Italy meets Sweden...

Swedish Sticky Chocolate Cake

...what I really love about living in London is that I get to know so many different people from so many different countries. Their habits, their point of views and of course their traditional dishes. Last weekend we had an Italian and Swedish dinner with Bruschetta, Risotto and Sticky Cake. 

Mushroom Bruschetta

Lanka Green Tea Chocolate Cake

Is there something better than a lazy afternoon with girl's chit-chat and Lanka green tea chocolate cake?

Lanka Bakery is a small and super cute café close to Finchley Road.

Well, we enjoyed our delicious cake at home, thanks to a special beloved one who was so nice to surprise us with this lovely cake...in front of my door steps. Thanks!

That was an absolute perfect girls afternoon and the unexpected guest (green tea cake) made it even better!


Lanka
9 Goldhurst Terrace
London NW6 3HX

Shortbread Fingers

I love those buttery Scottish biscuits. I'm in Munich right now. And here it's not like in London, that you can buy shortbread in every small shop, around the corner. Therefore I decided to make my own slightly salty and buttery biscuits. I didn't know that it is so easy...




You need is
300 g flour
200 g butter (room temperature)
100g sugar
1 tea spoon of baking powder
1 pack vanilla sugar
good pinch of salt









Put all the ingredients in a bowl and beat until soft. Then knead the dough well until everything comes together.

Put the dough in the fridge and let it chill for 15-20 minutes at least. Meanwhile preheat the oven to about 150°C.

Roll the dough out (on a floured surface)  in the form of an rectangle. Be careful that the dough is not to thin, then cut out the short bread fingers. Repeat this until all the dough is used.

For an original look, prick the fingers with a fork. Put the fingers carefully on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes at 180°C. Et voila!

300 g flour