What is "Swooth"? That is my new word for sweet tooth.
The title is a little misleading because I never lost my sweet tooth because I have always said that I did not have one and I often skipped desserts. And that is why it took this long for me to give desserts a try.
It only took one stunning picture of a soufflé to change my mind.
Grand Marnier Soufflés
When I first opened up the cookbook from Royal Caribbean Cruise, I could not stop going back to the picture of this dessert. It just seemed heavenly. So one day I set up to pick up some ramekins and decided it was time to venture into desserts.
I was simply amazed how a little eggwhite can be whipped into these cloud-like peaks. We did not have a machine but between Julius and I and some elbow grease, it was like magic!
And the anticipation while they were in the oven was really the best part, watching these babies grow. I was also reminded to clean the oven because it was getting hard to see through the window...
Twenty minutes later and out come these cute little puffs. A dusting of powdered sugar and here they are:
After enjoying my first dessert, which had great flavours but a bit stiff inside, I looked over a few more soufflé recipes and realized there might have been too much flour in the recipe I used. They were in no way perfect, but like a first born, they will always have a special place in my heart.
Lemon Custard Cake
Now I have these ramekins, I decided to use them often. I found this recipe online after a search for "desserts in ramekins".
I had never have custard cakes before and really did not know what to expect, and so I told my guests. Who would know they would be such a hit!
The steps were so simple and I could prepare ahead of time to let them chill in the fridge. They did shrink a bit as seen in the photo but that did not ruin the flavours at all.
It was a cake. No, it was a custard. No, it was both! It was a layer of cake with custard underneath. Most importantly, not too sweet but simply heavenly!
In fact, I made these again the following week and served them with some fresh whipped cream on top with the mint, it was perfecto.
Soufflé 6/10
Custard Cake 9/10
Sherm, I can't believe it took me so long to comment! I have been waiting for you to make something sweet - that custard cake looks out of this world. I think I may make them.
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