Hot Chocolate Cake

This super fudgy hot chocolate cake so moist and incredibly fluffy! Think of it as having a warm cup of cocoa in cake form. The cake is soaked in a hot chocolate made with evaporated milk and chocolate Cortés, a Puerto Rican style chocolate bar. I served it with a light whipped cream and poured more hot chocolate on the bottom. Every bite was pure chocolate Heaven!

There’s something pretty magical about drinking hot chocolate. If you drink coffee, or even tea, then you need to have a sip of that in your daily routine. But you don’t need to have hot chocolate. That’s a drink for pure pleasure. You do it just for you. Because there’s nothing like grabbing…

cake recipesDev AmadeoApril 16, 2024chocolate, hot chocolate, whipped cream, buttermilk, puerto ricoComment

Mallorca Bread Buns with Guava and Cheese

Ok, you love Mallorca bread buns! Those rich, soft and bouncy Puerto Rican type of brioche buns. Now, imagine them filled with guava paste and sweet cream cheese!! These Guava and Cream Cheese mallorcas are so incredibly delicious! The hint of guava spread through the layers of the bread make them subtly sweet. The creamy cream cheese in the center adds a nice tang creating a lovely contrast. Trust me when I say you will finish yours and will be looking around to see from whom you can steal an extra bite!

Baking mallorcas is pretty easy and they’re one of those simple pleasures that puts you in a real good mood. I loved them since I was a little kid and I was happy as a clam every time my grandpa came home with that clear bag completely dusted with…

breakfast recipesDev AmadeoOctober 30, 2023sweet breakfast, guava, cream cheese, puerto rico, bread flour, buttermilk, yeastComment

Mallorca Bread Buns

These mallorcas are so light, puffy, fluffy and anything you might think could describe eating a sweet cloud! They’ll melt in your mouth, especially when warm or toasted. Traditionally these are served with confectioner’s sugar on top, but read below where I share other delicious ways for serving, including my favorite, toasted with butter and cinammon-sugar. So many ways to use this traditional Puerto Rican bread! I’m sure you’ll love this mallorca bread recipe!

If you haven’t heard about mallorcas before you might be wondering, what the heck are mallorcas? And I got you in here! Mallorcas are a Puerto Rican sweet bread that’s eaten mostly…

Puerto Rican Style Sweet Cornbread

Even if we call it cornbread as in “pan de maíz”, this is a sweet corn loaf cake that is sweet, soft and tender. It’s made with a mix of flour and cornmeal and other basic baking ingredients that I’m sure are in your home right now. You’ll find this cake at any Puerto Rican bakery and it’s mostly eaten as breakfast or at mid afternoon during coffee break. I have so many memories around this humble cake, but even if you are trying it for the first time, it will warm your soul for sure!

Corn bread, along with “quesitos”, has to be one of the first baked sweets I fell in love with. From a very young age, I would visit a…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJune 16, 2022puerto rico, cornbread, loaf cakes, summer Comments

Guava Panetelas

Guava panetelas or “panetelas de guayaba” are cake bars made with a very dense cake batter that is filled in the middle with guava paste. They are very traditional here in Puerto Rico, everyone loves them! You only need 10 ingredients and that’s including the salt, and probably less than 40 minutes to have them in your mouth. Even if this is a dense cake batter, the crumb is soft and buttery and you won’t be able to eat just one!

Watermelon Blueberry Cheese Salad

I don’t think it can get easier than this watermelon blueberry cheese salad! It’s super fresh and full of summer flavors. I dressed it up just with lime juice, olive oil, mint, salt and pepper. I used local queso blanco del país, which is a very mild cow’s milk cheese made here in Puerto Rico. But you can use any other soft and crumbly cheese such as queso fresco, halloumi or even gorgonzola for a stronger cheese flavor. I served it over arugula and toasty bread on the side. Every bite was just pure summer bliss!

savory eatsDev AmadeoAugust 5, 2021summer, fruits, cheese, puerto rico, small dishesComment