isn't it nice outside? Today I sat on my little balcony, enjoyed the view, smelled fresh flowers and a light breeze touched my hair and made me feel all comfortable.
Little moments like these, are the kind of moments I live for. Nowadays, it is a privilege to be able to live in peace, to enjoy little moments of silence and joy. I feel like sometimes, in the rush of our daily life, we need to stop for a second and remind ourselves to cherish the little things in life and to be thankful for what we have.
Many things are taken for granted and no one really sees a beautiful sunset, a nice flower or a delicious tasting fruit as a blessing any more. In fact, there are some days where we feel like everything is just going wrong and everything is out of control.
The last few weeks, I tried to sensitize myself for the little things in my everyday life and be more thankful for them. Now guess what, it worked!
Concentrating on the little things, makes you realize that there are so many wonderful things happening every day, you just forgot to see them.
Now, this is my message to all of you: Don't forget to see the little things that happen every day, don't take them for granted and start being thankful for them. There are people out there that can't have any of the things that we have, some of them aren't even able to live in peace.
Start now and count your daily blessings. You'll see, it'll make you so much happier.
When I went food-shopping the other day, I saw some gloriously ripe apricots and peaches at the farmers market. Their colors were so vibrant and the smell was incredible. I didn't know if I would eat them raw or if I should bake something with them, but I bought them anyways. This morning, while I was thinking about what kind of cake I would bake today, I knew that these wonderfully ripe fruits had to be a part of whatever I would decide to make.
Then, I came to the conclusion. I made a Brown Butter Coffee Cake, topped it with sliced peaches and apricots and after baking I drizzled it with freshly squeezed orange juice.
This cake is a true flavor explosion. The batter is dense and rich, the fruits are juicy and a bit sour and the orange juice adds the perfect amount of moistness.
This cake is especially perfect to use it as a breakfast cake. You can take it with you on your way to work and start the day with a smile in your face.
If you are looking for something to calm you down and cheer you up, definitely bake this cake!
Ingredients:
280g spelt flour
200g brown sugar
150g butter
4 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Juice and peel of 1/2 Orange
4 Apricots
3 Peaches
Juice of 1/2 Orange + 1 Tbs confectioners sugar to drizzle on top
Preparation:
First of all, preheat your oven to 170°. Then, put the butter in a saucepan and stir it over maximum heat until it is nicely browned. Pour the sugar in there, add peel and juice of the orange and set it aside until it has lightly cooled.
Now, beat the eggs and the cinnamon with a hand mixer until they are fluffy. Then add the butter-sugar mix as well as the flour and baking powder. Mix it all well and pour it in a buttered baking tin.
Cut the fruits in half and place them all over the cake. Now, put it in the oven for about 40 minutes and make sure that a wooden stick inserted to the middle comes out clean. Otherwise, bake for another 10 minutes.
When the cake comes out of the oven, all the fruits will be sunken down to the bottom. While it is still hot, mix the orange juice and the sugar together and drizzle it on top of the cake and let it soak in. Now, it is important to let the cake cool completely. (After a night in the fridge it is particularly delicious.)
