Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Cake Comedy - No Cooking Required

Midweek distraction No. 11- Jim Gaffigan - Cake Comedy. Sometimes when I'm not baking cake or eating cake, it's important to look at cake from another's perspective.  Here's Jim Gaffigan's musings on cake:


Also, some of you may have noticed I am on a lime theme at the moment and I would like to thank Gunnar from Gastronaut Adventures for his recipe for lemon and lime curd which was my original inspiration. I will be using it as a key ingredient in my next two cakes.

I adapted the recipe ; using eight limes since we have such small ones here in the UK (no more jokes please) ;  mixing half the butter at the beginning  and the other at the end of the recipe; 1 cup (8 oz/ 225g) of sugar and six eggs. I still have the old Good Housekeeping recipe for lemon curd that calls for a hefty 2 cups of sugar to 4 lemons > < . 

The recipe makes quite a large jar of Lime Curd but you can have it on scones with cream and on shortbread too!


I also referred to a recipe from One Perfect Bite called Adam's Curd which gives another technique for making lime curd . In fact, I hung around Mary's blog for quite awhile something to with Key West Lime Bars and other lime goodies. That's enough liminess from me now, thanks to my Foddbuzz Foodies for sharing your recipes.
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15 comments:

  1. Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake19 January 2011 at 11:38

    Looking forward to seeing the cakes you create using your delicious looking lime curd! I think I might like this even more than lemon :)

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  2. Tes19 January 2011 at 12:33

    Thanks for sharing the video, it's so funny. I love lemon card, too. I will check that recipe out :)
    Tes
    http://tesathome.com

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  3. Angie's Recipes19 January 2011 at 12:39

    The lime curd looks great! I love Mary's blog too.

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  4. Anonymous19 January 2011 at 14:41

    Oh wow this lime curd look awesome and on shortbread, it would be delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Unknown19 January 2011 at 15:03

    Oh my God, Jim Gaffigan is hysterical. That was a great way to start the day.

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  6. Annie's Dish19 January 2011 at 15:13

    I love Jim Gaffigan! That was so funny! Thanks for sharing :)

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  7. Çitra's Home Diary19 January 2011 at 17:18

    Lime curd is so great looking... can't wait ur next recipe..thx for sharing... n the comedy video's funny ^_^

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  8. briarrose20 January 2011 at 00:39

    Mmmm lime curd.....this is going to make some tangy treats.

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  9. Harvesting for Life20 January 2011 at 00:55

    Ah, I needed a good laugh! This was hilarious. I can't wait to see what all you make with that lime curd!

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  10. CakeWhiz20 January 2011 at 03:22

    That video is so amusing and your lime curd would be so yummy on a slice of crispy toast...hehe
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  11. Christine Wu20 January 2011 at 04:33

    Jim Gaffigan is hilarious! Whenever I see box of Hot Pockets, I can hear his voice singing it.. hahaha

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  12. Blackswan20 January 2011 at 08:55

    Thks for sharing the interesting video & dropping by Luxury Indulgence!

    You've a great profile & wonderful blog. I'm following you & hope u'll do the same :) Looking fwd to more sharing!

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  13. Unknown20 January 2011 at 21:06

    I love Jim Gaffigan! That lime curd looks simply killer!

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  14. Anonymous21 January 2011 at 04:18

    I smiled through your post from start to finish. The lime curd looks enticing and I anxiously await its next appearance in one of your cakes!

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  15. Unknown25 January 2011 at 10:25

    Thanks for the mention! Glad you liked it! :)

    //Gunnar
    (http://www.gastronautadventures.com)

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