Toffee & Dark Chocolate Chunk Bacon Fat Cookies
A cookie for my fellow savoury sweet lovers. These cookies are made using brown butter and rendered bacon fat. I’m big on no food waste so for any households that go through a fair bit of bacon, this could be the answer for all that leftover bacon fat. I’ve packed the cookie dough full of toffee shards, dark chocolate chunks and finely diced crispy bacon. The result is a chewy cookie with a crispy edge and pools of rich chocolate and butterscotch toffee.
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Rhubarb Compote
This creamy, soft panna cotta speckled with vanilla bean pairs perfectly with a tangy sweet rhubarb compote. A simple and easy dessert to put together but one that you won’t forget. Forced rhubarb in it’s beautiful pink hues, needs to be used at every opportunity while it’s in season. A delight to serve at the dinner table.
Forced Rhubarb & Ginger Gingham Swiss Roll
This pink gingham swiss roll is whimsical and it adds a pop of colour to your afternoon coffee and cake. I am a true rhubarb lover and, like many other foodies, await the arrival of forced Rhubarb as if its Christmas morning. Pair it with fluffy ginger cream and it's absolute heaven.
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.