Spitzbuben!

Today we woke up to strong winds and mild rain, with temperatures dropping at least ten degrees (Celsius). The bad news is that in rain the insulation work did not continue, so the whole thing will take longer than expected (=feared). The good news is that it was finally cool enough to bake!

Behold my Spitzbuben:



These are basically three-tiered almond biscuits, glued together with nougat cream and sour cherry jam, respectively. I have no idea why they're called Spitzbuben, which, if I'm not mistaken, means roughly the same as "urchins" in English. The recipe is from the book "Kochvergnügen wie noch nie", and is one I've been wanting to try for a long time but somehow never came around to actually do it. Now I've done it, and Mum and I both approve of the outcome. Spitzbuben will definitely remain on the menu.

I also cooked today. Made Mary Berry's Malay Chicken Rice, which also turned out very well. Nothing else was achieved on this day, but I'm content with the things I've done.

Congratulations and felicitations!

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You wanted to save the Dobos cake for today, didn't you? Well - here it is:



Admittedly, not very professional-looking, but 100 per cent home-made and very, very yummy. My first and so far only attempt at the task, which turned out a true delight... even if a bit ugly. *g*