The three desserts were a hit!
The fig tart and the orange cardamom cream was the perfect combo of spicy and sweet. The pastry was flaky and rich. The coconut lemon cake, was moist, a little crunchy, and very lemony. The icing was glaze-like, just thick enough to hold the toasted coconut.
The Sellou were shaped in small muffin cups, Resembled marzipan with a little crunch and unexpected perfume of lemon zest and cardamom. I had wanted a little pyramid, but I didn’t have time to get to the market to my favourite kitchen shop to treat myself to a new tool. I dusted the tops eith icing sugar like freshly fallen snow. We served the trio with espresso. JT wants me to make all three again. That makes me very happy!
One down two to go..I was just in the fig tart post..heading over to check out the other two
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Thanks, Swansan. Hope you enjoy them!
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Wow, these three Moroccan desserts sound yummy! If you give me a choice, I’ll go for sellou.
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Thanks for stopping by Purabi. I particularly loved the sellou, it reminded me of the European Marzipan. Very yummy!
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Of course they “were a hit!” Did you not look at them? All so beautifully executed. What a gorgeous way to end what must have been a superb meal!
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Thank you so kindly, John. What a nice thing to say!
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These look so lovely and delicious!
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Thank you Lynda, quite a compliment from a Cordon Bleu Chef!
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What a lovely variety of flavours and tastes with these three desserts! 😀
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Thank you Lorraine, the challenge was down-sizing the recipes so I don’t have tonnes of left overs, although, JT might not have minded ;-)!
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This was such a great idea. As a guest I would love to try three different desserts on a plate. That’s just so much fun. 🙂 And Eva, they look just beautiful!
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Thank you Kristy. They were a lot of fun to make!
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Hi Eva – they are beautiful! I am sure everyone loved them and they really have a WOW factor! Just stunning….
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Thanks Ann. Your wonderful comments are so appreciated.
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wonderful selection of perfectly sized delights. Have been enjoying your Moroccan series!
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Thank you Kelly. We have been enjoying them too; getting our taste buds primed for our trip!
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I love the variety and that not one thing is gigantic.
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Thanks Greg; I once read that you should feel like: ‘damn, I sure could’ve had more of that!’
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Aaah, I was hoping we’d get to see all three all lined up. Beautiful – really, and a great dessert. Not too big to be too stuffing! They do dessert ideas over here like that… I guess they’re not uncommon in many countries though, called “Café Gourmand”. Usually you get a cup of coffee, and 3 mini desserts – chocolate mousse, crème brûlée and maybe a mini chocolate volcano cake thing (with the liquid centre). Makes a great alternative for the people who want to try everything! 😀
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So true, Charles. I ‘borrowed’ the idea from high end restaurants in Toronto. I love the idea of a taste of this and a taste of that. I will sometimes do this with an appetizer, like salmon three ways for example.
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