There are times when I think that I am too hard on myself...making mistakes in baking is one of those times. Until I can create something totally yummy out of those mistakes! I decided this year that I was going to make my Mom her 60th Birthday cake. I haven't been able to do this for a few years since our family dinners always seemed to fall on a Sunday when I was either on dayshift till 7pm or between nightshifts so the need for sleep far surpassed the need to bake. This year I lucked out..I am off all weekend and had the chance to create something wonderful and springy for my Mom.
I had given her 3 choices of flavours- Banana, Chocolate, or Lemom-Blueberry. She went with the Lemon-Blueberry combo knowing everyone would enjoy it in the family. I chose to make a lemon blueberry layer cake with a Lemon Mascarpone frosting. The cake is beuatiful and light looking and baked so nice and even..the frosting was another story. I have NEVER had an issue with my frostings and am usually quite happy with how they turn out. This is not one of those times. I love the taste of mascarpone and it complements lemon quite nicely. What I didn't know was that it doesn't hold it's shape as well as cream cheese...at all. The frosting ended up looking like a souffle batter instead. So right now with the addition of a cup of flour it is in the oven at 300degrees in a water bath. I am hoping I can use it as a third layer in the cake instead of filling. Fingers crossed this may turn into a fabulous cake creation to keep in my bakery file!! If it works, I will post the recipe and some pics....stay tuned
2 comments:
Did it turn out?? I am sure it tasted wonderful anyway!!!
Diana, it totally turned out and Tania has the pics of it so I will get it from her and post them. It was a very rich cake but everyone enjoyed it :)
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