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

[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.