I’m running out of the more traditional varieties of cupcakes to bake but this is definitely one.
I’ve taken a regular sponge recipe and added the zest of half a lemon. They are topped with lemon butter cream icing (add the zest and the juice of half a lemon) and a few pieces of crystallised violet petals.
Perfect for a hot summer evening served alongside earl grey tea. Take the tea black with a slice of lemon for full effect.
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so anyone who knows me also knows that I consider it a bad weekend if I don’t manage to bake anything. I came seriously close to that this time but decided to round of the hecticness with trying these out.
I loved loved loved parma violets when I was younger (still do now) and am a sucker for that perfume-like taste. these mini meringues captured that really nicely.
they are a basic recipe of egg white and caster sugar but with some crushed crystallised violet petals folded in just before baking. they have also given them flecks of natural blue colour too. I baked them for 45 minutes to keep the slightly chewy texture.
perfect with lady grey tea.
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my friend penny and I have developed a bit of tradition in terms of cakes.
for the past few years we have made each other birthday cakes. and today is penny’s birthday hence pulling out all the stops to make something lovely.
this one was a bit of a different one. lots of eggs, greek yoghurt and lots of fresh vanilla seeds to create a classic sponge. it is topped with a drizzle of icing sugar and more vanilla seeds mixed with water.
fluffy, light and gorgeous hopefully. I am about to find out…
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