Pia's Table

This has been one of my recipes many people have created and messaged me with their amazing food photos. I love it! Free from butter, oil and it’s gluten-free. A moist, delicious, flourless cake that you would never know it had chickpeas mixed with chocolate! Ingredients: 200g dark chocolate 1 tin chickpeas, drained well 2 tbsp Dutch cocoa powder 4 eggs 150g raw sugar 1 tsp baking powder Icing sugar for dusting Method: Preheat oven 180°C. Grease and line 20-23cm round cake ti

It's time for carrot cake! There are many recipes out there but you definitely need to find your own delicious version. I've recipe tested quite a few but now I'm finally happy with my own version. In this recipe I had used olive oil instead of butter and also brown sugar instead of caster sugar for a more caramelised taste and spiced with gorgeous cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. I'm so glad to share it with you. Cake Ingredients: 3 eggs 200ml light extra virgin olive oil 160g

Winter means beautiful citrus season and in our garden we have gorgeous orange and lemon trees. I love creating lemon curd, orange syrup cakes, lemon and olive oil ice cream, and even this delicious orange cardamom ricotta tart. This tart is light, simple and could be served as is, with a dust of icing sugar or with thin slices of orange, simmered in a light sugar syrup until tender. Whatever topping you choose will be perfect and I assure you there’ll be no leftovers! Ingred

My family have said my coconut raspberry muffins are so good and I must say I think they taste great too! One isn’t enough, not even two! Add a dollop of cream, yoghurt on the side or just a touch of butter. You can use one type of flour like 'Plain', 'Tipo 00', a rustic 'Wholemeal or Tipo 1' or even mix 50:50 ratio of plain and wholemeal. I also used extra virgin olive oil and cinnamon and the flavours worked perfectly together. Tempted?? Let's Bake! Makes 10 large or 12 m

Ricotta Cannoli always reminds me of special occasions or creating a special occasion just to have them. Always perfect with a coffee! Makes Approx 20 Ingredients: Shells: 400g plain flour 60g butter, diced 1 tbsp cocoa powder (see note) 3 tbsp caster sugar Pinch of salt 1 egg 3 tbsp white wine or Marsala (optional) Oil, for frying Egg wash 100g dark chocolate, melted (optional: see *Tip) Filling: 1kg Ricotta 100ml cream ½ cup icing sugar Zest of 2 oranges Dark chocolate, fin

No-one can go wrong with Nutella….or should I say everyone loves Nutella! The richness, fudgy, spongy, chocolatey, nutty indulgence is absolutely brilliant. Then adding vintage merlot salt just adds another flavour level that cuts the sweetness. If you’re not able to find vintage merlot salt then pink salt flakes work well too. Serves 6 Ingredients: ½ cup plain flour 1 tbsp cocoa powder Pinch salt 2 eggs 1 cup Nutella ½ cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ cup melted unsa

This is a variation from the original tiramisu which uses egg in the cream mixture. I created this version as my mum wasn’t able to have raw egg for a period of time due to health reasons. Finding a cream mixture that was still flavoursome and not dominated by just cream was a challenge. I still use both thickened cream and mascarpone but what gives this recipe its full bodied and rounded taste is the added kiss of honey. This has now become the family favourite and sometimes

This ricotta tart reminds me of Sunday afternoons, relaxing on the verandah, sipping coffee, and enjoying the warmth of spring! Ingredients: Shortcrust pastry 125g unsalted butter 95g pure icing sugar 1 egg (approx. 55-60g) 20g almond meal 250g plain flour Pinch salt ½ tsp vanilla essence Filling 3 egg yolks 1 whole egg 70g caster sugar 500g ricotta (well drained) 1 tsp vanilla 8-10 blueberries Topping 4+ tbsp. honey, to taste Handful fresh blueberries Icing sugar, to lightl