Before we opened, Sarah Mackenzie worked with me to envisage our desserts at Rita. We wanted to focus on old fashioned desserts. With thoughtful research and recipe testing, Sarah unearthed a recipe published by Lois Daish in 1996. I assume Lois in turn updated this old fashioned dessert using feijoas. Their flavour shines through, unobstructed by dairy or eggs.
We used it in a layer cake with coconut sponge and bay leaf-passionfruit caramel, but as Lois says, serving with plenty of runny cream is a fine idea. I prefer to use under-ripe feijoa for this recipe, both for a better colour and more acidic flavour.
Recipe shared by Kelda Hains & Sarah Mackenzie for Moore Wilson's 2020 Calendar.
Rita
89 Aro Street
rita.co.nz