An amazing feature of this recipe is that when you make the batter it looks like the cake has been made from raspberries! Click here for: Blog post – Beetroot – Salads, two Dips, one Cake!
Lemon Curd Sponge – Light, Lemony, Creamy!
This is an inspired combination bringing back wonderful memories: two sponge cakes, made from an old family recipe, layered together with lemon curd and cream! Click here for: Blog post – A January Dinner Party
Coconut Cream Caramel – Banh Flan
An adaptation from the French crème caramel, this Vietnamese dessert is an excellent example of the melding of cuisines! Click here for: Blog post – Ho Chi Minh City
Ginger Parfait Ice Cream – Just Yum
Walking the streets of Kochi we ended up at Ginger House for the most amazing ginger ice cream. With this recipe you don’t need a churn as it is a parfait method, which still gives a lovely ice cream-like result! For the blog post, click here – Kerala Cuisine
Crème Brûlée – The French Dessert
This crème brûlée is one that does not set firmly: it is cooled in its own receptacle and will spoon out like a thick cream or custard. The grilled sugar topping breaks like a volcanic crust! For the recipe, click here – Robuchon – Paris Reflections
Pecan Pie – With Maple Syrup!
Pecan pie is one of the traditional dishes of the USA. This recipe gives a pie that will set with a crusty top and almost gooey interior! For the recipe, click here – Pecan Pie
Strawberry Blonde Cheesecake – With Chocolate Sauce!
A full page from the newspaper was taped to the glass door. It included a photo of a large slice of strawberry crowned cheesecake and the words “the strawberry blonde cheesecake is to die for and worth the month on the treadmill”! For the recipe, click here – New York City – The Big Cheesecake!
Fig and Almond Torta – Perfect For Other Fruits!
A highlight was a fig and almond torta … not too sweet and the figs can be substituted with any fruit in season such as peaches, pears or plums! For the recipe, click here – Indigo Valley – Home Grown Produce!
Berries With Cream – The Simplest, Most Perfect Dessert!
… the dessert was nothing more than a large white plate with three elements: a pile of beautiful blackberries, a small mound of castor sugar and a large dollop of thick, farmyard style, Tasmanian cream. … the sign of a very brave and confident chef! Click here for: Blog post – Simplest, Most Perfect Dessert Recipe pdf – Berries With …
Clafoutis – Spectacular French Classic!
“… it is about as simple a dessert to make as you can imagine: a pancake batter poured over fruit in a fireproof dish, then baked in the oven.” For the recipe, click here – Nature, History … And Clafoutis!