Jam Roll (Classic Swiss Roll / Jelly Roll)

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★★ Easy	40 min	6–8	Beginner

Old time classic recipe coming straight from our youth... jam rolls!
Here's a fast & easy recipe to keep track in my blog. Thanks Vilma for reminding it to me!
I use strawberry jam here, but my dear friend Vilma brought one in our place for a bbq, a tasty one filled with Nutella ... hmmmm just gorgeous!!!
The result here is a fast prototyping, as I am busy and do not have the luxury for better photos or decoration... the essential is here though :)

Ribbon cake as Easter cake!

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★★ Medium	1 hr	8–10	Intermediate

Happy greek Easter even with a delay!
All the best to you and your families...

Heres my inspiration for a cake that I came up with, as this year for several issues I did not want to make a more fancy cake, as this Easter coincided with a bad anniversary...
You want to know more about it?
Let's call it the Ribbon cake!

Coconut "Ravani"

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★★ Easy	1 hr + overnight soaking	10–12	Beginner

Ok, a difficult day for me (2 of may) has passed and life gets it's rhythm again. So, what's best than trying my favorite Greek cake? Coconut "Ravani" or Coconut semolina moist cake :)
Do you remember the recipe for ravani? If not, time to revise it ...
Find today a slightly different version that is one of my favorite Greek cakes with flaked coconut.

Orange cake, oh my!

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★★ Easy	50 min	8–10	Beginner

Want to change from chocolate cakes? Looking for a recipe that has a strong orange taste? Then this is your cake! Pity that you cannot smell from your computer :)
It is true that it does not have the glory of a chocolate cake but if you accept this, and dare to try, you will be addicted!
(Photos and precious help provided generously from my son :*)

Chocolate marble cake

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★ Easy	55 min	8–10	Beginner

An easy and old-time-classic cake today. I made it for the school of one of my kids to sell and fund their trip. I chose this cake as many people like this cake and it is true that it disappeared immediately.
The best compliment was the one of my kid that when he saw that the cake was sold immediately, said the sweetest thing to my husband : "Mum has something magic in her hands that makes everything that she cooks delicious" .... Am I not lucky with such kids?

Chocolate Cake (My Go-To Birthday Cake)

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★ Easy	55 min	8–10	Beginner

My favorite chocolate cake

This is THE chocolate cake that I chose for one of the first birthday cakes for my kids that became a very popular one among my kids AND their friends!
Given this success in taste, this is the one that I chose as base for several birthday cakes later on.
I only changed the decoration/topping to fit to the occasion and you will see how a humble cake can end up to such an awesome cake :) Trust me and try it, you will become addicted!
Special tribute to all my family (husband and kids) that helped me to decorate the following cakes. These were moments of pure happiness... I love you!
Let's start from the basics...

Greek Semolina Cake with Syrup (Ravani)

Ravani is a moist, fragrant Greek cake made with semolina and soaked in a sweet syrup. It’s a classic dessert that’s perfect for any occasion. With a hint of lemon and a delicate texture, this cake is a beloved treat in Greek households (in ours too!). I dare to say that this is one of the best recipes for ravani!

An amazing variation is the coconut ravani.

Greek Reversed Apple Pie

🌟 Difficulty	⏱️ Time	🍽️ Serves	🔪 Skill level
★★ Easy	1 hr	8–10	Beginner

What do apples when they want to be left alone with cinnamon? 

They hide inside a cake !
So, here it is the recipe with photos of my apple pie (it's the most common apple pie in Greece actually :) done with the precious help of my dear daughter who has done also the design (her specialty :)
Special tributes to my mother that was doing this cake since I can remember myself and my friend Ria that reminded it to me.

Apples, cinnamon, and a soft, golden cake come together in this classic Greek reversed apple pie. A simple, cozy dessert that’s a family favorite, perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.