• TO SERVE Place on a serving platter, slice into 1 – 2cm slices. It’s stunning with a bitter leaf salad, strong mustard, cornichons and crusty bread. PERFECTLY PAIRED WITH: Due to the meaty, gamey nature of this dish and the concentration of the port and brandy reduction, as well as the richness of the pork, you need the structure of a rich, ripe red wine to offset the richness. We are definitely in shiraz or shiraz-led blend territory here. Think the Mas Nicholas or Rust en Vrede Shiraz. A delicious Porter-style beer – dark and broody – should suffice. A…

    Print Recipe Vanilla poppy-seed cake with caramel praline Serves: 10 Ingredients 1 hour 15 mins 100g butter, at room temperature 100g castor sugar 3 large eggs, beaten 100g cake flour 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder 60ml (¼ cup) poppy seeds ICING 80g butter, softened 130g (1 cup) icing sugar, sifted 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract