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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

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German Plum Spelt Cake (Pflaumenkuchen mit Mürbeteig)

March 2, 2020March 12, 2020 - Sophie Leave a comment
Up close view of a German Plum Spelt Cake (Pflaumenkuchen mit Mürbeteig) with sliced almonds on top

As I sit here pondering what to write about this German Plum Spelt Cake I’m watching the cold rain drizzle down and leave little glistening orbs at the end of every needle on the pine tree outside the window. Kitty, as per usual, is tucked up beside me, hell bent on stealing my warmth. IRead more

Posted in Cakes, Pies & Tarts, Recipes - Tagged Cakes, German, Plums, Recipes

Traditional Plum Spelt Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen)

August 29, 2016February 14, 2019 - Sophie 6 Comments
Traditional Plum Spelt Cake | Accidental Artisan

Down the street and around the corner is our 85 year old neighbour whose prune plum tree towers above the house and all the other fruit trees sprinkled around the backyard. Mom and I headed out in the heat of the afternoon with buckets and a box to scale the tree and pick ourselves sillyRead more

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