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Pasteis de Nata Portuguese Custard Tarts

Pasteis de Nata  or Portuguese Custard Tarts as they are known in English are something I have been meaning to make for a while now. Whilst I have never eaten one in Portugal I have devoured my fair share of the Spanish equivalent – Pastel de Nata when I lived in Catalunya.  My hens are laying 6 eggs a day at the moment so the time was right for my first try at Pasteis de Nata.

Pasteis de Nata Portuguese Custard Tart
Pasteis de Nata Portuguese Custard Tart

I have simplified the recipe by using ready made Puff Pastry. But feel free to make your own pastry and then just follow the assembly instructions. This recipe makes 24 tarts but it could easily be halved. Continue reading “Pasteis de Nata Portuguese Custard Tarts”

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Louise Cake with a Twist

Browsing through a few cookbooks last week searching for a recipe my husband stumbled across Louise Cake in Sweet by Ottolenghi. However after a bit of hunting around this wasn’t a traditional Louise Cake recipe, rather an adaptation.  Louise Cake is a popular New Zealand bake which resembles more of a slice than a cake. The story goes it was named after Queen

Louise Cake
Louise Cake

Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise and arrived on New Zealand shores with British travellers at the time.

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Maple Syrup, Orange & Pecan Cake

A few months ago I found a recipe for a Maple Syrup Cake which turned out to be a disaster. The quantities, nor the method seemed correct but I ploughed ahead and baked a dreadful dry and sunken cake. So after a bit of experimentation I now have a recipe I have created for a delicious Maple Syrup, Orange & Pecan Cake with an orange buttercream filling. Even better, you can always swap the Pecans for Walnuts and it will be just as tasty!

Maple Syrup Orange and Pecan Cake
Maple Syrup Orange and Pecan Cake

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