Kadayif Nest of Vanilla Cheesecake Cream with Caramelized Pecans & Orange Peel Syrup

This elegant and moreish dessert never fails to turn heads and was inevitably the first dessert I placed on the menu at Delamina, where it became an immediate hit. I fell in love with it years ago at my first boyfriend’s house one summer afternoon when we found a tray filled to the brim with these crispy thin noodles topped with a divine cream cheese that was so light and creamy. His mother caught us red-handed with an almost empty tray and embarrassed faces. I wanted to capture the lightne