Sweet Baking (10)

Chocolate brownie is an amazingly delicious chocolate pastry. Delicious and beautiful confection with cocoa, black chocolate and drops.

Homemade banana cookies – fragrant and delicious pastry for tea. Step-by-step recipe of soft, airy cookies.

Soft, buttery yeast buns rolled with a sweet homemade poppy seed filling, brushed with egg and baked until golden. An easy step-by-step recipe for teatime.

Grated jam bars: a shortcrust base spread with blackcurrant jam and topped with grated dough. Simple, fast, and perfect with tea. Step-by-step photos.

Classic Ukrainian sharlotka: a fluffy sponge apple cake with just eggs, sugar, flour and apples. The secret is beating the eggs long enough. Step-by-step photos.

Homemade pumpkin pie on a sweet shortcrust: fresh pumpkin mashed with condensed milk, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Easy step-by-step recipe.

Plum sharlotka: a light, fluffy sponge cake baked with layers of ripe plum halves, vanilla and lemon zest. Simple batter, no special skills needed.

Classic American apple pie with a buttery double crust and a cinnamon, lemon and nutmeg filling of tart Granny Smith apples. Step-by-step recipe with photos.

Classic Southern pecan pie: shortcrust pastry, a corn syrup, egg and brown sugar filling and plenty of pecans. Easy step-by-step recipe with photos.

Tender homemade cottage cheese cake with raisins soaked in orange liqueur, orange zest and vanilla, baked in a tube pan and dusted with powdered sugar.