TWD/BWD: Curd, Cream, and Berry Cake

 

 

Who doesn't love blueberries and lemon?  For the Tuesdays with Dorie baking group, I made the Curd, Cream, using fresh blueberries as my berry of choice.

The cake is a delightful, tender cake, especially when soaked with an orange/lemon syrup.  The layers are filled with a mixture of mascarpone, whipped cream, and whipped egg whites, then topped with the blueberries and homemade lemon curd.  As you can see, I was very liberal with the lemon curd, one of my favorite treats..

I chose to make half a recipe (a 6" cake is exactly half of a 9").  It was the perfect size for me, and lasted for several days - with great willpower! 

The recipe for this cake can be found in Baking with Dorie by Dorie Greenspan.

BBB: Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Buns

 

This month, our Kitchen of the Month is Aparna, of My Diverse Kitchen.  Aparna asked us to bake a very interesting bread:  Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Buns, a popular street food that is both sweet and savory.  It is a delicious bun filled with cream cheese and dipped into a garlic butter sauce.  Who knew that a sweet garlic-flavored filling would taste so good? 

 

This was a straight-forward recipe to make, with good results.  I passed on the panko crumb topping, but that would add an extra crunch.  I also didn't refrigerate the leftover buns (bad me), but I'm still here so I wasn't poisoned.  Next time I would refrigerate and reheat them as needed.

 

For the recipe, head over to Aparna's blog.  If you feel like joining in, send your link and photo to Aparna by the end of May.  Also, take a look at what the other Babe's did.

 

 

• Blog from OUR Kitchen – Elizabeth
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories – Karen
• A Messy Kitchen – Kelly
• My Diverse Kitchen – Aparna  (Kitchen of the Month)
• Bread Experience  - Cathy
• Thyme for Cooking - Katie
• My Kitchen in Half Cups – Tanna  
• Feeding My Enthusiasms – Elle