Blueberry, Lemon and Lavender Frangipane Cake #CakeSliceBakers
Over Christmas, my family spent a couple days in Savannah, GA where we stumbled upon a Lavender shop. Having been stymied in my search for culinary lavender before, I quickly bought a container and placed it in my baking box where it sat, unused, until this month. Imagine my great joy to see that one The Cake Slice Baker choice for this month included lavender. The recipe made 8 4-inch cakes, baked in individual mini tart pans. Each cake had lemon curd sandwiched between almond cake batter with a handful of blueberries dropped on top. The cakes were a big hit with my family. They were moist and delicious. And as lovely as they were for dessert that night, they were just as good for breakfast the next morning. Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is The New Way To Cake by Benjamina Ebuehi. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we