Berries, lemon, and mint all scream summer to me. This cake is super easy to whip up and you don't have to be stuck in a hot kitchen for very long because decorating it is really quick. You can either go ahead and use a store bought cake mix if you're short on time and just add the juice from half a lemon and some finely chopped mint to the batter. You can also go ahead and make some white cake from scratch using my white cake recipe and then assemble the cake just before serving it. Lemon Mint Cake with Whipped Cream and BerriesIngredients:
1 white cake recipe, or one box of cake mix baked in 2 cake pans as per package directions 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tbsp of finely chopped mint 1 cup whipping cream 1 tsp vanilla 2 tbsp sugar fresh berries washed and sliced as per preference Method:
note: assemble the cake just before serving it
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This recipe is a little bit of a life saver for me because I LOVE gnocchi and trying to make fresh gnocchi with potatoes has proven to be super difficult for me at times. I usually end up with a watery mixture to which I have to keep adding flour... as a result, I end up overworking the dough which makes it become rubbery. Enter a recipe for ricotta gnocchi and BAM! Perfectly fluffy, easy to make, super delicious pillows of goodness. Gnocchi works best with a light sauce, this version is made in a burnt butter sage sauce. I have also posted a pomodoro Sauce recipe in the past which can be found here. Adding a few different herbs and spices to the ricotta cheese gnocchi makes it so much more flavorful than basic gnocchi. I usually work the dough on my counter top, make a well in it, crack the eggs into the well and then beat them with a fork while I start working the flour into the eggs. Make soft balls of dough, do not overwork the dough because it will become rubbery, stop mixing it as soon as it comes together. I don't own a gnocchi board and other recipes suggested rolling each individual piece on the back of a fork to give it some grooves for the sauce to stick to, but a shortcut method is to use a zig-zagged cutting knife to chop the dough into little bits and voila you just saved yourself a tonne of work and effort. To cook the gnocchi you have to boil it in some water. As soon as the little pillows float to the top they're ready. While the gnocchi is boiling, I prepare the butter sauce and then add the gnocchi to it and let it cook for a while without mixing it too much so that it crisps up and browns a little. Once done, sprinkle the gnocchi with some Parmesan and enjoy. Ricotta Gnocchi in a Burnt Butter Garlic & Sage SauceIngredients:
for the gnocchi: 225 grams ricotta cheese 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional) 1 tsp dried mixed herbs (optional) for the sage-butter sauce: 1 tbsp olive oil 3-4 tbsp butter 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed 8-10 sage leaves parmesean cheese Method:
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