Happy Shrove Tuesday! Today I am sharing with you a Cinnamon Cream Cheese Ice Cream filled with the flavors of a King Cake. A sweetened milk and cream base is thickened with eggs, then mixed with cream cheese, vanilla, and cinnamon. I paired the ice cream with a cinnamon brown sugar syrup. I originally planned…
Semla (Swedish Almond Bun)
A Semla is a Swedish sweet bun traditionally only eaten on Fettisdagen (Shrove Tuesday) before the period of fasting during Lent. With the Protestant Reformation, the semla became available from Christmas until Easter. The base is a slightly sweetened cardamom bun with a bread, milk, almond paste filling. It is topped with whipped cream and…
