Tarta # 2 from the Nuns of Santa Catalina Convent - Arequipa
Our next stop in Arequipa was the Santa Catalina Convent. Built in the 1700's, it has housed nuns for hundreds of years and was only opened to the public in the 1970’s. A beautiful labyrinth of brightly coloured streets, cloisters and courtyards with orange and lemon trees and bright red geraniums, it was a peaceful escape from the busy city.
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| The cloisters of the Santa Catalina Convernt |
The nuns over the years have produced many items which they sold to the outside world including tapestries, embroidered goods, and CAKES!! Found the café in a beautiful garden courtyard and although we had enjoyed a bit of a cake fest earlier, I couldn’t resist the menu!
The Sweets Section read – Temptations and Sins, with choices of Chocolate Temptation, Gluttony(Provocative Lemon pie), Jealousy (The jealous Pecan pie), Passion (passion fruit tart), I had to go for Arrogance (the proud carrot cake) – The intense flavours of pecans and spices, mixed together with the subtle flavour of carrots. DELICIOSO!! One of the finest carrot cakes I have tasted! Good work Nuns!!
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| Sinful cakes in the convent! |
I think I could go for the ultimate sin and enjoy the Arrogance of the Proud
ReplyDeleteCarrot cake.