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Easy Traditional Cake
Traditional cake... who doesn't love this easy cake recipe?! No decorations or extras... Make it with simple, readily available ingredients and enjoy it light with tea or coffee. The kids will love it too.
Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
A very special and creative homemade recipe for cookie sandwiches with ice cream. Prepare the vanilla and chocolate ice cream in advance so it’s ready when you fill the cookies. So good — you have to try it!
Sour Lemon Cake with Sauce
A homemade, tried-and-true sour lemon cake with a super easy, delicious, and refreshing sauce. Serve it cold, or at least chill the sauce. Enjoy!
Semolina and Flour Cake
A tried-and-true homemade semolina and flour cake — successful and easy. Adding semolina gives the cake a special touch and an Eastern flavor. Try it and leave your comments!
Apple and Cinnamon Cake
A reliable, easy homemade apple cake recipe. Arrange the apples on top of the cake batter for a beautiful, delicious cake—perfect with tea.
Oven-Baked Cheesecake in Cupcake Molds
Oven-baked cheesecake in cupcake molds — an easy, distinctive dessert for the whole family. You can make the strawberry sauce yourself; the method is included.
How to Make Hala Al-Ruz (Rice Dessert)
An easy Hala Al-Ruz recipe made with commonly available ingredients. You can garnish it as you like with nuts or lemon-blossom (zahr) water.
Baunti Coconut Balls
Easy-to-make coconut balls dipped in chocolate. A treat for coconut lovers, simple enough for a quick dessert.
Zebra Cake
Striped zebra cake made with an easy homemade recipe! Kids will be so happy with how it looks, and they’ll definitely love it because it contains cocoa. You’ll find the full method below.
Strawberry Cheesecake
A successful homemade strawberry cheesecake recipe. Cheesecake is one of the finest American desserts, and strawberries are one of the best flavors to top it with!
Coconut Cake
Coconut cake is one of the most delicious drier-style cakes and is very easy to make. Sprinkle coconut on top and don’t forget the syrup. Be sure to let it cool completely before slicing.
Butter Cookies (Biscuit)
Butter cookies — a classic, beloved biscuit. Easy and affordable to make at home with simple, common ingredients.
Ma'karoun Fried Sweets (Ma'karoun)
Ma'karoun — an old-fashioned, popular fried sweet soaked in syrup. Rich and indulgent, it’s a longtime favorite. Here’s how to make it.
Dried Fruit Cake
Dried Fruit Cake is one of the easiest and most delicious homemade cakes, perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. Try it and enjoy!
How to Pour Chocolate
A detailed, precise home recipe for pouring chocolate — includes the fine points needed to successfully make chocolate pieces at home. The method is easy, but there are a few secrets :)
Meat Musakhan with Saj Bread
Meat musakhan with saj bread — meat rolls with onions and sumac. A distinctive, very tasty recipe served with soup or salad. You can also make it using leftover cooked meat.
Healthy Oat and Flour Cake
Oat and flour cake in an easy homemade recipe. Oats are known for their many benefits, so it’s a good idea to replace some of the white flour in the cake with oats. Using brown sugar instead of white is also the better choice! Who will try this delicious cake?!
Blueberry Cake
Blueberry cake — a very easy, reliable, and delicious homemade cake. Enjoy a slice with tea, give it to the kids as a treat, or pack it as a snack.