June 2024 Entries

GUSSIED UP, PASSION FRUIT & LEMON VICTORIA SPONGE CAKE Because tang can never be understated in my kitchen. I can’t believe I have never baked this Nigella recipe until now! I baked a double quantity of the recipe fully intending to freeze the sponges without any icing or adornment. After a taste test of the passionfruit and lemon curd filling on the first cake, plus having sufficient leftover for another version, I sallied forth and voilá, wild abandonment in the form of a tangy lemon frosting, together with home made dried lemon powder & burnt lemon powder were both utilised for sublime zest enhancement. A niggle and a further thought led me back into my pantry, where baby meringue kisses (made previously), were found reposing. I felt compelled to utilise them to provide a suitable finalé! A simply made, yet superb sponge cake recipe, speedily made in my food processor, with a tender crumb and tangy flavours, suitably titivated, ready for action when required. As my husband and I share the same birthday, 1st July, it is a timely bake!