Nigella has angered her fans after posting controversial recipe

Nigella Lawson has come under fire from her Italian fans after she shared a recipe for spaghetti Carbonara using double cream.

The TV chef shared her take on the Roman recipe on her Facebook page but foodies were quick to respond accusing it of being the 'death' of Italian cuisine just a day after she came under fire for her tomato salad.

In her post the Domestic goddess described her love for the recipe in her traditional descriptive style.

She writes: 'I think spaghetti carbonara is what Meryl Streep cooks for Jack Nicholson in the film version of one of my favourite books, 'Heartburn', and it is so right, for that chin-dripping, love-soaked primal feast, the first time someone actually stays through the night.;

In the ingredients list for the dish the 57-year-old diverts from the traditional recipe that calls for a simple mix of egg yolk and Parmesan cheese.

In addition to the staple ingredients Nigella includes the addition of 60 millilitres of double cream and dry white wine as well as some freshly grated nutmeg.