24 May 2018

Fraisier (French Strawberry Cake)

Fraisier is a French strawberry cake : a génoise (white cake) is filled with crème mousseline and fresh strawberries. This is a classic French dessert.



french strawberry dessert
Fraisier is a fancy French word for strawberry cake. If you want to know how to pronounce it, go : fray zee ey. There, you can now say fraisier ;)

Strawberry cake (this version, filled with cream and fresh strawberries) has been one of my favorite desserts ever since I was a little one. Most birthday cake pictures from my first ten years on this planet are of fraisiers. I think it's because it combines a lot of my favorite things when it comes to desserts : strawberries, cake, and cream. A lot of cream.

16 May 2018

Chocolate Banana Mini Cakes

This recipe for moist chocolate banana mini cakes is the perfect way to use up ripe bananas.


chocolate banana muffins
After chocolate chip banana cookies, here come chocolate banana mini cakes. I'm just thinking about those poor ripe bananas, you know. I want you to use them up, and making these chocolate banana cakes is the perfect way to do just that.
Chocolate and banana is a well-known flavor pairing, and these mini cakes showcase just how amazing a pairing it is. You could also use a muffin pan to make these chocolate banana cakes.
These chocolate banana mini cakes stay soft and moist, even after a couple days left on the kitchen counter.

chocolate banana muffins
Let me know in the comments if you make these chocolate banana mini cakes ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !

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chocolate banana muffins
Here's the recipe for chocolate banana mini cakes :

chocolate banana muffins


Ingredients :
85g of flour
25g of cocoa powder
75g of sugar
1 tsp of baking powder
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1/8 tsp of salt
1 ripe banana, mashed
120g of plain yogurt
1 small egg
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 tsp of vanilla extract

Instructions :
  • Preheat the oven.
  • Whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and baking soda), and set aside.
  • In another bowl, mix the banana, yogurt, egg, oil and vanilla extract.
  • Mix in the dry ingredients.
  • Grease (and/or line with baking paper) a mini loaf pan and divide the batter evenly (about ¾ full). Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (150°C/180°C), until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.
  • Let cool for a few minutes before taking the chocolate banana mini cakes out of the pan.

  • chocolate banana muffins

    02 May 2018

    Top 5 Cookie Recipes

    Here are the blog's five most popular ccookies recipes ! From snickerdoodles to almond sablés, check out these easy cookie recipes.


    Top 5 Cookie Recipes
    Here's a little round-up of the five most popular cookie recipes on the blog ! Cookies and bars recipes are what I've posted about the most on this little blog, with the most recent cookie recipe being these chocolate chip banana cookies, and the most recent bars recipe was this one for Easter chocolate cookie bars.
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