A birthday always has to have cake and candles, after all it is a day to celebrate. My birthday cake this year had an Autumn theme. I usually don’t bake my own cake but considering the unusual circunstancies we are all living, I made my mind and went for it. The main reason is that I’d rather enjoy my day outdoors with family members than being stuck in the kitchen the whole day. “Pão-de-ló” is a typical Portuguese lightweight sponge made out of eggs, sugar and flour. Traditionally it is served without any toppings or fillings, but commonly used in birthday cake recipes. And this is probably the most common…
-
-
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
This is a four ingredient ice cream, and you don’t need to use an ice cream machine to stir it continuously, as ice crystals do not form because no additional sugar has been added to the ice cream. Just shove it the freezer and you’re done. Cooked condensed milk also known as “dulce de leche” is a thickened caramel-like sauce that’s made out of milk and sugar and you can easily get it from your nearest supermarket. You don’t need to use an ice cream machine, just shove it the freezer and you’re done. Adjust the salt and whisky level to your liking before freezing. Ingredients 1 cooked condensed milk…
-
Five-Spice Bundt Cake
This five-spice bundt cake is moist, velvety-like and a finger-licking treat due to the addition of black treacle. It goes so well with caramel on top. This will definitely impress your guests and it looks wonderful on your Christmas table. Recipe adapted from Nigella Lawson “Simply Nigella”. Cake 60 ml sunflower oil 60 ml olive oil 100 g dark brown sugar 300 g black treacle 250 ml dry cider 3 large free range eggs 1 tsp fresh ginger peeled and grated 300 g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 2 tsp Chinese five-spice 1 tsp cinnamon Caramel 75 g unsalted…
