Tag: eurovision

Vegan Torta Gianduia (Chocolate Hazelnut Cake)

Vegan Torta Gianduia (Chocolate Hazelnut Cake)

Long-term readers of this blog will know that I love a Eurovision-inspired bake, and this one is a belter! Researching the host country’s traditional recipes and deciding which one to use can take some time – but not this year, as Eurovision is beamed live 

Malabi Rose & Raspberry Vegan Pavlova

Malabi Rose & Raspberry Vegan Pavlova

Stockpile the snacks and prepare to sofa-shimmy to the beat: Eurovision is here again in all its deliciously awkward and sequinned glory! I don’t really like the term ‘guilty pleasure’, but can safely apply it to Eurovision, which is simultaneously spectacular and toe-curlingly bizarre. I’m 

Cheat’s Portuguese-Inspired Custard Swirls

Cheat’s Portuguese-Inspired Custard Swirls

I’m almost embarrassed to share this, as it isn’t really a recipe at all. Created in the spirit of Eurovision – this year held in Lisbon and on the tellybox tonight – this is a thrifty three-ingredient, no-effort and strictly tongue-in-cheek homage to the famous 

Prinsesstårta (Swedish Princess Cake)

Prinsesstårta (Swedish Princess Cake)

[VEGETARIAN] Let me start by saying that this is one of my all-time favourite cakes. I first tried it about a decade ago in the Swedish flat-pack wonder-warren that is Ikea, and swore I’d eat one every birthday and probably every weekend from that day 

Bondepige Med Slør (Danish Peasant Girl With a Veil)

Bondepige Med Slør (Danish Peasant Girl With a Veil)

Yes, I admit it was the name that intrigued me. And as the title might indicate, this is not a fancy dessert. In fact, it looks like the thrifty sort of dish whipped up from the bottom of the fruit bowl and a freezer stash