Lemon cake
Jan. 18th, 2007 12:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackI'm supposed to bring a dessert to a party on Sat. I will buy something from Marks and Spencer's. But it feels like a complete cop-out not to even try to make one.
I've never made sweet things, all my cooking has been main-course-y, because desert is nice, but I don't care as much as some people. So I might yet try. It should ideally be moist and made ENTIRELY OUT OF LEMONS.
Does anyone want to help me on sat aft...??
I've never made sweet things, all my cooking has been main-course-y, because desert is nice, but I don't care as much as some people. So I might yet try. It should ideally be moist and made ENTIRELY OUT OF LEMONS.
Does anyone want to help me on sat aft...??
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Date: 2007-01-18 12:31 pm (UTC)Won't that be a bit sandy? ;) < /pedant>
www.deliaonline.com is always a favourite source of mine for good recipes; I heartily endorse the apple and blackberry pie, which went down well among the House! boys. Not sure what I'm doing on Sat but it may involve going to Ely for a bit, so you may have to rely on virtual pixie help...
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Date: 2007-01-18 01:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-18 01:03 pm (UTC)(runs away to a whole nother country)
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Date: 2007-01-18 01:29 pm (UTC)Does anyone want to help me on sat aft...??"
Is that a request for lemon aid?
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Date: 2007-01-18 01:58 pm (UTC)Apparently, with a decent back-stopper, I can make bad puns entirely subconsciously! :)
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Date: 2007-01-18 06:02 pm (UTC)Actually, if i cook I cook puddings, as they're more fun to eat. I might be giving moral support for a viva on saturday though, if not I can come over with my copy of Delia's how to cook.
If you get stuck I have a easy pudding for all occasions:
Weight n eggs (3 for a medium cake). Dump an equal mass of flour, sugar and butter into a bowl with the broken eggs minus shells. Add lemons/chocolate/almost ex-apples/syrup/whatever themed pudding you're making. Mix, preferably with electricity. Bake 1/2 hourish at 200Cish until the centre isn't liquid.
If you're really feeling fancy you can whip the egg whites first.
Family recipe. My Mum has the same attitude to the amount of time that should be spent in a kitchen as me :)
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Date: 2007-01-19 11:42 am (UTC)LOL. Yes. That's part of it -- many people do, so plenty of nice puddings naturally appear, and, while I like puddings a lot, I like them less than many people, so it made sense to me to concentrate on main courses first :)
I might be giving moral support for a viva on saturday though, if not I can come over with my copy of Delia's how to cook.
Oh, thank you, that's sweet. And for the recipe: I always like your explanations very much, they make things so explicable :)
I may try (and either way will buy cake, so as I said to mum I am not betting success on baking, but that if it happens to go well, I can take it to people who will enjoy it), I'll see how I feel on sat.
Oh, whose viva? Um, pass on good luck!
Tig's very lemon pudding
Date: 2007-01-18 07:03 pm (UTC)buy a good quality lemon curd (the real stuff)
mild honey
some ready made meringues
mascarpone cheese
1 organic or unwaxed lemon
(you need the peel so don't buy waxed ones - organic have a much stronger scent and flavour)
wash lemon and dry it
finely grate peel from lemon into curd (but save a bit for decoration)
add juice and then add 1-2 spoons warmed honey (to taste)
put the mix in a flatish bowl
spread mascarpone on top
decorate with meringue and sprinkle remaining peel on top
If that isn't enough lemon - buy a second lemon and add some peel and juice to the mascarpone plus sweetening!