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JeniG
 
Living In: Austin, Texas, USA
Member Since: May 2006
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Mexican, Indian
Hobbies: Reading Books, Wine Tasting
Recipe Box 2 recipes
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About this Cook
I'm a Brit abroad who enjoys combining Texan and UK flavors.
My favorite things to cook
Baking a cake will always make me happy.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Proper Christmas cake!
My cooking triumphs
Sour Cream Lemon Bundt cake, Brownies, carrot cake, tres leches cake and Tuna with Ginger Soy sauce. Yummee!
My cooking tragedies
Burnt lamb tagine. My Mom makes it so well and I just didn't quite come up to scratch.
Recipe Reviews 6 reviews
Key Lime Daiquiri Pound Cake
While this cake certainly had it's good points, overall I was a little disappointed. The flavor was certainly delicate, and would have appreciated a stronger lime taste. Maybe next time I will double the amount of lime zest I put in. The glaze was delicious, but I think I would also double the amount of glaze to make the cake more flavorful overall. As per other reviews, the cake was actually ready after about 75 minutes. It was a little dry I felt also. Sour cream as a replacement for milk may remedy this. I think I will try again and make some alterations as the cake does have potential.

13 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 30, 2007
German Sweet Chocolate Cake I
This cake turned out really well. I had gotten sick of paying $2.50 per slice at the grocery for German Chocolate cake so thought it was about time I made my own. The sponge is light and moist. The frosting is yummy and I had to be careful not to eat it all before it went on the cake. Just a word of warning, make sure you seperate the egg yolks really well for the frosting. I got a little white in the mix and ended up with boiled egg type lumps in the frosting. Fortunately they were big enough to pick out and didn't spoil the frosting. The recipe is a little fiddly compared to a standard sponge and take a little while, but the texture makes it worth the time investment. I would recommend making this recipe.

22 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 28, 2007
Classic Tiramisu
I made this for a Sopranos season premiere party we held with some friends. Following some lasagne rolls this was the perfect finish to the meal. The tiramisu was sweet, but not too sweet and also nice and light. I will certainly make this again.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 16, 2006
 
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