dessert

cake, dessert, French, fruit, lemon

Simple Lemon cake

The exact origin of lemon cake is unknown. It is probably derived from the pound cake, which was first baked in England around 1700. A pound of each ingredient was used to make a simple, heavy cake to feed large groups of people. It’s a favorite for tea time at […]

chocolate, dessert, eggs, Italian

Bunet

This chocolate flan with an Amaretto twist originates from the Piemonte in Northern Italy and goes by the name of bunet meaning “hat”. Some people say it is because the dessert was traditionally served in a copper mould that resembled and was referred to as a bonèt ëd cusin-a (chef’s […]