Portugal - Pastéis de Nata
These gorgeous golden custard tarts are utterly irresistible. From their rich sweet filling to the crisp flaky pastry, what's not to love?
Germany - Maulwurfkuchen
A traditional German cake, often eaten for birthdays. Maulwurfkuchen translates to ‘Mole Hill’ and I’m sure you can see why. It consists of a chocolate sponge which is hollowed out before being filled with sliced banana. It is then topped with the biggest mound of whipped cream you’ve ever seen (speckled with crunchy chocolate flecks) and finished with the chocolate crumbs that were scooped out earlier.
Canada - Nanaimo Bars
A chocolate, coconut and biscuit base, custard buttercream middle layer, all finished with a dark indulgent chocolate topping. I great snack to make at the weekend for an afternoon pick me up during the week.
Dark Chocolate dipped Honeycomb
Can't beat fresh honeycomb dipped in contrasting dark chocolate. I'm quite partial to a sprinkling of sea salt too!
Austria - Linzer Torte
This is one I'll definitely be making again! So delicious. A perfect short and crumbly hazelnut pastry spiced with cinnamon, ginger and lemon. Filled with raspberry jam and topped with demerara sugar for that extra crunch
Egypt- Om Ali
This delicious Middle Eastern pudding is really growing on me. At first, I was surprised at the lack of sweetness. Since it uses condensed milk; I thought it was going to be overpowering. But no. It has these lovely savoury moments in amongst delicious mellow Filo Pastry, Raisins, Nuts & Coconut. Let me know if you give it a go!