He's a bit of a foodie so I decided to try something a little different for his birthday cake (well different for our family anyway) - I made a strawberry shortcake with a lemon twist. It was delicious and looked so pretty.
I think lemons and strawberries were made for each other. The sweetness of one balances the tartness of the other. The red and yellow compliment each other in the nicest summer-picnic sort of way.
It was an easy dessert because I started with this lemon cake mix. I mixed it according to the directions and baked it in my new bundt pan. By the way, I'm so excited to finally have a bundt pan that doesn't stick. This might lead to a complete and utter bundt cake addiction. Don't you think cakes look extra special when you bake them in a bundt pan?
I iced the cake with lemon icing glaze using the following ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
I mixed the ingredients together and then microwaved it for 45 seconds. I gave the icing a good stir so everything was blended. When the icing was cool, I drizzled it over the cake - which was a lot of fun as it poured onto the cake in thick folds making a pretty pattern.
I also grated a little bit of lemon rind to sprinkle on top of the icing. Just before serving I filled the centre with sliced strawberries that I had mixed with some sugar so they were nice and glossy and juicy.
And I served it with whipped cream. Yum!
We are firmly in the chocolate cake with chocolate icing camp (you can see an example of a previous birthday cake I made decorated with a Beatles image here), but I have heard there are people who prefer other kinds of cake for their birthdays. What does your family like for birthday cakes?
We always make North Douglas Chocolate Cake from the Fiddlehead Cookbook - it is our family's favorite!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous looking cake! Around here I have to admit, we love bakery cakes. White, on white. With lots of icing and candles. :) Kit
ReplyDeleteMmmm. This looks delish. My two favorite flavors too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! I hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so refreshing, especially for summer! YUMMY!!!!
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