“And what is the taste of New York?” asks Ruth Reichl in her book Garlic and Sapphires. “To much of the world it’s cheesecake.” Feature image: Pexels
Print Recipe Chessboard tea cakes (Lamingtons and coconut ice) Serves: 12 Cooking Time: 45 minutes + extra for setting Ingredients Lamingtons 1 day-old sponge loaf cake 480g (4 cups) icing sugar 80ml (1/3 cup) unsweetened cocoa powder 125ml (½ cup) milk 30ml (2 tbsp) butter 240g (3 cups) desiccated coconut Coconut ice 450g sugar 150ml
What’s Easter without a warm, spiced hot cross bun? This hot cross buns with white chocolate and nut butter recipe is a delicious alternative to the usually-loaded-with-added-sugar-and-white-flour buns…
TO DRINK: Match these pretty cakes with a good cup of tea. Well-brewed Earl Grey tea will work perfectly.
Definitely to be enjoyed with a cup of strong coffee! Chocolate, orange and hazelnut ravioli biscuits are a combination of perfect flavours: rich, zesty and earthy.
Print Recipe Popcorn and marshmallow cake Serves: 1 cake Cooking Time: 20 mins plus overnight for setting Ingredients Base 50ml butter 400g marshmallows 7 cups cooked popcorn Topping 200g marshmallows 500ml (2 cups) cooked popcorn sweets of your choice 80ml (1/3 cup) castor sugar, melted Instructions 1 Line a 20cm tin with silicone paper. 2