I made this at my apartment for Valentines Day and I took a few pictures during the baking process. I must warn you first, I forgot to take a photo of the end result: the baked cake. So please refer to the above image for the final product of this recipe.
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| These are my beginning ingredients: egg yolks, egg whites, lemons and mint. I'm not sure how my limes found their way into this photo. Please disregard them. |
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| About 8 mint sprigs from my garden all chopped up |
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| The zest of one lemon |
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| The poor lemon is now naked |
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| This conglomeration is zest, mint leaves, lemon juice, oil, egg yolks, sugar, and salt. |
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| This is what the cake looks like just prior to baking. You can see the bits of lemon zest and mint leaves throughout the cake. |
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Once again I apologize I do not have a photo of my final cake. Honestly, it was Valentines Day weekend, I had a lot on my mind and I just forgot. The syrup was delicious and it is super pungent. I put a bit of lemon simple syrup on the plate, set the cake on top of the syrup, then poured a bit more syrup onto the cake.
I like this recipe because it uses very few ingredients and it is easy to make. A few words to describe it: bright, simple, and fresh.
