Cool the cake in its pan for 15 minutes, then transfer it to a cooling rack. When ready to serve (it can be warm or cold, but is best warm), put the cake onto a serving plate. Slice the figs in ...
Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a metal skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin.
Sprinkle with sugar crystals if desired or leave plain. Alternatively, if time is short, place orange slices on top of the cake before it goes in the oven. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan ...
Unblemished, large, plump, dark-green nuts are the best quality. Buy them from a reliable shop with a high turnover to ensure that they are not rancid or artificially dyed. Pistachios can be ...
Finally, Ghayour’s fragrant lemon and rosemary cake – finished with slivers of bright green pistachio – is what our dessert dreams are made of. Delicious, simple and beautiful dishes?
Multi-layered, fancily decorated cakes tend to be reserved for special occasions but there’s no reason why this has to be the case. Take a fork to the superb slices on this list on any ol’ day ...