Cranberry Cheesecake Tart with Sugar Cookie Crust

Each layer of this easy cranberry cheesecake tart is pure magic! The creamy and velvety cheesecake is the perfect base for the luscious and silky ruby-red cranberry curd. The sugar cookie crust brings a super fun snap to every bite. It’s an easy recipe that’s so perfect for the season! Top it with sugared cranberries and pretty sugar cookies and you have a show stealing dessert!

I think it’s probably that bright red color that makes you fall in love with this tart. I knew it will be oh-so-pretty, but I was so smitten with the final result. It was a staring contest between she and me, and she totally lost! It’s a bit of lemon juice in the curd plus…

Buttermilk Pound Cake

This easy pound cake recipe is just a dream!! It’s super soft and only requieres a handful of ingredients. The simplicity of butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk and flour shine in this recipe that I’m sure you’re going to cherish for a long time. Top it with a sweet cream cheese glaze and sugared cranberries for a simple cake that will be the center of attention at any Christmas table!

Nothing beats a good pound cake, don’t you think?! It’ll warm your heart when you need it the most. For me, having a slice with coffee its one of the best simple pleasures in life! That’s why I needed a…

cake recipesDev AmadeoDecember 18, 2023christmas, buttermilk, cake flour, loaf cakes Comments

Sugared Cranberries

Are you as excited for Christmas as I am? I can’t tell you how much we have been waiting for this time of the year. It’s always an uplifting time for the soul!

In the rush of the season, when I want to bake basically everything and share it with the people I love, sugared cranberries are always around. They are so full of sweetness and make the perfect thinking-of-you gift. Also, they will make any baked good look as if it came out of a Christmas tree instead of an oven.

What I love about sugared cranberries, besides that deep burgundy reddish color, is that they are…

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pumpkin Swirl Bread

This incredible pumpkin cinnamon swirl bread captures the true essence of fall. It’s full of warmness in every bite. This is a recipe that uses bread flour for a truly bready and chewy feel in every bite. The pumpkin adds some nice sweet and earthy notes, and then comes that incredible cinnamon punch! Make it, freeze it and have toast a slice every morning with a cup of black coffee. Those would be some seriously delicious mornings.

If you've been following my blog, you know I'm all about cozy breakfasts and this bread is no exception. The pumpkin flavor is really there and the taste of cinnamon is a whole vibe. What I love the most is that even if it takes some time to make because of the proofing times for the dough, you will have breakfast for days!!

Imagine making this the week before Thanksgiving, freezing it and…

breakfast recipesDev AmadeoNovember 15, 2023christmas, pumpkin, fall, bread flour, sweet breakfast, yeast, buttermilk, cinnamon Comments

Sugar Cookie Wreath

If you are looking for an adorable Christmas baking project but feel intimidated just by the thought of having to pour a glaze, this Sugar Cookie Christmas Wreath is the perfect one for you! Soft, chewy and simply the most delicious sugar cookies are arranged to form this wreath. The arrangement is what gives this wreath its beautiful poinsettia shape. No complicated decoration techniques or special tools required. It’s the cutest thing!!

You know I love the idea of creating beautiful things with less. That’s why I always found myself on a mission to create the prettiest things even when I have zero decorating skills. My goal is to create a a delightful experience for anyone, regardless of their decorating skills (me!!!!). Because no decorating skills shouldn’t mean no beautiful bakes!

This festive sugar cookie wreath is the perfect creation to embrace just that. The cookies are made with a very simple…

sweet eats, decadent desserts recipes, basic recipesDev AmadeoNovember 14, 2023chocolate, make ahead desserts, christmasComment

Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel and Brown Butter Pecan Crust

You won’t find a pumpkin cheesecake as creamy, silky, decadent and with an amazing balance of flavors as this one! Every bite is pure bliss. Did I mentioned this is the creamiest pumpkin cheesecake? Just making sure you know! Everyone around you will be raving over this cheesecake!

You may be thinking, what makes this pumpkin cheesecake so special, among the zillion other pumpkin cheesecakes out there?

Well, for starters, this cheesecake calls for 5 boxes of cream cheese, 5 eggs and 2 extra yolks, and I’m not even flinching here. It has a full cup of pumpkin purée and I wanted the pumpkin to shine and not to be masked with other flavors. That’s why I used some brown sugar and a pinch of nutmeg, these two together pushed upfront the pumpkin…

cheesecake recipesDev AmadeoNovember 13, 2023christmas, pumpkin, thanksgiving, fall, coconut milk, brown butterComment

Mini Olive Oil Carrot Cakes with the Creamiest Cream Cheese Frosting

Aren’t these mini carrot cakes the cutest?! These mini carrot cakes are incredibly moist and super soft thanks to the olive oil and buttermilk I used in this recipe. You can use coconut milk for a dairy-free version. They are warm and spiced with a good amount of cinnamon and ginger and a touch of cardamom and all-spice. It has a ton of carrots and some chopped pistachios for extra crunch. Trust me the flavor will burst in your mouth after every bite!

I love baking carrot cakes. They’re Mariana’s favorite and it was the first kind of cake she ever had. I have made different versions depending on her favorite flavors at the moment, one time even doing a cherry cream cheese frosting because she was loving cherry jelly at the time. And the frosting has always been her favorite part. I know that wherever…

Rosette Plum Tarts

These cute Rose Plum Tarts will impress eveyone! They are so pretty and so easy to make. You just need frozen puff pastry, cream cheese, jam and fresh plums. It doesn't get any simpler than that! Each tart is buttery, flaky and bursting with sweetness. It’s a beautiful creation that everyone will be raving on!

After the trend of the apple rosettes in Instagram catched up in my feed, I knew I wanted to make something similar but with plums, which are one of my favorite fruits. Just thinking about them makes me drool! I thought…

tarts and pies recipesDev AmadeoNovember 8, 2023plums, tart, christmas, puff pastry, jellyComment

Mallorca Bread Buns with Guava and Cheese

Ok, you love Mallorca bread buns! Those rich, soft and bouncy Puerto Rican type of brioche buns. Now, imagine them filled with guava paste and sweet cream cheese!! These Guava and Cream Cheese mallorcas are so incredibly delicious! The hint of guava spread through the layers of the bread make them subtly sweet. The creamy cream cheese in the center adds a nice tang creating a lovely contrast. Trust me when I say you will finish yours and will be looking around to see from whom you can steal an extra bite!

Baking mallorcas is pretty easy and they’re one of those simple pleasures that puts you in a real good mood. I loved them since I was a little kid and I was happy as a clam every time my grandpa came home with that clear bag completely dusted with…

breakfast recipesDev AmadeoOctober 30, 2023sweet breakfast, guava, cream cheese, puerto rico, bread flour, buttermilk, yeastComment

White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Cookies

White Chocolate Chip Macadamia cookies are such a classic! These are loaded with sweet white chocolate chips and creamy salted macadamia nuts. This cookie recipe is soft and chewy in the center but it’s its buttery flavor and the crispy edges and bottom that make them stand above the crowd. If you prefer crispier cookies, this is the recipe for you!

To my surprise, there has been a lot of people telling me that white chocolate chip macadamia cookies are their favorite cookie, even more than regular chocolate chip cookies, which can be a dangerous…

bars and cookies recipesDev AmadeoOctober 25, 2023cookies, christmas cookies, white chocolate, nutsComment

Rustic Pear and Blueberry Tart

This flaky and buttery pear and blueberry rustic tart is a dream! The sweet and tart flavor of the blueberries enhances the sweet earthy notes of pears. A layer of sweet cream cheese not only adds more texture and flavor but also protects the crust from getting soggy. Bits of bleu cheese and roasted walnuts add so much contrast and make this tart extra flavorful. It’s a simple pleasure that you can have anytime!

I’m so happy I made this pear and blueberry tart! It’s been a while since I’ve made my buttery and flaky pie crust. I guess I ate too much pie in previous years so pies and I decided we needed a break. But who’s kidding? I missed them a lot and when I took out my food processor and made a crust in less than 10 minutes, I realized…

sweet eats, tarts and pies recipesDev AmadeoOctober 12, 2023blueberries, fall, tart, sweet breakfast Comments

Easy Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Curd and Meringue

This Lemon Olive Oil Cake is tender, soft and super moist. It’s a simple cake recipe that you can make in about an hour any time you are craving a sweet and easy bite. But the addition of the lemon curd in the batter and a crowning mellow meringue on top make this a showstopper for any special occasion! It’s simply a crowdpleaser!

If you have never baked a cake with olive oil, you are missing out badly! Baking cakes with olive oil is perfectly fine. You know I love olive oil cakes. The lightness…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoOctober 9, 2023lemon curd, lemon, lemons, olive oil, meringue, summer Comments