I haven't blogged in a month? maybe two? Because I've been "studying". I actually made this cake a week ago for my mum since it was her birthday, and haven't got around to blogging about it until now. Well, actually that's a lie, I had time on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday but I'm lazy.
Today was a pretty good day. It was the championships for GSV athletics. Now don't get mislead by the word "championships", it just signifies the final carnival rather than all of us being "champions" which some are, though I'm far from it. For me, the morning started with 800m, followed by Long Jump in the afternoon and 1500m 4x100m 4x400m. I can't say I placed considerably well in the events compared to the prelim carnival, but I did beat my PB. So the whole day was a win!
Anyway, I remember this cake like it was yesterday. It was the first time I made meringue, which tastes delicious and added an ultimate edition of crunch to the cake. The berries. Oh my god the berries. They were so expensive. $7 a (small) box. But since it was a special occasion the $14 had to be spent. The layers of whipped cream and lemon curd gave the spongy cake an even lighter taste which was great for my mum, since she can't handle decadence like me.
Also, make sure the curd is spreadable consistency before filling in between the cake layers. As you can see from the photo lemon curd squeezed out and slightly degraded the aesthetics of the cake. :( But it still tasted amazing.
There aren't other photos accompanying this post because none did it justice. The lighting was horrible so I kinda gave up before I grabbed the camera.
The cake is from raspberricupcakes I didn't make any adjustments but 5/6 the sponge recipe since I made a 6 inch cake. Also I had double amount of whipped cream left, which I later used for scones with jam. Yum. So if you want use half of the written recipe for whipped cream.
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