Sweets

 

 Here it is Monday morning again although it's not quite a regular Monday morning. It's a day off for the employed and it is called Family Day. It doesn't make a lot of difference to those of us who are retired.

It was a lovely weekend filled with family and a lot of cake!  One of the cakes was a traditional German cake called Bienenstich. It consists of layers with a wonderful cream filling. A picture from the 'net.

 Bienenstich Kuchen, a German delight, also known as Bee Sting Cake. Carmelized honey almonds on top, cream filling with a yeast rise dough cake that is firm and not sweet, kind of like cream puff dough is a pastry but not sweet.   ( I find the filling very sweet!) ( This cake was bought at a German cafe).

 Some of the chocolate hearts that I made.

 

Recipe for Easy Fudge

2 1/2 to 3 cups of chocolate chips ( depending on how firm you want the fudge. I used 3 cups)
1 can of condensed milk 
 1 tsp vanilla ( I forgot to add it)

The directions are simple. Using parchment paper in your pan makes it easy to lift out once it has hardened.Add the chocolate chips, condensed milk, and vanilla extract to a microwave-safe bowl.

 Microwave for 1 1/2 – 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until completely smooth.

Pour the fudge into your prepared baking pan. Smooth out the top with a spatula. Let cool completely.  *****     *****  *****   *****   ****    About my cast iron frying pans...I have 2 that are 12" in diameter and I keep one for savoury and the other for sweet ( such as crepes and also Dutch Baby). In case anyone wants to know about Dutch Babies I'll post this from the All Recipes site.   A Dutch baby is a cross between a pancake and a popover. It’s similar to a large Yorkshire pudding. Unlike other types of pancakes, Dutch babies are baked in the oven instead of fried on the stove. They also don’t contain leaving ingredients, such as baking powder or baking soda.   The ingredients and directions are on that site. I wish I knew how to insert a link but I don't.
One change that I've made to the recipe is to sautee sliced apples in the pan before adding the egg/milk mixture.  As it bakes it puffs up but like a souffle it will fall once out of the oven.  We find it very tasty!!

again....the picture is from the internet That's it for this damp and grey day.  Thanks for visiting.