This Black Sesame Cake is wonderfully moist and nutty, with a unique balance of sweet and salty. The cake is topped with a creamy black sesame frosting for ultimate nutty flavor. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Recipes
Sesame Tahini Cookies
Sesame Tahini Cookies are chewy and delicious, using tahini instead of butter for a rich, nutty flavour. The sesame flavour is further amped up with toasted sesame seeds.
If you’ve tried my Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookies, then you’re going to love these Sesame Tahini Cookies. Tahini adds a wonderfully creamy, nutty flavour to the cookies, which balances well with the date syrup.
Homemade Kataifi
Along with Baklava, Kataifi is one of Greece’s most popular desserts. It is also a favourite in other Balkan countries, and the Middle East. It has become one of my most requested desserts amongst friends and family, and I hope you love it too. Although it may look like a complicated dessert, it is actually quite simple to put together.
Hazelnut Cherry Brownies
These Hazelnut Cherry Brownies have it all: they’re super fudgy, ultra decadent and are filled with crunchy hazelnuts and sour cherries. Brownies are one of my favourite treats, when they’re done right. And by ‘right’ I mean they’re chewy, fudgy, with an intense chocolate flavour. Some people prefer cakey brownies, but they’re definitely not my…
Orange Blossom Cake
This Orange Blossom Cake is so scrumptious and fragrant, thanks to the fresh orange juice, zest and orange blossom water. It’s simple to put together and just the thing to have when you’re expecting company!
I first came to know about Orange Blossom water while living here in New York City. I was inside a tiny Lebanese store, filled with imported foods and ingredients. I was already familiar with rose water, having used it for a Turkish cake (recipe here), but I’d never used orange blossom water before. Without knowing what I was going to do with it, I bought a bottle and brainstormed all the things I could use it in. As well as cookies, I knew I wanted to incorporate the orange blossom water in a cake. So I played around with some recipes, and came up with this one! This orange blossom cake is moist and so flavourful. It has a gorgeous lightness to it, thanks to the whipped egg whites.
Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
This Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake is bursting with fresh lemon flavor and has a delightful crunch with the poppy seeds.
Healthy Cashew Coconut Bars
Are you familiar with KIND snack bars? I used to eat these daily while working at the office. They made for a great morning or afternoon snack, while being one of the more healthy bars you can purchase. But if you read the ingredients list, you will see that not only do the KIND bars have honey, they are have glucose syrup AND sugar added to them. That’s 3 kinds of sweeteners! Totally unnecessary in my opinion. Now that I’m working from home, I try to eat as healthy as possible during the week, and then I eat whatever I want on the weekend. So I wanted to make a nut snack bar that will take care of those afternoon cravings, while nourishing the body. Enter these Healthy Cashew Coconut Bars!
Mini Raspberry Cakes
These Mini Raspberry Cakes make a wonderful dessert, as everyone gets their own individual cake. With the pretty pink cream, they are perfect for Valentine’s Day, or for anyone who loves raspberries.
Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookies are a delicious twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie. The tahini gives the cookies an irresistible nutty quality and pairs beautifully with the chunks of dark chocolate.
Eggnog Cookies
Soft and chewy, these Eggnog Cookies are the perfect additional to your Christmas dessert table or for gifting to your friends & family. They’re filled with the the distinct flavour of eggnog and cinnamon, and are drizzled with an eggnog glaze.