Rainbow Cake
Ingredients Cake 675 g (1.49 lb / 5½ sticks) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 675 g (1.49 lb / 3 cups) superfine sugar 1 tbsp vanilla extract 12 medium or 10 large (about 500 g) eggs 675 g (1.49…
Ingredients food coloring
Valencian-Inspired Paella
This is not a traditional Spanish paella recipe, however it is inspired by paella valenciana because it includes chicken, rabbit, duck and beans (the major ingredients of that dish). This recipe is not for the faint of heart. It requires…
Royal Icing
Royal icing is a type of icing that dries to a hard sheen. Ingredients 2 large egg whites ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar 2 ½ cups (300 g / 11 oz) confectioners’ sugar Liquid or paste food coloring Procedure In…
Mexican Habanero Hot Sauce
Ingredients ½ cup tomato paste 10–15 habaneros chiles, de-stemmed ¼ cup malt vinegar Salt to taste 5 drops red food coloring Procedure Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Refrigerate in a non-reactive container for up…
Katchi Biryani
Ingredients Marinade 4 large onions, finely sliced and fried in ghee or butter 2 cups yoghurt 3 green chiles, chopped 1 bunch mint leaves, chopped 2 Tbsp ghee or butter 1 tsp garam masala Salt, to taste 1 Tbsp ginger-garlic…
Honey Lime Chicken Wings
Ingredients 32 chicken wingettes ½ cup freshly-squeezed lime juice 3 Tbsp honey Cornmeal Poultry shake 3 eggs, beaten ¼ cup chipotle hot sauce 5 cloves garlic, smashed and minced 4–5 drops red food coloring Oil for deep frying Procedure Dip…
Green Eggs and Ham
Ingredients 1 large raw bacon hock 2 eggs Green food coloring Blue food coloring Procedure Place the bacon hock in a pot of water. Add green food color, following the manufacturer’s guidelines. Bring to the boil and simmer for 60–90…
Coconut Pyramids
Coconut pyramids are cakes simple enough for children to make, and gluten free. Ingredients 100 g desiccated coconut 50 g castor sugar 1 egg About 6 glacé cherries (optional) a few drops pink food colouring (optional) Procedure Preheat oven to…
Candied Almonds (Brända mandlar)
Brända mandlar (literally “burnt almonds”) is a recipe for Swedish candied almonds. Ingredients 100 g blanched almonds 100 g icing sugar 125 ml water 1 drop red food colouring (optional) Procedure Put the almonds in the oven at 180 °C…