Rum babas are a bit of a labour of love but so worth it. A common supermarket dessert of the 80’s they have disappeared seemingly without trace these days so I had to start making them. This Phil Vickery recipe is no longer available online but it has given me failsafe babas for 6 orContinue reading “Rum Babas”
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A Real Cuban Mojito
On Friday night I was lucky enough to win tickets to Havana Club’s ‘Nothing Compares to Havana’ rum tasting evening at Kettners in Soho where we learnt about the history of rum, made mojitos in a cocktail making workshop and sipped aged single barrel rum paired with Cuban chocolate. Sadly, I didn’t have my cameraContinue reading “A Real Cuban Mojito”
Mojito Ice Cream
Inspired by Nigella’s No Churn Margarita Ice Cream I set about making a rum based alternative as tequila seems to affect me much as I imagine drinking drain cleaner would. For this mojito ice cream, I reduced the amount of cream to 300ml and made it up to 500ml with 200ml whole milk to makeContinue reading “Mojito Ice Cream”
Strawberry Daiquiri Pavlova
I came across this Sarah Randell recipe for Strawberry Daiquiri Pavlova in the June issue of Sainsbury’s Magazine and being a huge fan of rum and pavlova knew I had to give this a go. Having always been daunted by making meringue I decided to bite the bullet a few weeks ago and I’m soContinue reading “Strawberry Daiquiri Pavlova”
Mojito Cupcakes
Finally the sun is shining and it was my friend Helen’s birthday last week so that could mean only one thing….cocktail inspired cupcakes! I visited Cuba two years ago and this idea was born whilst chatting to our tour guide Leoel. He came from a family of bakers and he was telling me about CubanContinue reading “Mojito Cupcakes”
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