Tag: dessert and sweets

Eivors myror

“Eivor’s Ants” (Chocolate candy) Recipe

No actual ants are involved here, but this is a very quick and easy Christmas chocolate candy you can whip up in a whim. We’re not certain why they’re called “ants”, since they’re not really similar to ants. “Eivor”, however,…

Budapest roll pastry

Budapest Roll Pastry

Even though it’s named after the Hungarian capital, the Budapest roll has probably nothing to do with it’s namesake. It was invented in the 1900’s by the Swedish pastry chef Ingvar Strid (born 1926) and has been a staple at…

Tosca Mazarin

The Mazarin is a traditional Swedish pastry named after the French-Italian Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661), the successor of Cardinal Richelieu famous from the Three Musketeers. Exactly why it’s named after him is a bit confusing, but Sweden has always had…