Any way you slice it, this cake is the perfect dessert. It's rustic and gets a zing from its tangy lemon glaze. The blueberry sauce dresses it up for dessert and even brunch.
It's light and sweet and just has this overall yummy flavor with the perfect texture. I love using cornmeal in cakes and have never been disappointed with the outcome.
As with any cake baked from scratch, a few tablespoons of flour can make the difference between a dry, dense cake and one with a fluffy, tender texture. Make sure to use the scoop and sweep method when measuring your flour; scoop flour into a measuring cup with a spoon and level off with the straight edge of a knife.
You are going to love this and no mixer is needed!
Risotto scared me at first. My son Franklin brought a box home from a trip to Italy and it sat in the pantry for years. I had the same fear of risotto I had about cooking a duck. Both seemed to require a skill set that was beyond me.
I have books stashed everywhere. The car. The kitchen. The upstairs and downstairs bathrooms and the living room just in case I’m watching something on TV that isn’t recorded and I have to endure the commercials.
" by Howard Dully: Somewhat tedious, at least what I can remember of it.
" by Malcolm Gladwell: Utterly fascinating as the two previous Gladwell books have been. He describes how timing, culture and class are major contributors to success. How one can have natural talent, even genius, but it often takes circumstances the reader might never have considered to optimize these qualities. I knew if I’d just been born in the 1960s, I might have had a better shot at organizing my garage!