I am a huge fan of Sofia Coppola’s work, therefore I was very excited to do this “Marie Antoinette movie” inspired, “I want Candy” coloured birthday cake for a dear friend of mine. Felicidades Ana

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discovering finnish Anna Emilia, creating the most adorable paintings, drawings and tiny water colour objects

Erin Fetherston Resort 2011 – so far my favourite resort collection

dreaming of holidays at a little lake house…. picture by Anna Aden

this short film from Wildfox couture’s fall 2010

editorials at breathtaking locations like these from Amanda Camenish for Contributor Magazine

a mini cooper birthday cake I made

Vanessa Paradis on the cover of Harper’s Bazar Uk, July 2010

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Since Christmas I had a glass of rhubarb compote (which I bought back home in Germany) smiling at me every time I opened the fridge. I never managed to find rhubarb in Barcelona, so I saved this glass like a little treasure for a special occasion. As I had some dear friends visiting I made this rhubarb cake with honey meringue and wanted to share this easy and yummy recipe with you

rhubarb honey meringue cake (24cm diameter)
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Ingredients:
*ca 1 kg rhubarb, peeled and cut into 2cm pieces
( I used 600g Bonne Maman rhubarb compote)
*100 sugar
*125g butter (softened not melted)
*1 sachet vanilla sugar
*a hint of salt
*150g flour
*50g starch flour
*3 eggs(medium)
*1 teaspoon baking powder
*1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
*a hint of nutmeg
For the honey meringue
*30g sugar
*3 tablespoons of honey
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Preheat the oven @200ºC
Mix softened butter with sugar, vanilla sugar and salt and beat well.
Separate 2 eggs.
Stir 2 egg yolks and 1 egg into the batter.
In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder, starch flour  and cinnamon and nutmeg.
Then add the flour mix into the batter and mix well.
Put the batter into a 24cm round greased baking pan( I recommend to line the bottom with baking paper), put all the rhubarb on top and bake for ca 35-40 minutes.

Shortly before the end of the baking time make the honey meringue:
Beat the 2 egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff, adding the 30g sugar bit by bit. Then add the honey and stir in with a big spoon.
Remove the cake from the oven and put the meringue on top. Bake again for 10 minutes.
Let cool before removing from the baking pan.
Enjoy with nice people

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great colours and pictures from Family Affairs Spring/summer 2010

finding a heart on the street

beautiful things and a lovely blog from emedemarta

craving some macaroons

discovering promising new photographers like Cedric Bihr

rediscovering this catchy song from Beirut

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just some cupcakes I did with edible flowers and wanted to show you
Have a great Sunday…

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It’s getting warmer in Barcelona and I can’t wait for my first picnic this year with muffins, pretzels, strawberries and cava:) After having given up to find pretzels in Barcelona I made my first attempt to bake them today. I need to practice on the shape a bit, but the taste was exactly as imagined. For all my friends from Germany visiting me this year: No need to bring tons of pretzels anymore:)
Have a try the recipe is really easy
Update 8.3: Forget about the picnic – it’s snowing like crazy in Barcelona. The streets are full of people taking pictures. I’ve never seen anything like this before…!

Sesame Pretzels ( for 10-12 medium size pretzels)
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Ingredients:

*500g flour ( you can also use 500g spelt flour)
*30g fresh yeast
*a hint of sugar
*20g natron
*1 teaspoon salt
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Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
In a big bowl mix flour with sugar. In a small bowl crumble the fresh yeast and add 1/4 liter of lukewarm water. Stir well until all the yeast is dissolved.
Add to the flour mix and add salt. Knead well with your hands until you have an even dough. Then cover with a kitchen towel and let rest and rise for approx. 1 hour, until the dough is double sized. Divide into 10-12 equal parts and form a long roll out of each part ( approx. 35-40cm long).
Form pretzels as per pictures. Preheat the oven@220ºC.

step1

step2

Cook 1 liter water with the natron for 30 seconds, then remove for the heat. Dip the pretzels in the water, one by one, each for 1 minute, using a oven peel.
Drain well and place on the baking paper (6 pieces on each tray). Sprinkle some salt and sesame on the pretzels ( I used normal and black sesame).
Let bake each tray for 22minutes and enjoy with lovely people

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I have to say I was a bit disappointed with the Sonia Rykiel for H&M collection. Too much logos, too much rhinestones – some things even reminded me of Juicy Couture (grhhhh).
But this knitted miniversion of Sonia Rykiel made me smile

Great video for Opening Ceremony’s spring 2010 collection featuring Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst

birthday cake for a friend’s 3 year old. The little boy was sick on his birthday so we had to change the chocolate cream cake to this stomach friendly vanilla-apple-version last minute:)

amazing “China White” editorial by Tim Walker in Vogue Uk, March 2010

Erin Fetherston for Target dollhouse video

great summer dresses from Saga Lova - Stockholm

lovely hand-knitted things from little cotton rabbits

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Ha! so great… I am already thinking about how to make the perfect iCake

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beautiful pictures and clothes in the Spring 2010 catalogue from Sessùn

birds on my balcony while eating Minicupcakes in the first sun. Is it finally getting Spring?

the launch of the spanish Muji online store… dangerous:)

Lou Doillon for Vanessa Bruno

my new Russian Doll Measuring cups bought via design3000

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…everything would be like this. The ones of you who follow my blog might have noticed my love for dots. I found these great inspiring pictures and made a polka dot cake for a very sweet girl’s birthday today

cake *I love Muffins*

my dream house

trash bags installation from AdrianKondratowicz

dotted girl by the fabulous Caitlin Shearer

dotted interior by Tim Walker

dotted cat on Flickr

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