Fig, Brown Butter & Lemon Financier Cake
Fig season is my absolute favourite season for fruit and veg. They’re beautiful, soft, sweet, delicate and the perfect hues of purple and pink. I really think they’re a thing of beauty. Unfortunately for me, fig season is extremely short. So I try to eat them as much as possible while they’re around.
Strawberry & Rhubarb Muffins
Its been a while since I baked something comforting and simple. I had some frozen Rhubarb to use up and thought it was the perfect excuse to make some muffins! Moist, light and topped with a ginger crumb; these will suit any seasonal fruit you have knocking around.
Bulgaria - Garash Cake
This delightful Bulgarian cake is made up of 5 layers of walnut meringue sponge and chocolate cream filling. Once it’s firmed up in the fridge for a few hours, its then finished with a simple chocolate shell made with chocolate and oil. Little does anyone know what beautiful layers lay beneath.
Greece - Portokalopita
A delicious alternative to your average cake, packed full of orange flavour and really easy to make. You start out by tearing the Filo Pastry and leaving it to dry for a few hours before soaking it in custard. Once its baked, drench the entire cake in cinnamon infused orange syrup. Heaven!
Lithuania - Medaus Tortas
A tasty cake layered with honey biscuits & lemon sour cream filling. Delish!
Mexico - Tres Leches Cake
This was the first time I had tasted Tres Leches Cake and I have to admit, I was quite apprehensive at first. I really though it was going to be way too sweet for me with all the condensed and evaporated milk. But I was so wrong! I absolutely adored this cake, I found it so moreish and couldn’t stop going back for more. My boyfriend loved it so much, he’s requested it for his birthday this year!