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Last Night I Made It

Maria Rattray
The Daily Cuppa Grande
2 min readMar 23, 2025

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A most unappetising picture of a cake in layered colours. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Let me say right up-front, I would not put the cake I’ve used as my image in my mouth.

Still, I chose to use it just to highlight that any recipe I share here would never contain synthetic colours.

The one I want to share with you is an all-natural cake, so easy to put together and delicious for all adults (and any Michaela you happen to have been gifted as a parent).

Explanation:

At around seven I had made a curry for my husband and me, and she begged to try it out because it smelt so delicious.

I explained that the curry had lots of chillis in it and promised to make the same one for her the next day, which I did.

From that day on I never cooked food just for her. As for the chillis, I just added them judiciously over time until she had acclimatised to the heat.

But back to my recipe. It’s one of Tin Eats, which is a cooking blog run by Nagi. She writes:

“This is a gloriously rustic olive oil cake that’s both dairy-free and gluten-free, making it ideal for any gathering since just about everyone can enjoy it! I really love that hazelnut is the front-and-centre flavour, with the olive oil whispering quietly in the background. With meringue-like crispy

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Maria Rattray
Maria Rattray

Written by Maria Rattray

Writer, author, teacher, fun-loving poet. Trying valiantly to make the world a better place. Helping you to guide the future. Find me at: https://ponmyword.com

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