Hey, I just realized, it is almost my birthday.

[conuly]

What sort of cake am I making? I sorta want to make a lemon cake, but all the recipes involve making lemon curd, and that is more effort than I love. Jenn makes great lemon curd, but when does she have the time? Plus, I want a lemon raspberry cake, but they aren't in season, and they smush so easily on the way home from the store. (Ana saw the word raspberry in print today and came to me to point out the typo. She was nonplussed when I assured her that it was correct. "Connie, listen. Rasp berry?" Yes, Virginia, there really is a gratuitous p in that word.)

So maybe some other sort of cake. Chocolate cake is good, but I don't know, I'm kinda chocolated out right now. I want something different from what I normally bake. After all, it's my own birthday, right?

Comments

[invsagoth.livejournal.com]

Chocolate cake is always good! I'm also rather fond of cheesecake, though I've never actually had it on my birthday before. One of my best friends always had it on hers though because she loved it so much! hehe

[eofs.livejournal.com]

If you want lemon but don't want the effort of curd, make a lemon drizzle cake?

You could use raspberry jam in some fashion? Rippled through the cake mix or use it to sandwich the layers together. You could go for a classic Victoria sponge but add lemon to the buttercream filling (or cream filling if you prefer). I always do fancier stuff and then when I do make a Victoria sponge I remember how bloody good they are in all their simplicity.

(I don't remember curd taking that much effort? I've only ever made blood orange curd because I can just buy lemon curd, but I can't imagine the recipe was any different. Not least because I probably just subbed blood orange juice into a lemon curd recipe.)

If clementines are still in season where you are, a St Clements cake?

[conuly]

Meh, I want to minimize my cooking, but not use a mix. I probably will make curd after all, a nice lemon cake with raspberries or blueberries or strawberries.

[eofs.livejournal.com]

You could still make a lemon drizzle cake and incorporate those elements? It's unconventional, but I think sandwiching a lemon drizzle cake with sweet butter icing and tart fruit is really tasty.

Edit: That is, if you do in the end decide not to make lemon curd.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!