One of these days I think I'll have to stop writing the number of week's I've been participating in Tuesdays with Dorie... it'll get too long! I think I worked out that by the time I get to choose a recipe, it will be 3 years from now! I thought I joined far too late to even get to choose a recipe, so that's pretty exciting.
This week's recipe was chosen by Michelle of Bake-en. I wasn't particularly looking forward to this recipe I must admit. I had seen it in the book a few times whilst flicking through, and the thought of plums in a cake perplexed me. I'm not a big fan of fruits in cakes as it is, but a plum!? That's crazy talk. Anyway, as it were, there are not plums available in Australia at the moment. No stone fruits at all. So, I decided to go with blueberries- how adventurous! Everything tastes better with blueberries! In hindsight, I should have chosen a much juicier fruit, or added a whole lot more blueberries (I only studded the tops with them). I hadn't taken notice of Dorie's note, likening this cake to cornbread. The cake was so dry! I didn't even over bake it... Dry! Even so, the flavour of the cake was nice. Instead of cardamom and orange zest, I used cinnamon and lemon zest. I will definitely attempt this cake again once the Summer fruits hit our stores.
One last thing- S wants the world to know (or whoever reads my little blog...) that he is the mastermind (modest I know) behind all of the photo's on my blog. He's even threatening me with watermarking them! Thanks S!
This week's recipe was chosen by Michelle of Bake-en. I wasn't particularly looking forward to this recipe I must admit. I had seen it in the book a few times whilst flicking through, and the thought of plums in a cake perplexed me. I'm not a big fan of fruits in cakes as it is, but a plum!? That's crazy talk. Anyway, as it were, there are not plums available in Australia at the moment. No stone fruits at all. So, I decided to go with blueberries- how adventurous! Everything tastes better with blueberries! In hindsight, I should have chosen a much juicier fruit, or added a whole lot more blueberries (I only studded the tops with them). I hadn't taken notice of Dorie's note, likening this cake to cornbread. The cake was so dry! I didn't even over bake it... Dry! Even so, the flavour of the cake was nice. Instead of cardamom and orange zest, I used cinnamon and lemon zest. I will definitely attempt this cake again once the Summer fruits hit our stores.
One last thing- S wants the world to know (or whoever reads my little blog...) that he is the mastermind (modest I know) behind all of the photo's on my blog. He's even threatening me with watermarking them! Thanks S!
15 comments:
Great picture S! Thank goodness you have something nice to photograph LOL!! ;;wink;;
the top photo is gorgeous - props to S! we just didn't like this one, though your idea of using blueberries is great!
Your cake looks nice and tall! I like your addition of blueberries, it sounds like a really great idea. If they were in season, I would definitly make it.
Tell S that the photos are as scrumptious as the food! I love the way your mini's look with their little dimples. The cake does need a pretty high fruit ratio, though, so I can see why you'd want more blueberries.
Nancy
S is in all his glory from all your lovely comments!
Oh those are so adorable! Love minis, doncha know?
Yours look beautiful.
Great photos! Blueberries don't sound bad...maybe a whipped cream topping would have helped the dryness?
Your cake looks great I love the dimples that the blueberries made. Great pics!
Kudos to both you and S.! Your cakes look gorgeous! The blueberries are a perfect substitute. Well done!
Great job on the cake, and kudos to S for the photos!
These look so cute! i love the cakes with blueberry - what a great fruit choice!
This one struck me as a bit odd initially as well, but I really like it. Definitely give it a try with stone fruit when the season hits. S takes lovely photos!
Great photos-especially the first one! I agree Blueberries make everything better and I like the sound of your variation too :)
It sounds great with blueberries. I'll keep in mind to add a lot of fruit though. :)
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