TWD/BWD: Breakfast-in-Rome Lemon Cake

 

 

I've been waiting a long time to make this Breakfast-in-Rome Lemon Cake.  It's one of the first recipes I tagged after I got the cookbook, Baking with Dorie, by Dorie Greenspan.

 I decided to experiment by making half a recipe, and making individual bundtlettes.  Unintentionally, I also conducted a second experiment with this recipe.

All the hardware/software prep was done in advance.  As was merrily zesting a freshly picked lemon, when I suddenly realized I was zesting it over the flour mixture rather than the sugar.  Whoops!  There were several options I could have used to fix this, but, in the end, I decided just to rub the zest into the flour and see what would happen.

Now, if I hadn't exposed my little error, you would never have known the difference.  The cakes turned out beautifully delicious, light and spongy.  Next time, however, I will double check that I'm zesting over the correct bowl!

 

Stop by Tuesdays with Dories website to see which recipe the bakers made for the second March challenge.

TWD/BWD: Parisian Custard Tart

 

 

I love any kind of custard, so this Parisian Custard Tart from Baking by Dorie caught my eye when I first got the cookbook.  It's also known as Flan Patissier, and it reminds me of the pasteis de nata that I ate in Portugal.

 

I used puff pastry to line the pan; then I filled it with the delicious vanilla custard.  After baking it until the top is brown, I chilled it overnight before serving.

 

This is a great make-ahead dessert for all those custard-lovers out there!

 

Stop by the Tuesdays with Dorie website to see which dessert the bakers made for today.