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Dutch Butter Cake Cookies (Boterkoek)

December 1, 2025December 2, 2025 - Sophie Leave a comment
Small squares of dutch buttercake (Boterkoek) cooling on a wire rack while one is held above them between two fingers to show the dense texture.

This year has brought a lot of change. I turned 40 and with it came a laundry list of anxieties and insecurities but also a vast deepening into what I want my life to feel like. One of the best and key changes I made was stepping away from social media. Sometime in the SpringRead more

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Recipes - Tagged Buttercake, Cookies, Recipes

Bee Sting Cake

German Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich)

May 13, 2024May 27, 2024 - Sophie Leave a comment
Once slice of Bee Sting Cake (aka Bienenstich) on a small white plate while the rest of the cake sits on a white cake platter. A dark blue and white patterned dish towel is draped underneath the cake platter.

This blog post feels like a strange one to share. Not because it isn’t delicious (it is!), but because the memory that will always be tied to my experience of this german bee sting cake is on the sombre side. You see, my Oma has been in and out of hospital (mostly in) for theRead more

Posted in Cakes, Pies & Tarts, Recipes - Tagged Bee Sting Cake, Bienenstich, Cake, German
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