Bake | Halloween Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

On 31st of October we'll find Halloween hidden in spiders and pumpkins! Little kids are dressing up into something spooky and knock at neighborhood doors asking for sweet treats. Don't forget to be as spookiest you can and shout "Trick or treat?" 

Halloween is not celebrated only by children. It gives us the opportunity to dress up into our spookiest self. Some days you just wanna be transformed into a witch and wander around Hogwarts holding your wand.  After that,  you go magically to the dining room and can't decide what you'll eat first. Somewhere there, between pumpkin pies you wanna find a big pumpkin cake with little meringue ghosts on top. The best part is that  you can enliven them using your wand. The ghosts will wander above the dining room dancing and scaring you and your friends. Follow the recipe step by step, light up some candles and let the pumpkin smell transform your kitchen into the hideout of a witch- cook! 

Hello October ❣

October is the month of Halloween! We have already prepared the special "Halloween treats". Pumpkin flavored cakes, delicacies full of "blood", spiders, candies and bats made of sugarpaste. Every single corner of the bakery has turned into a spooky hideout. Speaking of hideouts . . . Yesterday, my boss asked me to bring two pumpkins from the cellar. I hadn't been there since that day. Ι decended the stairs. I felt a breeze moving my apron. I couldn't find any light switch.  I heard some whispers. Ι followed a thin ray of light. A smaller room was there. I could see black candlesticks, spiders, big pumpkins and green jam. At the end of the room green foam was coming out of a crock pot. I walked tiptoe across the room. I saw a lady adding seeds in a cake batter. She was whispering spells. I was so scared. I couldn't move. Suddenly, she stared at me straight in the eyes. She smiled and said: " Trick or treat?" 

Bake | Fudgy Brownies (basic recipe)

We are getting ready for autumn. For the real one! A few rainy days and my sore throat (oh yes!) don't fool us. We can't really tell that "Autumn is here"! I can't wait to wear my knit cardigan and my glitter oxfords,  to wear my high-knee socks and drink hot chocolate with my boyfriend at our favorite parisian café. Later, when the first dark falls, you want nothing but cuddles at the couch while watching your favorite series.

In the morning, you' ll find a journal full of lists ready to be filled with your weekly program, recommended books and movies.Next to it, there is a mug filled with flavored coffee and some brownies dusted with cocoa powder and some icing sugar.

How beautiful autumn mornings smell like! 

Bake | Triple Naked Layer Carrot Cake

September smells like rain and carrot cake. There's nothing better for a rainy day than gathering at home with your family or friends and bake a glorious carrot cake to serve with your tea. Sweet afternoons around the record player, chitchat and delicious slices of carrot cake waiting at pastel plates to be eaten. The only think missing? Some rain and orange leaves, please! 

Hello September ❣ - The Bakery Project

Ιt's September. A couple of days ago we pulled out of the attic the box with our autumn decoration. Brown and orange garlands, leaves, branches, lanterns and pumpkin spice candles. A quite and warm afternoon we all gathered at the bakery and started decorating the place. Dancing in the rhythm of Ella Fitzerald's great hits (luckily my boss loves jazz music and that's why you will find a record player standing next to the shelves with the cake stands) while hanging garlands on the shelves, cupboards and shop windows. 

Drin!

The carrot cakes are ready. Baked and smelling like autumn. Cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. The secret of autumnal bliss. I love this smell. It makes everything orange and warm. The cream cheese frosting is ready in the fridge in a big pastel pink bowl. Using my spatula I spread this white and fluffy cloud on the cakes. I can't resist dipping my finger in the frosting for a taste. I always do that when nobody watches. This is the fun part of my job. Ohh, that creamy feeling taste and the flavor of orange zest. 

"Christina!!", my boss shouted.

"Oops!", I said and smiled like a bunny - carrot thief. 

Every month, a new "Hello" - The Balloon Project

 One more "Hello" Project is over. The balloon project. This year was all about balloons. Yellow, pink, green, purple, white, blue, red, heart shaped or the regular ones. Flowers, snow, seashore, meadows and gardens. These were some of our backgrounds. We tried to fit in each landscape with our balloons and create something that reminds you of every month. 

This was our second "Hello" project. We enjoyed each one of the photoshootings and  loved your lovely comments and thoughts. 

Every last days of each month we were taking our balloons and permanent marker, dressed in our themed clothes and headed to our monthly destination. Some times it was was hard for us to find the right place or the weather wasn't that "friendly". But, every picture has something unique and that's why we love the final collage. It's so moving and nostalgic to look back to those pics. 

In some days we are starting the new "Hello project" and we are so excited about it! The "Hello September" is ready and we can't wait to share it with you! We already adore it! 

Let it be a lovely "Hello" that will accompany you in every first of the month. 

Enjoy!

Raspberry tartlets with white chocolate filling

Είμαστε στην καρδιά του Αυγούστου. Λίγες μέρες μετά το δεκαπενταύγουστο, αναπολούμε τις διακοπές του τριημέρου ή μετράμε αντίστροφα για τις διακοπές του καλοκαιριού που άργησαν πολύ φέτος. Δεν ξέρω για εσάς αλλά μετά το δεκαπενταύγουστο έχω την αίσθηση ότι σιγά σιγά μπαίνουμε σε κλίμα ανασυγκρότησης - κάπως έτσι βλέπω το φθινόπωρο. Μεγάλες αλλαγές στο μπλογκ για τις οποίες είμαστε πολύ χαρούμενες και ικανοποιημένες. Πείτε μας τη γνώμη σας! Ετοιμασίες για τη νέα σειρά των "Hello". Αχ ανυπομονούμε να μοιραστούμε μαζί σας τo νέo μας "Ηello September". Πολλά σχέδια για τη νέα σεζόν, λίστες με ιδέες και συνταγές και πολλή έμπνευση. 
Τα ταρτάκια αυτά πιστεύω πως είναι ο καλύτερος και γλυκύτερος τρόπος να αποχαιρετήσουμε το καλοκαίρι και να υποδεχτούμε σιγά σιγά το φθινόπωρο με τα πεντανόστιμα καλούδια του. Δοκιμάστε τα και θα μας θυμηθείτε! Είναι πολύ εύκολα και ισορροπημένα καθώς η οξύτητα των φραμπουάζ δεν αφήνει τη λευκή σοκολάτα να σε λιγώσει. 

Bake | Chocolate Caramel layer cake

Sweet 24. 24 years behind me and a glorious birthday cake standing in front of me. After a good research on pinterest and a lot tutorials on layer cakes, we proudly present you our first -good looking- layer cake. Being in love with layer cakes for the last years, I made a huge research on Internet about them. Their types, frosting techniques, marzipan and sugar paste, sprinkles and flowers.

Τhursday, 4th of August - my birthday. I woke up early in the morning (oh well!) and started preparing my cake. Colorful smoke of sugar, cocoa, chocolate and caramel, tins and piping nozzles. The sweetest mess in the kitchen under the melodic voice of Frank Sinatra coming out of my brand new, little, vintage suitcase. What's in the suitcase? A record player with a dancing vinyl on it, a present from my beloved boyfriend(❤). 

Swing steps and mixing batters between oven and fridge. Take all the time needed in order to make the best cake. Don't rush! Let your cakes cool completely, refrigerate in between, make the fluffiest frosting and decorate your cake carefully. Rememeber, in the next cake recipes you' ll be better. 

Ιt's the best cake we have tried so far. So moist and aromatic. We loved it! A special cake for a special day with our loved ones.

Ηello August ✿

August. It's the last month of summer. Wear your favorite dress, make a flower crown and run to a beautiful beach. Go up to a hill and gaze the blue and peaceful sea. Let the breeze make your hair move as if it was dancing. Sit back and think of the things you are thankful for, dream a lot and make plans to make the last month of summer count. 

                                               Have a great August everybody!

                                                          ✿

Αύγουστος. Ο τελευταίος μήνας του καλοκαιριού. Φόρεσε το αγαπημένο σου φόρεμα, φτιάξε ένα στεφάνι από λουλούδια και τρέξε σε μία όμορφη παραλία. Ανέβα σε ένα ψηλό σημείο και αγνάντευε τη γαλάζια και γαλήνια θάλασσα. Άσε τον αέρα να ανακατεύει τα μαλλιά σου και να κάνει το φόρεμα σου να χορεύει. Σκέψου τα πράγματα για τα οποία είσαι ευγνώμων, κάνε όνειρα και σχέδια για να περάσεις τέλεια τον τελευταίο μήνα του καλοκαιριού. 

                            Να έχετε έναν όμορφο και ξέγνοιαστο Αύγουστο!

Love,

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