TWD: Lemon Madeleines

I almost didn't get to take a photo of these. My husb and I scarfed these down so fast. They kept disappearing! Ack!

I love the lemony goodness of these cookies. The lemon zest really adds a good kick to it. I also like how they make my breath all lemony fresh afterwards. I know it kind of makes it sounds like it might be too lemony, but it's not. It's the perfect amount of lemon and it's great with coffee or tea. Also, they were super easy to make! Huzzah! I'm totally going to make these again and try it with different flavors. Maybe lime. Maybe lilikoi. Guava would be interesting too...

For the recipe, you can find it in Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan. Also, check out the blogroll to see more pretty madeleines!

TWD: Brown Butter and Vanilla Bean Weekend Cake

Oh drat. Always a day late on posting. I could've done it last night but the Husb made some sashimi (woo who!) and we had some sake (double woo who!). Oh such lovely, delicious yuzu sake that made me quite sleepy and happy. But yes, this cake was very easy to make and it smelled amazing when you put the ingredients together.

However, the flavors were very subtle once completed. I thought the brown butter and vanilla would be more prominent, but it wasn't. Wah wah. The good thing is that it's still a good cake. Very much like a pound cake, but denser and not at all oily.

I didn't try it until the next day, but it definitely tasted better after toasting the slices. Also, it does a good job soaking up syrups. I had it for breakfast with some lilikoi syrup and it was quite yummy.

For the recipe, you can find it in Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan and also, you can check out the blogroll for more weekend cakes!