Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Whimsical Bakehouse: Lemon Ginger Cream Cheese Cake

Pretty, but a cop-out.

Yes, definitely a cop-out. The Whimsical Bakehouse is all about gaudy, lavishly decorated cakes (which is why Owen chose it) and I am cherry-picking the easy ones that you don't even need to frost. 

I guess I should change that, but I find cake decorating stressful and maddening! You can't fix your mistakes, you can't fake it, you can't add a little more cumin and make everything all better. You're just left there with your pathetic, lopsided creation that resembles a 5-year-old's pottery project.

Which is why I play it safe and stick to boring recipes, like lemon ginger cream cheese cake. Very moist and richly flavored -- with lemon zest, lemon juice, powdered ginger and chopped crystallized ginger. Here's what authors, Kay and Liv Hansen have to say: "The combination of lemon and ginger makes this cake a great choice for any summer party. . . you will get rave reviews."

I like that Hansen energy!

Were my reviews raves?

Isabel : Good, except when you bite into a piece of "that candied ginger stuff."

Owen: Lemony. Really "stuffing." (?)

Mark: Why did you have to put in those ginger pieces?

Not quite raves, but respectable. I think the gist of the criticisms is: Let lemon cake be lemon cake, don't try to smarten it up with all that elite, "Georgetown cocktail party" ginger stuff.

I do need to tackle a more ambitious Whimsical project next. Maybe "Fling" or "Ode to Jackson Pollock."

5 comments:

  1. i enjoyed the cake.

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  2. is your household as fun as your blog makes it sound?

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  3. Hey--I found your blog the other day when I googled Sumida's fruit stand, and I love it (the blog as well as the fruit stand)--and I was wondering if you'd be creeped out if I linked to you.

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  4. Jennifer,

    I LOVED the lemon ginger cake, particularly the little surprise bits of candied ginger. Very soothing, not too rich, and the bit of lemony icing added the right touch of intense sweet-sour. Thank you for the generous slice, which I nursed along for days.

    Mom

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  5. وأيضاًً يتم الاستعانة بمؤسسة نقل أثاث بنجران لأنها تملك أفضل الأدوات الثقيلة والمعدات التي يتم عن طريقها رفع جميع العفش الثقيل والتي يتم بواسطته نقل كل محتويات الشقة على نحو أسهل ويسر على الزبون ودون وجود أي أضرار أو تكسير في الأثاث والحفاظ عليه من الخدش الذي ينتج ذلك فيه مدار الساعة.
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