Dear Winter June..

Winter hits Sydney on the first day of June and the chill radiates through my bones leaving me as lazy as can be. My entire being is reduced to such a sedentary lifestyle of over- sleeping, over-eating .. and rolling around my bed encased in my very warm and comfortable blanket. The only thing that ruins this for me is work... which requires me to wake up in insane hours of the morning. It is also during this time that I thought to myself that I do not want to do this anymore.. I don't know what had struck me .. but I had a sudden loss of inspiration which was my main drive to do these wonderful desserts.


And just like a passing storm - the lack of passion left as quickly as it came in... I woke up one day and I decided to battle this demon by making two cakes in a day.. I decided to redo the classic blackforest cake and something a little bit more experimental.

Inspired by my bestfriend, Natali's insane obsession over Nutella-- I decided to surprise her with my take on a Nutella cake....

Happy 22nd Birthday Natty!!

Mocha Hazelnut Torte filled with Dark Chocolate Mousse and covered with Tia Maria and Hazelnut Ganache sprinkled with hazelnut and toffee crumbs and topped with Hazelnut Toffee