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Sunday bake!
Jul. 22nd, 2007 10:21 pmI was supposed to do some work this weekend. This week is going to be flat out, with a seminar tomorrow night, then I'm presenting at a science careers night Tuesday, then Wednesday I fly to Bundy for meetings and don't get home until Friday night. So of course my weekend should have been spent polishing the presentation and packing, and tonight was the night, but I was struck by the sudden and irresistible urge to bake!
So what did I make? It must have been the wintery weather, because I cooked with citrus and spice. First up were my scrummy mixed peel and spice cookies:
A very basic cookie dough with vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of ginger and diced mixed peel. Yum!
After that I got a little creative. Voila, blood orange and nutmeg cupcakes with lemon cream cheese and blood orange jelly.
The icing's a bit sloppy (too warm when I piped it) and the jelly needs work (less water, more gelatine), but I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. They almost look too good to eat, but it's a good thing they're not quite that good. ;-)
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So what did I make? It must have been the wintery weather, because I cooked with citrus and spice. First up were my scrummy mixed peel and spice cookies:
A very basic cookie dough with vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of ginger and diced mixed peel. Yum!
After that I got a little creative. Voila, blood orange and nutmeg cupcakes with lemon cream cheese and blood orange jelly.
The icing's a bit sloppy (too warm when I piped it) and the jelly needs work (less water, more gelatine), but I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. They almost look too good to eat, but it's a good thing they're not quite that good. ;-)
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