13 Dishes

Dessert, Sweet

Carrot cake

Carrot cake (also known as passion cake) is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. sometimes nuts such as walnuts or pecans are added into the cake batter, as well as spices such as cinnamon, ginger and ground mixed spice. fruit including pineapple, raisins and shredded coconut can also be used to add a natural sweetness.

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Chin chin

Chin chin is a fried snack in west africa. it is similar to the scandinavian snack klenat, a crunchy, donut-like baked or fried dough of wheat flour, and other customary baking items. chin chin may contain cowpeas. many people bake it with ground nutmeg for flavor. the dough is usually kneaded and cut into small one-inch (or so) squares, about a quarter of an inch thick, before frying.

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Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake or chocolate gâteau (from french: gâteau au chocolat) is a cake flavored with melted chocolate, cocoa powder, or both.

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Coconut cake

Coconut cake is a popular dessert in the southern region of the united states. it is a cake frosted with a white frosting and covered in coconut flakes.

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Coconut candy

Grated coconut mixed with sugar syrup, then formed into small confections

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Crunchies

Oatmeal and coconut bars, serve with tea or coffee

Dessert, Sweet

Jaggery

Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the indian subcontinent, southeast asia, and africa. it is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary from golden brown to dark brown in colour. it contains up to 50% sucrose, up to 20% invert sugars, and up to 20% moisture, with the remainder made up of other insoluble matter, such as wood ash, proteins, and bagasse fibres. jaggery is very similar to muscovado, an important sweetener in portuguese and british cuisine. the kenyan sukari ngutu/nguru has no fibre; it is dark and is made from sugar cane and also sometimes extracted from palm tree.

Dessert, Sweet

Kulfi

Kulfi () is a frozen dairy dessert originating in the indian subcontinent during the mughal era in the 16th century. it is often described as "traditional indian ice cream." kulfi is a traditional sweet of the indian subcontinent, where it is commonly sold by street vendors called kulfiwallahs. it is popular in bangladesh, myanmar, nepal, sri lanka, and the middle east and part of the national cuisines of india, pakistan, and trinidad and tobago. kulfi is denser and creamier than ice cream. it comes in various flavours. traditional ones include cream (malai), rose, mango, cardamom (elaichi), saffron (kesar or zafran), and pistachio. newer flavours include apple, orange, strawberry, peanut, and avocado. unlike ice cream, kulfi is not whipped, resulting in a solid, dense dessert similar to frozen custard. thus, it is sometimes considered a distinct category of frozen dairy-based dessert. the density of kulfi causes it to melt more slowly than ice cream.

Dessert, Sweet

Malva pudding

Malva pudding is a sweet pudding of south african origin. it contains apricot jam and has a spongy caramelised texture. a cream sauce is often poured over it while it is hot, and it is usually served hot with custard and/or ice-cream. many south african restaurants offer it. the pudding is thought to originally be of dutch then cape dutch origin synonymous with the cape.the pudding gained popularity on the west coast of the us after oprah winfrey's personal chef, art smith, served it for christmas dinner in 2006 to the pupils of the oprah winfrey leadership academy for girls in south africa.there are various theories on the origin of the name. the oxford english dictionary says it comes from afrikaans malvalekker, meaning "marshmallow" (ultimately from latin malva, a mallow). this may arise from a resemblance between the pudding's texture and that of a marshmallow or a similar afrikaner sweet, the malvelekker, made with the extract of marsh mallow. malva is also afrikaans for geranium (in the broad sense, including pelargonium). another botanical theory is that the batter was originally flavoured with the leaves of the lemon- or the rose-scented geranium, varieties of south african native plants. art smith said that according to colin cowie, his hospitality ambassador in south africa, the pudding was named after a woman called malva. another theory is that the sauce originally contained malvasia (malmsey) wine. proponents of this theory include brandy or sherry in the sauce. still others suggest that the pudding was originally accompanied by malvasia wine.jan ellis pudding is a variant.

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Nigerian wedding cake

Cake with dried fruit, brandy or rum, coconut, vanilla or butterscotch flavor

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Rosette

Rosette cookies are thin, cookie-like fritters made with iron molds that are found in many cultures. the name rosettbakkels comes from norwegian. rosettes are crispy and typified by their lacy pattern. rosettes are traditionally made during christmas time. rosette recipes are popular in the united states among families with scandinavian ancestry. they are made using intricately designed rosette irons. the batter is a blend of wheat flour, eggs, sugar and whole milk. the iron has a handle with a bow shape attached to the outermost. the iron is heated to a very high temperature in oil, dipped into the batter, then re-immersed in the hot oil to create a crisp shell around the metal. the iron is lifted from the oil after a short time and the rosette is separated from the iron. usually, the edges of rosettes are dipped into frosting or sugar.swedish timbale can be made with rosette batter using a timbale mold instead of an iron. these can be made with savory fillings like creamed chicken and mushrooms.

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Shuku shuku

Coconut ball confections

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Swiss roll

A swiss roll, jelly roll (united states), roll cake, cream roll, roulade or swiss log is a type of rolled sponge cake filled with whipped cream, jam, or icing. the origins of the term are unclear; in spite of the name "swiss roll", the cake is believed to have originated elsewhere in central europe, possibly austria or slovenia. it appears to have been invented in the nineteenth century, along with battenberg cake, doughnuts, and victoria sponge. in the u.s., commercial versions of the cake are sold with the brand names of ho hos, yodels, swiss cake rolls, and others. a type of roll cake called yule log is traditionally served at christmas. the spiral layered shape of the swiss roll has inspired usage as a descriptive term in other fields, such as the jelly roll fold, a protein fold, the "swiss roll" metamaterial in optics, and the term jelly roll in science, quilting and other fields.