Showing posts with label Sweet Paul Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweet Paul Magazine. Show all posts

Friday, May 9, 2014

Candied Lemon Cake







Candied Lemon Cake
from Sweet Paul Magazine








These are the lemons I used for the cake.
I picked them from a tree.


You will need-

For the cake
1 stick of butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup whole milk
zest of one lemon
1 teaspoon vanilla

For the candied lemons
1 cup water
1⁄2 cup sugar
2 lemons, thinly sliced





1. Preheat oven to 350°F.  
 
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. 

 3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between eggs. 

 4. Add remaining ingredients and mix well until incorporated. 

 5. Pour batter into a well-greased 9-inch cake tin. 

 6. Bake about 30 minutes until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 

 7. Allow to cool on wire rack for 15 minutes then remove cake from pan and put onto serving plate. 

 8. For the candied lemons, Place water, sugar and lemons in a small saucepan and bring to boil.

 9. Simmer the mixture for 15 minutes and then allow to cool for at least a half hour. 

 10. Decorate the cake with the lemon slices 
 pour on some of the syrup just before serving. 






These are  ingredients you will need.














This is how it looks in the bowl before I turned it into the pan.







Here it is in the pan.
I cut parchment paper for the bottom, sprayed + floured.







 These are the candied lemon slices.







Here is the cake as I took it out of the pan.













Here are the lemon slices on top of the cake.







Here is how it looks before I cut into the cake.







 The above photo shows a piece of the cake with syrup!

Wouldn't this be a wonderful spring cake?
It was excellent!

Tell me about your spring cakes, dear readers.

I would love to have your recipes.



Love,



Peggy





To see your vision come to life, email us about our design services at Peggy Braswell Design.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Favorite blogs and websites of 2012



A few of my favorite blogs & websites of 2012 - (in no particular order)






Carolyne Roehm is talented and has great photos.





deanfarrisstyle.blogspot.com



Take a look, I promise you will like this blog.  



vickiarcher.com



One of the first blogs I read & still do!
VA is so chic.







David Columbia is always up on everything.



nh-design.co.uk



A British favorite of mine. 






Such fabulous photos of Paris.






Patricia does wonderful paintings!



slimpaley.com



Slim is so funny & smart.






Great recipes and beautiful photos. 



toneontoneantiques.blogspot.com




Loi is amazing! 
I have been to his shop Tone on Tone in Bethesda, MD.






Beautiful in every way. 






 AH is so talented, one of my favorite designers.


artbykarena.blogspot.com



Karena is lovely.




carlacoulson.com




Found Carla through French Essence. 
Carla is a great photographer. 







Joni does such research for her blog - She is wonderful! 







This is one of my favorite designer. 








Can't say enough nice things about Miles Redd!










This is such a beautiful blog with wonderful photos.




sweetpaulmag.com



 Sweet Paul is a great online magazine.




pigtown-design.blogspot.com




A wonderful blog - That is Connor the doggie!




 David Stark
davidstarkdesign.com



Take a look at this talented designer!




HIP Paris Blog
hipparis.com



Wonderful pictures. Great site to help you find a place to rest your head in Paris.




Through the French Eye of Design
thefrencheye.blogspot.com




A new blog I started reading lately! It is lovely.



These are just a few of the blogs and sites I visit on a regular basis.
Hope you like them as much as I do. 
Each one is wonderful - trust me!

What are your favorites websites & blogs?

  Have a lovely weekend!


Love,



Peggy






To see your vision come to life, email us about our design services at Peggy Braswell Design.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Brussels Sprouts With Pancetta


I don't know about you, but when I am asked to bring a vegetable,
I want something Easy & Good! 

Below is my answer.
It's so easy and everyone raved! (loved that) 

This recipe is from this cool website/online magazine called Sweet Paul Magazine. It's a great site. Check it out!



you will need
1 1/2 to 2 lbs Brussels sprouts, cleaned and cut in half
1 lb bacon or  pancetta  
1 Tablespoons olive oil 
1/3 cup maple syrup
16 oz almonds 
salt 
pepper

  1. Cook bacon then crumble into coarse bits
2. Pre-heat oven to 400
3. Blanche sprouts in boiling water 5 min
(I mircowaved mine)
4. Rinse the sprouts with cool water
5. Toss sprouts with olive oil add salt & pepper and roast in shallow pan for 8-10 min  
until outer leaves begin to brown
6. Warm up syrup
7. Add Brussels sprouts, almonds, bacon bits and syrup until everything is coated





These are the ingredients you need.
Sweet Paul calls them Green Balls!











I used bacon instead of Pancetta- here it is, frying. 
(Bacon makes everything taste good!) 
Make sure you drain the bacon - I use paper towels.
My southern grandmother used to use a brown paper bag.







I love the wire splatter screen for my frying pan when things pop out!







Bacon cooked and crumbled.







Here are the sprouts after they've been cooked.







Adding olive oil.







The Green Balls with salt & pepper after they've been mircowaved!







In the oven.
The Brussels sprouts in a give away pan, which is so handy.
This one even had a plastic cover to transport!







 The Green Balls







Sprouts with almonds.







I made this for the Holidays-
it is a wonderful recipe, kinda sweet and salty.

SO GOOD!

Thanks, Sweet Paul!



Love,


Peggy








To see your vision come to life, email us about our design services at Peggy Braswell Design.