Let it be said that I have a recipe for a baked citrus tart inspired by Marco Pierre White’s that results in a tart so beautiful with mirror like finish that I have to pause a bit before slicing it. That citrus tart however, takes forever to make. You have […]
Desserts/Sweets
Sweeten your day….
Date & Custard Tart
Back in the days of long boozy lunches when I worked in the corporate world, I had the pleasure of dining at the iconic Rockpool restaurant in the Rocks. I can’t remember what I had as a main meal, but I still remember clearly what I had for dessert. And […]
Persian Love Cake
I was in Iran a few years ago to attend a wedding. Over there I wanted to try the Persian Love Cake which was all over my feed during that time. Legend has it, that a Persian girl baked a cake to win the love of a Prince and they […]
Persian Love Cookies
These cookies are somewhere between crispy and gooey, made with white chocolate chunks and the distictive Persian flavours of cardamom and pistachios. Persian Love Cookies were inspired by my visit to Iran , a country of warm and hospitable people. I was amazed by the wonderful hospitality wherever I went. […]
Best Ever Sponge Cake
If you love baking, you should have a recipe for a basic vanilla sponge cake in your repertoire.And this is it! The best ever Sponge Cake. It is light and fluffy , befitting the title of sponge and worthy of its own tea party. It’s a Plain Jane kind of […]
Orange and Poppyseed Cake
I’m a fairly confident baker and I’ve made a few cakes in my baking life, ranging from simple to the very complicated. There is one cake however, that I return to again and again because it’s easy to make , with accessible ingredients and it’s super delicious. I’m talking about […]