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of this cake. It's in the usual subdued tones I enjoy, but the cake itself appears burnt; the lemons especially appear verging on the charcoal side of edible.
But then I'm not that impressed with my photos either!
The cake itself is very moist; more so after spooning all the sugar syrup over it. Demerara sugar doesn't dissolve quite like caster or granulated so a majority of the granules just clumped together to form a crunchy topping; a delicious contrast to the softness of the interior. I should have tested that the lemon slices, judiciously placed on top, were in a soft 'edible' state after poaching. Mine were a little tough, although the thought has just struck that perhaps they are not supposed to be consumed.
With the onset of spring and the long Easter weekend, a sweet lemon cake seem perfect for the moment. Recommended with a little Greek yoghurt and a few fresh raspberries.
Slater's recipes seldom fail me and suit my 'style' perfectly; decent photographs or otherwise.
I should add that is my contribution to A Slice of Cherry Pie's Easter Cake Bake.
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Andrew, that looks wonderful. I love lemon and I'm now drooling at the thought of that moist cake. I wish I could reach into the screen and grab a slice. Thanks for entering!
Scribbled down by: Julia on April 6, 2007 7:50 PM
Hi Andrew,
Just came over from your hot cross buns photo on Cook and Eat and I'm sure I'll be coming back. I'm a big Nigel Slater fan too but have not yet tried this one myself. Photo looks great; sunshine and lemons what more could you want! On the hot cross buns: not a big fan of raisins either so I made chocolate ones. Looking forward to future posts!
Scribbled down by: Laura on April 8, 2007 7:47 PM
chocolate hot cross buns - sounds good to me! But then anything with chocolate is good for me.
Scribbled down by: Andrew on April 9, 2007 9:18 AM
wow this really looks great. beautiful photographs, as usual. it looks so moist!
Scribbled down by: Linda, The Village Vegetable on April 12, 2007 3:49 PM
Thanks Linda. The cake really is rather nice, even if my aunt didn't think it was lemony enough for her!
Scribbled down by: Andrew on April 12, 2007 5:34 PM
I've looked at this post a couple of times since you posted it Andrew,
so anyway this morning I thought I'd come in and comment, as I know how much a comment means! ;-) hehe
It does look pretty good and I'm all excited by the sight and thought of the crunchy sweet sugar topping, however I must say I would have loved to have had the opportunity to see the softness and colour inside a slice as well.
Scribbled down by: Bron on April 12, 2007 10:46 PM
sounds like an excuse to make it again, Bron!
And as I am not that happy with the photos another try at those too.
Scribbled down by: Andrew on April 12, 2007 11:14 PM