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FOOD 12 | SUNDAY • 11 NOVEMBER 2018 Ingredients • 200g butter • 200g sugar • 3 large eggs • 150g chopped pistachios • Juice of 1 lemon • 30ml rosewater • 135g flour • 2tsp baking powder • 30ml heavy cream • Fresh roses to decorate Method 1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees. 2. Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy, then add the rosewater. Adding the fla- vour at this stage will help distribute it better rather than adding it at the end. 3. Add the lemon juice and pistachios to the mix, keeping around 2 tbsp at the side for decora- tion. 4. Fold in the flour and baking powder. 5. Transfer the mix to a 9inch baking tray and bake in the oven for around 40 minutes. The top will start to brown after a couple of min- utes but don't be tempted to open the oven mid-baking as this will make the cake sink in the middle. 6. Once done, let the cake cool completely on a cooling rack. 7. Whip up the cream, smear it all over the top of the cake, sprinkle the pistachios and rose pet- als and voila! Your show stopping cake is ready to be served. CHARLES GRECH Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro 2016 Penfolds, Australia Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro is a classic Penfolds wine, steeped in nineteenth-century tradition. Typically it is a generous medium-bodied wine based on shiraz, but shot with the aromatics and muscular strength of mataro. It's best to drink early, but like many of Penfolds reds can last the distance in the cellar. Nose: Intense, spicy and fruity, of black cherries, black pepper, liquorice and wild spices Palate: Smooth, velvety, juicy and concentrated, with pleasant woody hints Food Affinities: veal, roast chicken, venison stew. Exclusively imported by Charles Grech & Co Ltd Valley Road, Birkikara T: 21 444 400 Fine quality Italian wines of tradition Irpina. Donnachiara, winery located in Montefalcione (Avellino), with its vineyards that stretch along the hills typical of the Irpinia, produces white wines and red wines of high quality including Greco di Tufo, Fiano di Avellino, Taurasi DOCG but also sparkling like Santè Falanghina. Soft crushing of the selected grapes and after that cold decanting of the must fermentation at 57-60°F in steel vats for 15 days. Malolatic fermentation is not done. Full expression of it's territory, the heart of Greco di tufo, with a specific attention to all the factors of maturation of it's aroma's. Nose: Offers fruity flavours of pear, apricot, pineapple and citrus Palate: Smooth, elegant and structured, with good freshness and a great persistence that confirms and amplifies the olfactory sensations. Food Affinities: Perfect with all seafood, pasta with light sauces , white meats and herb cheeses Exclusively imported by Charles Grech & Co. Ltd, Valley Road, Birkirkara T: 2144 4400 Donnachiara Greco di Tufo: DONNACHIARA maltatoday Fran Farrugia Head Chef at Baked Middle-Eastern pistachio rosewater cake Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro 2016 Penfolds, Australia Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro is a classic Penfolds wine, steeped in nineteenth-century tradition. Typically it is a generous medium-bodied wine based on shiraz, but shot with the aromatics and muscular strength of mataro. It's best to drink early, but like many of Penfolds reds can last the distance in the cellar.