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Earl Grey Tea Cake with Lemon Curd Buttercream
I’m not interested in immortality but only in tea flavor. – Lu Tung, Tang dynasty poet. Given the popularity of my macarons with Earl Grey tea buttercream, I’m not alone in my love of the tea. No surprise there, because it’s delicious. (For you food history fans, you can read all about Earl Grey and his popular tea here.) What is surprising is how long it took me to think up this combo, which pairs Earl Grey tea and lemon curd, another favorite of mine, in a beautiful cake. That bit of tang – ooh, it’s just heaven.
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Perfect Chocolate Cupcakes with Purple Pansies
“Nobody can keep on being angry if she looks into the heart of a pansy for a little while.” – L.M. Montgomery. Indeed – who could stay in a bad mood when contemplating the beauty of a pansy? Blooming in all sorts of colors from the deepest purple to the most sunshiny of yellows, these spring beauties are a favorite of mine. With the wild version called by such names as heartsease, Johnny-jump-up, love-in-idleness, and kiss-her-in-the-buttery, how can you not be charmed?
