LEMON CURD
I’ve never thought of making a lemon curd because, to be honest, I am not a fan of lemon desserts. The first time I’ve ever tasted lemon curd was in a café, where it was served on an avocado biscuit and with heavy cream and strawberries. I have to admit that I liked it so much that I couldn’t wait to get home and to make one. What is lemon curd? It is light and refreshing cream based on yolks, butter and lemon juice. Since the egg whites were left over during the preparation of the curd I’ve decided to...
LEMON POPPY SEEDS CAKE WITH LEMON ICING
So fresh, so juicy and light this lemon poppy seeds cake with lemon icing will charm you! Poppy seeds give the cake a slight poppy taste and a different texture. The icing completes this perfection and with its pleasant sour taste prompts you to eat one more piece. I divided the mixture in two and I baked two small cakes in different cake tins in the name of photography. I wanted to have different forms for photographs and one of the cakes is with icing and the other one is not. Which one is your favourite? I would say that...
