When I made it for the first time, the batter almost overflowed in the oven – I didn't realize the dough rises like crazy, and my pan was, of course, a bit small. I know you’ve also experienced...
Since the day my old mixer broke and I whisked egg whites by hand until my arms trembled for half a day, I learned something: not to hesitate to make cakes with fluffy layers, even if it seems like a...
The first time I made this cake was because I messed up another dessert, I'm not joking. I had planned something simple, a Sunday loaf cake, but somehow the more unusual spices caught my eye on the...
I'm still thinking about the first time I tried making this pie. It must have been a Sunday evening; I was in the mood for something sweet but too lazy to start on cakes or other complicated things,...
The first time I made this cake, I dropped two egg yolks on the floor, and one rolled under the cupboard, and I didn't find it until two days later when it smelled like something you definitely...
The first time I tried making this cake, I added too little jam, and it turned out a bit bland, which annoyed me all day. I thought it would be a good idea to replace some of the sugar with jam,...
About two years ago, I suddenly craved something sweet on a Saturday evening, but I didn’t want anything ordinary; I was looking for something with a fine mousse, well-whipped cream, and, believe...
The first time I tried to make this cake, I thought for sure it would turn out terrible. I had one of those days where I couldn't find anything in the cupboards, I cracked an egg (of course, on the...
The first time I made this cake, it was a morning when I was staring at a pack of semi-frozen phyllo dough, without any clear plan. I can't even remember where I got all those citrus fruits; it must...
I can't remember exactly when I made this cake for the first time, but it was definitely after a baking session where I had leftover egg whites and didn't know what to do with them. I kept them in a...
The first time I tried making this sweet bread, I added too much filling. Out of eagerness, I didn't even check the quantities, convinced it would work out anyway. Well, it didn't. The cream spilled...
I started making crescent rolls with Turkish delight after I had a complete failure with some cookies on a day when I burnt a pan and dropped a glass bowl on the floor—thankfully, it was empty. I...