I freaking love Nigella Lawson’s Nutella cake. It’s a project to make, but it is soooo worth it.
Also, people who bring store bought cakes to pot-lucks are the worst.
I love tiramisu; I tiramisued my way through Italy. And I don’t really like coffee.
I had an excellent berry one instead of coffee flavored in Florence, Italy.
Considering that “tiramisu” literally means “pick-me-up” in reference to coffee’s caffeinating effect, I am dubious about extending the name to a non-coffee pastry.
All her stuff is beautifully written. I don’t think most people realize that she was a book/restaurant reviewer and deputy literary editor of The Sunday Times before she became famous.
Most disappointing desert: The Libyan Desert.
Perfect! I laughed out loud.
I just remembered another disappointment (although it’s more of a “treat” than a dessert). I visited Disneyland when I was 10 years old and they were selling chocolate-covered frozen bananas. I liked bananas and they looked delicious, so I asked my parents to get me one. Little did I know that it was like eating a chocolate-covered granite obelisk. At least a 9 on the Mohs hardness scale.
My parents were children of the Great Depression, and our dinner menu tended to depend on what was on sale that particular week.
When I was a kid, there was a fad for Cherries Jubilee. I loved it.
Bananas Foster was not an adequate substitute.
I made Cherries Jubilee once when I was in my 20s. Bought a huge bottle of Kirschwasser and ended up drinking it a bit at a time. Took years to finish it.