Carrot, Salted Caramel & Macadamia Nuts

In my last post, I made the salted caramel frosting for chocolate cupcakes.

I really like the frosting so I decided to bake a carrot cake for that.

After frosting, I also made some spiced caramel macadamia nuts for garnish.

On a rainy day, enjoy the cake with a cup of coffee for an enjoyable tea time :)

Caramel & Macadamia Ricotta Cheesecake

This was the 2nd ricotta cheesecake I've baked, I found the recipe from Keiko's blog (Nordljus).

In her original post, Keiko mentioned she's not a big fan of baked cheesecakes as she finds them quite heavy.

I agree, most of them are quite heavy but its simplicity is all that matters to me.

My 1st ricotta cheesecake was light, smooth & refreshingly fruity.

You can find that I've tried to accompany the cheesecakes with syrups or fruit compote to make it light & refreshing, the results always over my expectations.

I think this cheesecake was quite heavy by itself, but it goes really well with the caramel macadamia nuts.

I love the nuts, I think it'd be a great snack just by itself.