Tuesday, March 17, 2009

TWD: French Yogurt Cake with Marmalade Glaze


Welcome to another "how many minutes 'til midnight?!?!?" TWD posting. Once again I'm starting this near the end of a Tuesday. The lateness of the post has nothing to do with my enthusiasm for this week's pick (thanks to Liliana at My Cookbook Addiction for choosing another non-chocolate, lemon (yay!) dessert). I was really looking forward to it, but made a critical error - I used the last of my oil for dinner Saturday night, didn't realize my error until Monday night (oops!), prompting an emergency after-work stop at the store and the last minute rush for cakey-goodness.

Maybe it was the last minute rush that made me feel like the Swedish chef this evening - instruments going here, flour going there (happily nothing came to life like in this example!). I think I caught myself singing the little song at some point. Regardless of which Muppet I was channeling (usually it's either Waldorf or Statler) this cake was fun. I liked how easy it was, and surprisingly, I really liked how it was mixed by hand (no KitchenAid to do the work). And the aroma - ah, the aroma. My house smelled like a little slice of heaven. After a rough week (yes, I know it's only Tuesday!) I found it all of this very therapeutic.

A small bit of trouble getting the cake out of the pan (whole, that is). I'll just blame that on spending too much time reading other blogs and not enough at reading the directions (take the cake out of the oven and put on rack, NOT put on top of oven on hot baking sheet and walk away). Since this cake isn't going anywhere there's no reason to panic over a little cake left in the pan (a little something to nibble on).


I have no lemon marmalade for the glaze (I want to find some though as it sure sounds good), and my bread pan was a little bigger than the directions, so the end result required a bit of improvising. I do love how Dorie gives some ideas, and other TWDers are so creative and share theirs too. I culled from the group and went with a little lemon curd (store bought from Trader Joe's - not the same as home made, but still very good), with some strawberries for color and variety. I decided not to "curd" the whole cake as I wanted to put some in the freezer, so I only worked with what I wanted to eat.....um.......should eat..... soon.

Since I like the look of pictures with natural light much better than the lousy lighting I have in my kitchen at night, I'll update my photos in the morning (guess what I'm having for breakfast!). This cake is easy and yummy. The only thing I would do differently is either buy almond meal or use all AP flour. The cake was a little nuttier than I liked -- not horrible or anything, just a bit too much -- and I'm sure that has to do with my shabby little grinder not making them fine enough. No worries -- just a great excuse to make this again!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ha! I was a last-minute poster, too. You're having it for breakfast? I can always get behind having cake for breakfast.

Jayne said...

No excuses needed to make this one again - it's such a wonderful recipe, isn't it?

Anonymous said...

Cake is a wonderful way to start the day! Especially with strawberries.

Pamela said...

Well, I know it made for a tasty breakfast treat! The house did smell amazing while this was baking. It was tough to eat only a little and put the rest away! Great job!

Unknown said...

I tend to struggle with getting my posts done before the last minute too! Great job on your cake. It looks lovely with the strawberries.

Leslie said...

Yum! Yours looks delicious. I know it made a great breakfast (I had it myself one morning!) I also had problems with the loaf sticking in the pan. Lemon curd conceals many blemishes, doesn't it?

spike. said...

Hey, you got it done! That's what counts. I wish I had some lemon curd around to try with this cake- sounds perfect

Ivette said...

I'm glad you tried this recipe.. it has an awesome flavor to it! It does make a great bkfst with a cup of hot coffee :)

Annette said...

Yum. It looks great with the lemon curd and berries. I enjoyed this one too. :)

Liliana said...

The cake looks so good with lemon curd and the strawberries!

I used to watch the Muppet Show all the time (even before I had children) and I just love the Swedish Chef!

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