About me

Hi, I am so happy you are visiting my site! My name is Jenny, I am married to a Colombian and mom to the Australian Shepherd named Hazel. We currently reside in the south of Germany in the city Munich. I was born in Uruguay, then we moved to the U.S. and I also spent a year in Canada after high school. For that reason you will find a myriad of recipes on my blog. Check out this recipe overview for further inspiration. Below you will find some frequently asked questions about me and my blog, let’s get started:

What kind of recipes will I find on your blog?

Since I grew up in several cultures, you will definitely find a mix on my blog. All Latin American recipes can be found here, the ones from the US and Canada here, and all German recipes here. My blog name is telling, yes, I love to bake, however, this does not mean you will also find savory dishes on my blog. I also have recipes on here that do not require an oven or a mixer. Think of a mix of recipes, I may have super quick and easy cheese puffs from Paraguay on here, but you may also find an advanced three-tired wedding cake as well. My mission is to provide so many tips and tricks that you will successfully accomplish even complicated and advanced recipes even if you are a beginner. For that reason I have one full category on how to’s, one super popular blog post of this category is how to make a fluffy and light sponge cake.

What do you like to bake yourself?

This depends on how much time I have at hand and whether I may be trying a new reicpe. If I have enough time on my hands, I love making layered cakes with several components, for example this raspberry chocolate cake. Another cake I love to make is this Argentinian cake with nuts, merengue and whipped cream.  Moreover, I find decorating cookies extremely relaxing. For that reason you will find a lot of gingerbread recipes on here. I personally find this so much better than yoga. A new found passion is also strudel from scratch. Yes, of course I have recipes on my blog, classic apple strudel or rhubarb strudel.

Which is your favorite ingredient?

Chocolate without a doubt. For that reason I have an entire chocolate category on here.

Is there an ingredient you despise?

Fondant. I mean, how can you spend hours and hours working with it and then it ends as a leftover on the plates of all guests, nobody wants to eat it. In my opinion you should always be able to eat verything and you should also like it enough, not some ultra-sweet sugar paste like fondant. I usually decorate with buttercream, marzipan or other ingredients. You can check out how I made a cake with a world map made entirely out of buttercream, or you can have a look at this blueberry lemon cake with painted lemons on the outside. I made these with a palette knife and felt like an artist.

Do you have baking fails?

Definitely, especially if a “recipe” consists of oral descriptions, no kind of measurements, and has unfamiliar ingredients. This is often the case with Latin American recipes. One example that included a lot of tries and a lot of failures are these famous Colombian cheese puffs. I had to try countless times until it finally worked in Germany with German ingredients.

Tell me 10 things about yourself

#1 I have no professional training in baking, I am fully self-taught.

#2 I have a degree in Humanities, but have been working in HR in assignment management/expats for more than 13 years.

#3 I don’t understand why people here in Germany go crazy about asparagus. In my opinion they should get as excited about rhubarb.

#4 My KitchenAid is named Josephina, I also named our cars. The first one was a Ludwig, now we are driving a Theresa.

#5 I love the little leftovers in baking, licking bowls that contained a dough or filling is something I enjoy. I ended up doing this at my wedding as well, I was provided with a large apron and spoon I was allowed to check the leftovers.

#6 I usually sleep with the pillow on top of my head. My husband needed a while before he stopped checking whether I was still OK.

#7 When I shoot the photos for a new blog post, I usually have a rough idea in my head of what I am aiming for. However, I like to change things here and there and prefer to improvise rather than having everything planned.

#8 I am a huge cookie monster, I love eating cookies all year long. My favorite cookie is a good ol’ chocolate chip cookie.

#9 My favorite colors are blue and yellow. I have a yellow bike I frequently use here in Munich.

#10 I love pastries from the south and from Austria such as Kaiserschmarrn, apple strudel and dumplings, however, don’t ask me to eat these as a main dish, a proper and full dinner wil have a savory main dish in my opinion.

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