A No-Bake, Egg-Free, Gorgeous Layered Pudding Cake

Over the last 2 weeks Jay has been regularly posting links on our Twitter page to some delicious recipes we've come accross from fellow bloggers. Whilst we're looking forward to giving all of them a turn in the Devnaa kitchen, this recipe in particular stood out from the crowd and having followed the blogger's suggestion to try it with Nutella instead of Snickers, we discovered an amazing egg free recipe we had to pass on.

Originally posted by 'Bakers Royale' we make the Nutella version of their 'Snickers Ice Box cake' using their original recipe: http://www.bakersroyale.com/cakes/snickers-cake/ and substituting the peanut butter with Nutella, the Graham crackers with Digestives (because Graham crackers aren't easily available in London), and the Snickers on top with Fererro Rochers. It's delicious, egg - free and simple, we love it! Thank you Bakers Royale! :)

Out with the Old...

Hello and welcome to our new look Devnaa blog! We're excited to usher in this change as the first of many we'll be making in 2012. Aside from the usual Devnaa and chocolate news we'll also be posting lots of vegetarian recipe ideas and news on Indian cuisine in general - everything from recipes and ingredients to restaurant reviews and all the things we come across and feel that we'd like to share with you.

Starting with a piece of Devnaa news I'd like to introduce everybody to our limited edition Devnaa Easter Egg, pictured above. This is the first time we've created something like this especially for Easter and we hope that you will agree that it has been well worth the wait. The egg comprises of a 31% milk chocolate shell, flavoured with our signature sweet chai masala blend of ground cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and clove and is filled with 12 of our signature salted caramels: 4 Chai Masala Milk Chocolate Caramels; 4 Coconut and Cardamom Dark Chocolate Caramels; and 4 Saffron and Pistachio White Chocolate Caramels. The entire egg weighs in at about 400g and is wrapped in gold foil and and a beautiful aubergine cellophane, finished with a big gold bow to make a gorgeous Easter gift for your family or friends. We hope you enjoy eating it as much as we have loved creating it! The price of £26.00 includes all this plus postage and a very carefully packed delivery to make sure it gets to you in perfect condition.

Stay tuned this week for some traditional Gujarati, home cooking recipe posts - I can't wait to share them with you! :)

Devnaa Signature Chocolates come to Knightsbridge!

Preceding the launch of the Devnaa Signature Caramels and Limited Edition Valentines Rose Creams in Harvey Nichols this week, I took a trip down to Knightsbridge to check out the area.

Possibly the most luxurious shopping district in London, Knightsbridge is home to the flagship stores of many high end fashion brands like Prada, Jimmy Choo and Gucci. Everywhere you look you are surrounded by famous names and the most beautiful window displays of clothes, shoes, jewellery and food!

The most well-known parts of Knightsbridge are Brompton Road, where Harrods resides, and Sloane Street, boasting residents like Chanel and Armani. Harvey Nichols is in a prime location on the corner of Sloane Street and Brompton Road, and it is easily accessible from the Sloane Street exit at Knightsbridge Station.

On my visit to Knightsbridge I started by visiting the famous Harvey Nichols to explore and look around all the amazing departments. The main entrance on the ground floor opens out into an amazing beauty department filled with beautiful scents and colours. Downstairs on two lower ground floors you have an outstanding collection of menswear, ranging from the most formal suits to casual trainers.  Floors 1-4 contain an extremely comprehensive selection of ladies wear and on the 5^th floor, the icing on the cake for me, you have the food market. With some of the most exclusive and elusive food products available, from strawberry pasta to marshmallow fluff, this has to be one of the most amazing food markets I have ever had the pleasure to visit! The selection is incredible, top quality produce, high end, gourmet brands and delicious displays – I could have spent hours just looking around and I am so excited and proud for Devnaa chocolates to be included alongside such brilliant products. There is also a restaurant, terrace café, and bar offering up lots of delicious goodies.

My next stop was Harrods – breath taking luxury and expense embodied! If you have never been to Harrods before make sure you spare an entire day for when you do plan a visit. 7 floors dedicated to the most beautiful, extravagant luxuries available to buy. I’ll keep my description short, to my favourite parts; otherwise this post may go on for days! Call me predictable but by far and away my favourite room in Harrods is The Chocolate Room. Located almost in the centre of the ground floor, it is a chocoholics dream.  Counters of the prettiest chocolate treats and shelves stacked with the most extravagant chocolate boxes, with a chocolate brown interior décor and a tea and coffee bar to boot it’s simply astonishing. My second favourite part – the Ice Cream Parlour. Located on the second floor, just opposite the pizzeria (where I enjoyed a delectable dinner) the ice cream parlour makes you feel like a child again. Towering sundaes made from luscious flavours of the creamiest ice cream served up in a traditional 60’s style parlour, it really is worth a visit to Harrods just for this!

These are just a tiny fraction of things to see in Knightsbridge and there are plenty more glamorous shops and plush hotels, fine dining restaurants and opulent bars to take in. I’m looking forward to spending a bit more time there as Devnaa launches in Harvey Nichols!

Devnaa Valentine's Rose and Ginger Creams.