The first banana cream pies were simple—sliced bananas softened in the oven and topped with whipped cream, as described in 1901's "Woman’s Exchange Cook Book." By 1906, custard made its debut, though initially layered separately from the bananas. Over time, the recipe evolved, blending custard and bananas into
A carrot cake is basically a pumpkin spiced sponge cake. Americans love carrot cakes, Swedes love carrot cakes, I mean… A succulent carrot cake, what isn’t there to like? This is my take on it. It’s not very advanced when it comes to ingredients, it’s the method
Churros is the goto festival food of Spanish speaking countries, especially Mexico and Spain. Who knows when and how it first came to existence? Some say it was invented by Spanish shepherds. Others say it churros were discovered by Portuguese sailors in Northern China. Anyway, a churro is basically a
Kaiserschmarrn is a classic Austrian dessert that's basically a fancy, shredded pancake, named after Emperor Franz Joseph I. The story goes that his cook was making him a pancake, but accidentally fucked it up. So he fried the pieces and told the emperor "So… This is a special pancake, it's
All these long an complicated recipes being published. For once, I’d like to share a simple yet amazingly good pancake. Eat it for desert or, like I do, for breakfast. It yields two portions but to be honest, I eat one all by myself. The story behind Dutch baby