Here is my birthday cake from this year. I didn't plan any celebration this year, being a little tired still from our return flight from Australia. But my good friend subtly suggested that a celebration would be in order, which got me thinking, 'Why not?' A quick flick through my library of cooking books for some ideas, a bit of grocery shopping and we enjoyed a little mid-week dinner party on the balcony.
The 'birthday cake' is a salted chocolate and caramel tart; very 'on-trend' I know, but combining all my favourite things; chocolate, caramel and salt. There are a few steps to this tart, but you could make and bake the pastry case the day before if you like. And it looked very pretty holding my birthday candles.