Wow, I just finished reading the whole thread and this is just so exciting!!! So many new recipes and all those sites to look at, I can't wait to get started. It is just so much fun doing a forum like this because it's like sitting in a big room with a wonderful group of friends that are all interested in the same thing. None of my friends here are interested in baking or gardening, so this is just the greatest. Here is the great lemon or lime curd recipe that is so easy to make and can be frozen. I never even have to strain it because it comes out perfect every time.
LEMON OR LIME CURD
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice or lime juice
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
1 cup sugar
2 Tbs. cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water
1 tsp. grated lemon zest or lime zest
In medium saucepan, heat the butter and lemon juice over medium heat until butter is just melted. In medium bowl, whisk the eggs and yolks, and the sugar to blend. Then whisk in the dissolved cornstarch and the lemon zest. Slowly pour the hot butter mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium heat whisking until it comes to a boil and thickens about 4-6 minutes. At this point strain into a small bowl if necessary. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate until cold. I freeze it in 1 cup plastic containers for future use. This makes a great filling for cupcakes or cakes. I originally made this and put it into a baked pastry crust to which I added 1 tsp. of almond extract when I made the pie crust. I served it with a dollop of whipped cream and toasted slivered almonds.
I filled the lemon cupcakes with this (using the apple corer method to remove a plug--great idea). I frosted them with regular BC that I had stirred a spoonful of the curd into. When I serve them on individual plates, I frost them with regular BC and then drizzle a lemon glaze over the top of that. No wonder I am always on a diet!!!
For the chocolate banana cupcakes, I filled them with the Peanut Butter Filling on CC recipes and frosted them with a dark chocolate BC. I can't wait to try the recipe for the chocolate dipped strawberry cupcakes that someone posted.
I hope we can keep this going with lots of ideas for flavor combinations, recipes and cute ways to decorate cupcakes. A forum just for this would be really fun---a Mini Cake Forum would include all these small cake ideas.
Lily
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