OVEN-BAKED APPLE CHIPS

Sweet, crispy and so beautiful thanks to their natural apple shape and flowery detail.

And what a tease... they literally melt in your mouth into nothingness, leaving you to crave for 1 more... or 5... or 10...  ;-)  until they are finally all gone...

And great as decoration for desserts, see APPLE CRUMBLE WITH A CRISPY FACE LIFT. 

APPLE CRUMBLE WITH A CRISPY FACE LIFT

'Necessity is the mother of invention'... According to Wikipedia the crumble was invented in England during World War II, when food was rationed, and so the English people, in replacement of pies, created a mix of flour, butter or margarine, and sugar and used this to top sweet fruit - a most wonderful alternative that has not lost it's popularity to this day. I guess not just owing to it's beautiful textures and taste: tangy-sweet cinnamon-flavoured apples, baked with a sweet and crunchy and crumbly topping, but also due to its simplicity: this version requires literally minutes of preparation. 

ST. VALENTINE'S CAKE POPS HEARTS

Cake pops - never made them, never tasted them, so didn't really know what to expect. But Valentine's day presented a perfect opportunity to have a go. We now know why they are so popular, they are really soooo nice, not just to look at, but also a scrumptious sweet treat. The crumbled cake, mixed and compressed with the frosting, results in a concentrated, chocolatey pralinee-like sweet, with a rich and moist texture, all held together by a layer of chocolate, and  decorated with sparkly sweet and crunchy sugar sprinkles  :-)