Our producer Meri Fatin talked about a fabulous recipe for a love cake, which has its secret in its slow baking and correctly sized cake tin. Line a 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 in) cake tin with baking paper.

Fruity, nutty and slightly tangy, this deliciously rich, spiced cake symbolises love and affection – and making it is a true labour of love. We never had a white Christmas growing up in Sri Lanka, but ...

When the 70-year-old Sri Lankan-born, Shiranie Christie-David, talks about traditional love cake, she exudes a warmth that’s lovingly contagious. To Shiranie, the mother of Shaun Christie-David – ...

Any first day of mine in Sri Lanka has its own set of must-dos. And yes, like any self-respecting foodie, almost each and every one of them pivots around the all-important food and drink axis.