Karydopita – Traditional Walnut Pie

While Karydopita is baking in the oven, this all-time, classic Greek desert sends its special blends of aromas — cinnamon, cloves, orange, and of course, walnut —out into every corner of your home. It is a veritable potpourri of autumn scents. I have tried many recipes but this is the best ever! Karydopita – Traditional…

My Favourite Orange Walnut Cake

Best enjoyed with a cup of coffee or aromatic tea, this is one of my much-loved cakes and has certainly won the recognition throughout the years as becoming the distinctively characteristic, “Moi” cake. You can substitute walnuts for pecan nuts without risking the recipe’s gorgeousness. My Favourite Orange Walnut Cake Ingredients: 230 g butter, unsalted 2 cups white sugar…

Mellow Chocolate Loaf Cake

Mellow Chocolate Loaf Cake The chocoholic’s ultimate fantasy! Just invest in the best quality chocolate  bar you can get (such as Valhrona!) and try muscovado sugar which adds  a beautiful caramel note creating layers of fudgy flavour.  Ingredients: 110 g chocolate, best quality bittersweet  1⅓ cups all purpose flour  1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter, unsalted, in room temperature 1⅔ cups dark brown…

Apple Nut Cupcakes

Rich and moist and packed with flavour. I could not resist sharing the recipe! They are an immediate addiction! Apple nut cupcakes Ingredients: For topping: 5 tablespoons butter, unsalted, cut into small pieces ¾ cup all purpose flour 5 tablespoons muscovado sugar ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1 ½ tablespoons sunflower seeds 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds 1 teaspoon water 1½ tablespoons honey 1½ tablespoon sesame seeds For…

Italian Chocolate Salame with Amaretti

Sandra Choremi_Italian chocolate salame with Amaretti

Let’s face it we all love chocolate! There’s just something about this chocolate crunchy cake… hidden inside that makes it the best kind of surprise… Italian Chocolate Salame with Amaretti Ingredients: 250 g. good-quality dark chocolate , roughly chopped 250 g. amaretti biscuits , crunchy not soft, crushed into small pieces 100 g. unsalted butter…