27.3.12

birthday curd

lemon curd day! and special lemon curd too. to be layered with swiss meringue vanilla buttercream and a satiny kind of lemony layer cake. brisk and over the top for a birthday.

5 egg yolks | 1 cup of sugar | pinch saffron | pinch ground coriander | 4 meyer lemons divested of zest and juice | 1 stick of butter divided into cold little knobs

zest, juice, whisk, boil, stir, chill and voila! yellow magic (or "yellow gold" as it was aptly christened). there was an over abundance, but we are steadfast in our aim to get the full mileage from the concoction. it's been spread on everything. the terrible thing is seeing to the bottom of the bowl.


curd i

curd ii

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