Baby Shower Cakes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cranberry Cake

Hale's 18th Birthday Cake / Hale'nin 18. Dogumgunu Pastasi

Ayse's Birthday Cake / Ayse'nin Dogumgunu Pastasi

Carrot cake with buttercream icing. Happy birthday Ayse!
Pasta kremali havuclu pasta. Aysecigim, tekrardan dogumgunun kutlu olsun. Iyi ki dogdun.

Cupcakes for a Party / Okulumdaki Parti Icin Hazirladigim Cupcakeler

Melissa's Birthday Cake / Melissa'nin Dogumgunu Pastasi

My friend's daughter Melissa is 8 now. I made this special cake for her. Happy birthday princess.

Isikcigimin prenses kizinin 8. dogumgunu icin hazirladigim pasta. Dogumgunun kutlu olsun fistikim :)

A Birthday Cake for a Friend / Arkadasim Icin Yaptigim Dogumgunu Pastasi

This cake was for my friend's birthday. It was a chocolate cake with ganache icing. Happy birthday Sultan.

Sevgili Sultan'nin dogumgunu icin hazirladigim cikolatali ve ganache kremali pasta. Iyi ki dogdun arkadasim.

A Cake for Community Gathering / Kandil Programi Icin Hazirladigim Pasta

Kandil programi icin hazirladigim klasik pastalarimdan :) frambuaz marmelatli, ganache kremali cikolatali kek.

This cake was for a community gathering. One of my standard combination: chocolate cake, raspberry filling, and ganache filling.

Cikolata Soslu Irmik Tatlisi / Semolina Dessert with Chocolate Sauce

Irmik tatlisi yapimi cok kolay, lezzetli, ve pratik bir tatlidir. Yillardir kullandigim ve paylastigim bu tarif anneme ait. Hemen tarife geciyorum.

Malzemeler:

1 su bardagi irmik
1 + 1/2 su bardagi seker
1 lt. sut
1 paket vanilya (Eger evde vanilya yoksa, limon kabugu rendesi de koyabilirsiniz)

Yapilisi:

Butun malzemeleri orta boy bir tencereye koyup orta ateste irmik tatlimiz koyulasincaya kadar devamli karistiriyoruz. Istediginiz sekilde bir borcami hafifce suyla calkalayip (tatlinin borcama yapismamasi icin) ve kalan suyu bosalttiktan sonra irmik tatlimizi kabimiza bosaltiyoruz. buzdolabinda 2-3 saat dinlendirdikten sonra servis tepsimize ters cevirip, istedigimiz gibi susleyip servis yapiyoruz. Suslemek icin tarcin, robotta cekilmis ceviz, findik, sam fistigi kullanabilirsiniz. Ben bu sefer tatlinin ustune cikolata erittim ve robotto cekdigim potiborleri serptim. Afiyet olsun!

Semolina dessert is one of my favorites. It is delicious, healthy, and so practical. The recipe belongs to my mother, and I have been sharing this recipe with friends for years. I hope you enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 cup semolina
1 + 1/2 cup sugar
1 lt. milk
1tsp vanilla extract (It is not a must! You may substitute it with lemon zest)

Directions:

In a medium pot, put all of the ingredients, and stir them until the mixture comes to a boil. When it is ready (thick), turn the stove off, and take a medium size bowl (i.e. salad bowl). Rinse the bowl (don't forget to get rid off all the water, don't dry it though :) ) before you put the dessert in it. Keep the dessert in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. When it is cool enough, take a serving plate, put it over the bowl, and flip it. You may decorate your dessert with cinnamon, or ground nuts (hazelnut, walnut, pistachio, etc.) This time I used melted chocolate and ground graham crackers. Enjoy!

Beze / Meringue

Yapilisi gayet kolay ve pratik bir tatlidir beze. Tarifini hemen paylasiyorum.

Malzemeler:
2 yumurta beyazi
1/2 cup veya 125 gr beyaz seker

Yapilisi:
Firininizi 150 C derecede isitin. Tepsinize pisirme kagitlarinizi yayin.
Yumurta beyazlarini kar haline gelinceye kadar mixerle cirpin. Yaklasik 4-5 dk.
1/2 cup sekeri azar azar eklerken karisimi mixerle cirpmaya devam edin. Toplam mixerle cirpma suresi 10 dk kadar olacak. Hazirladiginiz karisimdan 1 corba kasigi kadar alip tepsinize koyun. Eger vaktiniz varsa, karisimi krema torbasina koyup sekilli bezeler de hazirlayabilirsiniz. Onceden isittiginiz firinda 20-25 dk kadar pisirin. Bezeleriniz pistikten sonra, firini kapatin ve kapagini acin. Firin soguyuncaya kadar tepsi iceride kalsin. Amacimiz bezelerin kitir kitir kalmasini saglamak. Afiyet olsun.

Meringues are practical delights; in addition, easy to make. Here is the recipe for basic meringues.

Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar.

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 300 F. Line the baking paper on the baking trays. By using electric mixer, beat egg whites into stiff peaks. It takes about 4-5 minutes to form stiff peaks. Gradually add sugar into the mixture, and mix well after each addition of sugar. Total mixing should be about 10 minutes. After the mixture is ready, you may use a piping bag to make shapes onto the trays.
Bake for about 20-25 minutes. After 20-25 minutes, turn off the oven and leave the door open.
Let the meringues dry inside of the oven. Bon appetit!

Profiteroles

This was my first try of making profiteroles. I made the first batch yesterday, and it was already gone by the end of the day :) My husband was asking another batch today. I already made the second batch. I think I will be making profiteroles for a long time until we all get tired of eating them :))
Profiterol tatlisini uzun zamandir yapmak istemisimdir. Kismet dun ogleneymis. Evdekiler profiterolleri bir anda bitirince, kesin bir daha isteyecekler diye aklimdan gecti :)) Bugun esim ise giderken "aksama tatli olarak profiterol var degil mi?" deyince bir parti daha yapmak sart oldu :)) Henuz ikinci partiyi bitiremediler ama bence profiteroller uzun zaman evimizin vazgecilmez tatlisi olarak kalacak:))

Pötibörlü Cupcakeler / Cupcakes Made from Turkish Crackers

I loved the taste of these cupcakes. This is definitely my new favorite cupcake recipe. For the ingredients I substituted flour with Turkish cracker. That is why it is called "Pötibörlü Cupcakeler." Pötibör cracker is a commonly used cracker for desserts in Turkey. It is like graham cracker here in U.S. The glaze on top of the cupcakes is lemon glaze made from lemon juice and powdered sugar. If you would like to give it a try, click on the link. By the way, the recipe is in Turkish; however, try google translator :)) If you have any questions, please e-mail me. Enjoy!

http://www.ulkerpotiborlupastalar.com/tarif/kap-kek


Duyduk duymadik demeyin :))) favori cupcake tarifimi buldum :)) Herkese mutlaka tavsiye ettigim bir tarif. Yumusacik bir o kadar da lezzetli. Tarifinde un yerine potibor kullanildigi icin potiborlu cupcake adini almis. Gayet pratik bir tarif. Bu guzel cupcake tarifini Pinar Belendir hanim asagidaki linkte uygulamali sekilde anlatmis. Herkese afiyet olsun!

http://www.ulkerpotiborlupastalar.com/tarif/kap-kek

Cupcake Bouquet / Cupcake Buketi

This cupcake bouquet was a gift to my daughter's teacher. Thursday was my daughter's last day of school. So, I thought this "sweet" gift would be a nice way of thanking to my daughter's teacher.
Gectigimiz persembe gunu kizimin okulunda son gunuydu ve bu "tatli" hediyeyi ufak bir tesekkur hediyesi olmasi dilegiyle kizimin ogretmeni icin hazirladim.

Orange Cupcake / Turuncu Cupcake

I made the orange colored icing cupcakes for a party at my son's class.
Oglumun sinifindaki parti icin hazirladigim turuncu kremali cupcakeler.

I made these cupcakes for an activity at my son's school. Vanilla cupcakes decorated with gumpaste flowers.
Bu vanilyali cupcakeleri oglumun okulundaki bir aktivite icin hazirladim.

Baby Shower Cake for a Friend / Bir Arkadasima Bebek Partisi Pastasi

I made this cake for my friend's baby shower. Chocolate cake with fresh strawberries, and buttercream icing.
Bu pastayi bir arkadasimin bebek partisi icin hazirladim. Cikolatali keki pastaci kremali ve taze cilekli yaptim.

Mother's Day Cake / Anneler Gunu Pastasi

I made this cake for mother's day. Chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache icing, and prune filling.
Anneler gunu icin yaptigim pastam cikolatali ve beyaz cikolata ganache soslu. Meyve olarak ise kuru erik marmelati kullandim.

A Cake for Teacher Appriciation Luncheon / Ogretmenler Adina Duzenlenen Ogle Yemegi Icin Yaptigim Pasta

I made this cake for the teacher appreciation luncheon at my son's school. It is a sheet cake. Chocolate cake covered with lemon zest buttercream icing.
Oglumun okulunda ogretmenler adina duzenlenen ogle yemegi icin yaptigim pasta. Limon aramali pasta kremasi ile kaplanmis cikolatali kek.

Black and Red Diamond Cake / Siyah ve Kirmizi Karo Pasta

I made this cake for the family members :) I enjoy making bows nowadays :) This cake was another chance for me to make a bow. The cake is chocolate cake with ganache icing and strawberry filling.

Bu pastami aile fertleri icin hazirladim:) Bu aralar fiyonk yapmaya bayiliyorum. Hazir evdekiler "cikolatali pasta istiyoruz" deyince, firsat bu firsat deyip, fiyonklu bir pasta daha yaptim :) Cikolatali pastamiz ganache kremali ve cilek marmelatli.

Birthday Cake / Dogumgunu Pastasi

A birthday cake for a 13 year old girl. Chocolate cake with strawberry filling, and cream cheese icing.
13 yasinda ki bir kiz cocuguna hazirladigim pasta. Cikolatali pasta, cilekli marmelatli ve krem peynir kremali.

Nevra's Birthday Cake / Nevra'nin Dogumgunu Pastasi

Tomorrow is my princess' birthday. I cannot believe she is 5! It is definitely true that "time flies!"
She wanted to have sponge cake with raspberry filling and chocolate buttercream icing :)
The theme is our (her and mine) favorite Hello Kitty :)
Happy birthday my sweetheart!

Yarin prensesimin dogumgunu. 5 yil ne kadar cabuk gecti inanamiyorum. Hani "zaman su gibi akiyor" derler ya, cocuklarim buyudukce daha iyi anliyorum :)
Prensesim pastasini vanilyali, kakaolu pasta kremali, ve frambuaz marmelatli istedi :)
Temamiz (Nevra'nin ve benim) favorimiz Hello Kitty :)
Dogumgunun kutlu olsun canim kizim!

Bridal Shower Cupcakes

Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes for bridal shower.
Vanilyali ve cikolatali cupcake leri dugun oncesi partisi icin hazirladim.

Birthday Cake!

I made this cake for a client. Chocolate cake covered with buttercream icing and raspberry filling.
Bir musterim icin hazirladigim dogumgunu pastasi. Tereyagli pasta kremasi ve frambuaz soslu cikolatali kek.

Cherry blossom cupcakes

Seker hamuru ile suslenmis cikolatali cupcakeler.
Chocolate cupcakes decorated with fondant.

Cupcakes!!!

I made some cupcakes for my husband's workplace. The cupcakes are basic yellow cupcakes with lemon flavor, and I used cream cheese icing.

Esimin ogrencilerine duzenledigi parti icin yaptigim cupcakeler. Klasik cupcake tarifime limon suyu ve kabugu ekleyerek hazirladigim cupcakeleri krem peynirli krema ile susledim.

Baby Shower Order / Bebek Partisi Siparisi

A client's baby shower order. It was tiring :) but I made it. Yay!
Bir musterimin bebek partisi icin verdigi siparis. Cok yorucuydu ama sonucu gormek butun yorgunlugumu aldi. :)

A Baby Shower Cake for a Friend / Bir Arkadasim Icin Hazirladigim Bebek Partisi Pastasi

Iste karsinizda cumartesi gununun ikinci baby shower pastasi :) Sari ve pembe kombinasyonlu pastami ise sevgili Derya icin hazirladim. Cikolatali olan bu pasta, tereyagli pasta kremali ve ahududu marmelatli.

This is the second cake I have decorated for a friend of mine on Saturday. Chocolate cake with butter cream icing and raspberry filling.

A Baby Shower Cake for a Friend / Bir Arkadasim Icin Hazirladigim Bebek Partisi Pastasi

Gectigimiz cumartesi gunu iki arkadasimin baby shower partisi vardi. Partinin biri oglen digeri aksamdi. Ilk pastayi sevgili Ayse ve bebegi icin hazirladim. :) Disi pembe olan bu pastamin ici pandispanya kekli, krem peynir kremali, ve cilek marmelatli.

Last Saturday was really busy for me. There were two baby shower parties for my two friends; one in noon, and the other in the evening. This is the first cake I made for the noon shower :) Sponge cake with cream cheese icing, and strawberry filling.

A Diaper Cake for a Baby Boy / Erkek Bebek Icin Hazirladigim Bebek Bezi Pastasi

I made this diaper cake for a client. This diaper cake belongs to a baby boy who will be arriving soon:)

Bir musterim icin hazirladigim bebek bezi pastasi cok yakinda dunyaya gelecek minik bir erkek bebege ait :)

A Special Birthday Cake for My Son / Oglum Icin Yaptigim Ozel Dogumgunu Pastasi

Star Wars theme cake for a very special boy :) My son wanted to have a strawberry filling chocolate cake with buttercream icing. Here we go :) with his special cake.

Canim oglumun dogumgunu icin yaptigim Star Wars pastasi. Bu ozel pastamiz oglusumun istegi uzerine cikolatali, buttercream kremali ve cilekli oldu. Iste karsinizda bol figurlu Star Wars pastamiz:)