A luscious dessert of creamy vanilla panna cotta and tart honey-poached fruit. To make the panna cotta sprinkle 4½ teaspoons of gelatine powder over 90ml (3 fl oz) of cold water in a large bowl and allow it to soak. Combine 2 cups of milk, 2 cups of cream and 100g (3½ oz) of sugar in a saucepan and heat until the…… Continue reading vanilla panna cotta with poached tamarillos and cherries
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birthday cake
A special birthday request from my sister led to us making this amazing cake. It’s the Momofuku Milk Bar Birthday Cake. A recipe at Hummingbird High was our guide and it took 3 hours to make. You will need a stand mixer and a tall freezer space for this recipe. There are four components to this cake:…… Continue reading birthday cake
vanilla and berry baked cheesecake with almond brown sugar crust
This deliciously naughty cheesecake is just big enough for 6 generous serves. If you wish to make it in a standard-sized cake tin then add 50% to the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 200℃ (390℉). For the crust combine 135g (4¾ oz) of almond meal, 50g (1¾ oz) of 5brown sugar and 70g (2½ oz) of melted butter and…… Continue reading vanilla and berry baked cheesecake with almond brown sugar crust
vanilla sweet vermouth cake
Although I don’t normally use packet mixes, my good friend Rosalie gave me this recipe. The cake is moist, alcoholic and reminiscent of Rum Baba. Preheat your oven to 180C (350F). In a bowl combine 1 packet of vanilla cake mix, 1 packet of vanilla instant pudding mix, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg…… Continue reading vanilla sweet vermouth cake
tres leches cake
Having eaten this cake in a restaurant my sister wanted to recreate it. Made with three kinds of milk as well as cream, it’s deliciously milky and has the consistency of a good trifle. Desserts made with milk are popular in all Hispanic countries and there are many versions of this cake. We used a recipe…… Continue reading tres leches cake
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