potatoes the same way you talk about ice cream? After you make these, you definitely will!

It was in high school when I tasted the most amazing plate of potatoes. Way better than French fries!! I was at a friend’s house and her mother made them for us as a snack. After trying them I was curious about…

savory eats, what mom really wants, breakfast recipesDev AmadeoAugust 22, 2023olive oil, potatoes, easter, herbs, thyme, rosemaryComment

Lemon Basil Olive Oil Cake

You may think of this as a classic lemon olive oil cake, but then each bite has the sweet and aromatic notes of basil. Doesn’t it sound delicious?! This cake is very soft, moist, supple and lemony. It’s the cake for lemon lovers because it has lemon juice and lemon zest all over it! The cake itself is made in less than 45 minutes, including prep time, and you only need a few basic ingredients to make it. A super creamy buttercream with a touch of lemon and cream cheese is, literally, the icing on the cake!

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoAugust 15, 2023make ahead desserts, lemon, lemons, basil, spring, summer, olive oil, citrus Comments

S'mores Puff Pastry Tart

What can be more amazing than s’mores wrapped in a buttery and flaky puff pastry? You’ll love this s’mores puff pastry when you need a snack or, let's face it, during those mornings when you are craving chocolate for breakfast. Each bite is crunchy and delicious! You only need 5 ingredients and 30 minutes to put this together. Start now and thank me 30 minutes later!

I’m not a big fan of s’mores but someone around here loves them. What I love is creating s’mores versions of other beloved recipes, like I did with…

sweet eats, tarts and pies recipesDev AmadeoAugust 9, 2023puff pastry, chocolate, smores, sweet breakfastComment

Peach Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Tarts

This Peach Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Tart recipe is so ridiculously easy, I can see you making it every time you want to make something cute and super delicious for breakfast in no time! It uses frozen puff pastry dough sheets and each tart has a sweet cream cheese filling. I used juicy fresh peaches for that peaches-n-creme feel, but you can use apricots, nectarines or even plums. It doesn't require for you to spend hours in the kitchen or lots of ingredients. This is a recipe that will never let you down.

When I crossed paths with some sweet juicy fresh peaches I thought immediately about making this recipe. I know the vibrant peach color will sweeten the soul and brighten anything. Maybe that’s why…

Extra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

My easy cream cheese frosting recipe is extra creamy, extremely velvety and super soft. It’s tart and not overly sweet and it tastes as pure sweet cream cheese. You can make soft designs with it because it’s sturdy enough to hold its shape and doesn’t get runny. By taking care of some details through the steps I’ve managed to work with this cream cheese frosting even if living in a tropical paradise.

That’s right! This cream cheese frosting recipe has stood the test of warm weather. Living in the Caribbean may seem like a fantasy and may make you want to put that #ilivewhereyouvacay hashtag in every…

sweet eats, basic recipesDev AmadeoJuly 24, 2023cream cheese frosting, cream cheese, basics, classics, sweet basics, sweet classicsComment

Lemon Yogurt Cake

This easy Lemon Yogurt Cake is incredibly fluffy, moist and tender! I am kidding you not when I tell you it will kind of melt in your hand if you try to grab a piece. The star is the crunchy sugary topping, something I’ll start using in many other cakes now. I can’t go back now! It’s a technique you can use in many cakes. Start with this one and you will be hooked for ever!

I guess we can never have too many easy snacking cake recipes! They’re so good, morning, evening and night and anything in between. For me, they’re especially priceless for late night, when I’m craving…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJuly 20, 2023lemon, lemons, yogurt, yogurt cakes Comment

Brown Butter Ferrero Rocher Brownies

What’s better than a Ferrero Rocher? Gooey fudgy brownies with lots of Ferrero Rocher inside! These super easy brownies are made in no time as well as gone in no time! They are totally addictive and hit you so, so well!

I think brownies have always been kind of magical. They were probably the first baking experience for most of us completely on our own. And, yes, I’m aware that experience was with brownie mix out of a box. But still, the magic of mixing a few simple ingredients by hand…

sweet eats, bars and cookies recipesDev AmadeoJuly 17, 2023brownies, brown butter, nutella, dark chocolateComment