Celebrity chef Vikram Vij and former White Rock businesswoman Tracy Dueck, owner of Tracycakes Bakery Cafe (in 91原创 and Abbotsford), have partnered on a new South Asian-inspired dessert.

Called The Sultan鈥檚 Jewel, the custom cake, baked by Tracycakes, is now available exclusively at Vij鈥檚 My Shanti restaurant in South Surrey.

It鈥檚 described in a press release as 鈥渁n ultra-moist chocolate cake with a silky coconut and cardamon-infused custard, crowned with a rich dark chocolate cinammon ganache and an exotically-spiced almond-cocoa masala crumble.鈥�

鈥淭racy has done a wonderful job of blending traditional Indian flavours into a rich chocolate dessert for a tempting finale to (our) fare,鈥� Vij commented.

鈥�(Vij) is a true Canadian culinary icon, so to be able to develop a cake especially for one of his restaurants is an incredible honour,鈥� Dueck said.

According to the release, Dueck, who formerly operated a Tracycakes location in White Rock, pitched the dessert to Vij after a chance meeting at a business event in 91原创.