AVOCADO, PECAN AND COCONUT TART
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Richardo Whittaker – ICA 3rd-year student, specialising in Professional Wine Studies & Event Coördination
Du Toitskloof Pinotage Rosé 2021
TIP: Lemon buchu and lemon zest contain fragrant oils which are released and become more intense when rubbed with an abrasive ingredient like castor sugar.
WINE PAIRING: Du Toitskloof Pinotage Rosé 2021
This beautiful loaf cake was inspired by the use of traditional South African ingredients and indigenous lemon buchu.
Lemon buchu, native to the Western Cape, has a herbal lemon scent and flavour. It is versatile and can easily replace lemon zest in a recipe. It can also be finely chopped and rubbed into sugar as a flavouring agent, releasing its aromas and oil into the sugar.
Amasi is an aged-old way of preserving milk and replaces buttermilk in this recipe as a more affordable, but equally effective ingredient to create a tender and moist crumb in baking. It provides a slightly tangier flavour and a beautiful texture to the cake.
The buchu’s zestiness and the amasi’s tanginess created an ideal pairing.
