It’s a perfect combination of nuttiness and creaminess with a touch of coffee. The coffee cream is very subtle and works like magic in this cake. It’s a coffee lover’s dream cake. Happy Father’s Day to everyone around! Happy father’s day to my pops who has the biggest sweet tooth!
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Simplicity. Especially being a food blogger, I get lost sometimes in the hoopla of creating creative and fancy food. Simplicity is somewhat forgotten. I’m always puzzled when I get asked to make this cake for birthdays and dinner parties. I fully respect the fancy food but love to make this one when there’s a demand with all my heart. I found this recipe few years ago and have always followed it. It hasn’t ever disappointed me.
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend!! Have a great weekend, you all!
It’s not too often that I make naan at home. In reality, it’s not too often that we eat Indian food other than at home. We cook so much Indian food at home that we hardly have the urge to eat Indian food outside. Does that happen to you?
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May through July are some of my most emotional months. There’s just so much going on. In those few months are my kids’ bdays, my closest friend’s bday, my cousin’s bday, and, of course, Mothers Day….
Happy April!!
March was a very long month. It feels like it dragged a bit, although we were frantically driving around and quite a lot of things happening around here.
Between hubby’s travels and kids classes, managing everything was a challenge. Oh well, the laundry suffered, and so did our back yard, but that’s ok. I will admit, one thing that doesn’t ever get compromised is our food. That’s partially because I love food, and I have this crazy urge to cook something good every few hours. What is it with cravings? I guess we’ll never know. Some day it’s either a bowl of noodles or a decadent cake. The boys equally love their soul satisfying food. When a lot of things are happening, I bring the kids together to cook, and it calms all of us and takes the edge out a bit. There were many cake days last week. The little one always demands for a plain cake. Always. The teen cannot get enough of his chocolate. So here’s a Lamington.
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Tucked in between the jalapeno bread, onion bagels, and dinner rolls in the fresh baked section in my neighborhood grocery store is this rectangular piece of bread which reads ‘Energy Bread.’ A few years ago I bagged a few, and I have been a regular customer of this energy bread since. I cannot promise that your energy will go up after eating this, but I do like the wholeness, the texture, and the mild sweetness of the bread.
I was inspired and had to recreate it. How difficult could it be to bake them right?
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My never ending enthusiasm to minutely change the taste buds once in a while has a profound effect on how my family enjoys food. Many of us are quite familiar with Sesame laddoos; we grew up eating it. This cake is definitely inspired by the sesame laddoos. The pungent flavors, the colors, and textures are very unique, and definitely not conventional ones. The creamy custard is the crowning glory, which tops the cake to give it a perfect balance. It is absolutely out of the world delicious.
It looks impressive and is a deceptively easy cake to make.
It was an honor and pleasure to shoot for Z Gallerie, my favorite store. You can find the Cake Stands , the dessert plates, Server Set and accessories in their store or online at www.zgallerie.com.
Thank you all for you kind words and for the support that keep us all motivated to continue to do what we do. Bloggers rock!! Thanks again for stopping by.
Disclaimer: Thank you to Z Galleries for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are purely my own.
Coming down in the wee hours to a cold room, still not able to open your eyes is something I do look forward to. Smelling coffee beans and brewing a cup of hot coffee hot coffee is refreshing. My neighbor aunt calls to say that there’s a package outside, and that I should pick it up before I leave to pick up the boys. It’s so sweet. A friend just stops by to drop a big bowl of fresh fruits from her garden. Now that can’t be beaten.
The small things make a huge difference. An unexpected action is just a reminder that sometimes the small things do matter.
Cooking is like that right? The small things make a huge difference….
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
In many ways, our world is a small one. Sometimes it can be glamorous, and sometimes it can be a very laid back one. The familiar routine suits me quite well. The sameness of it all is a very warm feeling. There’s a security in knowing that the familiarity is around, and that gives me a lot of contentment.
This year, among all, I’m thankful for my beloved familiarity around me. The regularity is a luxury I am most happy to enjoy.
I truly feel blessed. CHEERS to a Healthy, Happy, and Contented Year!! Virtual Hugs to all of my dear blogger and non-blogger friends….
Ka’ak. If you have not heard of them, it’s fine, I did not either until my neighbor dropped off some of them to me. It is a crunchy, bold-flavored wreath-like cookies. I have no reference or any sentimentality towards the cookies, but I must say they have become a favorite of mine since. It’s one of those cookies that has a very grown up taste to it. It looks and tastes very outside the box, sort of savory-ish (if that’s a word). After a bit of pestering and almost stalking her, I managed to get the recipe out of her. On a side note, if you want to protect a family recipe, do not make them for me:).
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