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Lemon Sour Cream Cake

This is a cake inspired by the Italian teacake “Ciambellone” which is made with yoghurt,mascarpone and olive oil and so I used what was to hand and good: lush sour cream and sunflower oil. The beauty of this cake lies in its audacious simplicity: a few local ingredients mixed with a fork together in one bowl; no special equipment or elbow grease needed. If you ever need a cake in a hurry, this may be it.

I give two quantities – 4 eggs if you want to go for the “Ta da” bundt tin number, or two eggs for a standard sandwich tin or loaf tin.

In the cake pictured I used half plain flour and half wholemeal flour – no reason only that I had forgotten to buy white flour!

Bacania Veche – a cornucopia of good things

Since 2010 Marius has been selling high quality foods and baking home made cakes and savouries making this the first real “foodie mecca” in Bucharest. In particular the range of top quality Romanian artisanal products is second to none.

Now it also has a regular supply of organic veggie suppliers too – some of whom you can order in advance from. The quality of these is excellent and I savour how they really do taste like the veggies you knew from childhood.

49, Barbu Vacarescu

All details and on line shop: https://bacaniaveche.ro/

Wild Garlic (“leurda”) Pesto

This is a pesto that screams out that Spring is sprunging. It also packs a mighty punch of chlorphyll, vits and all things immune system boosting which is welcome relief after a long winter.

Its vibrant and warming with “Urda gnocchi” excellent as a pasta sauce with young green beans and a personal fave…use as a sauce for grilled halloumi. But pungent it is – eat with those you love or those who love garlic!

In strange times it guarantees “social distancing” and aids social isolation greatly.