The Cake Slice: Triple Meyer Lemon Chiffon Cake

I was really looking forward to baking this cake. (I've been voting for this cake to come up on top for a couple months now.) You see, I have a new found love for sweets featuring bright citrus flavors. Ever since I've made desserts with kalamansi several weeks ago, I am hooked!

Sour flavors has always been prominent in savory dishes in Filipino cooking (a great example is sinigang) so I was not used to eating desserts with a sour flavor. I am finding that lemony desserts are very refreshing which just feels light in your mouth when you eat them (so less weight gain?!? :) Ha, I wish!)

This cake was all I expected: light airy cake with a rich tart filling and the creamy whipped frosting ties it all together. Yum! My Meyer lemon tree in the backyard has produced lots of fruits this year so I substituted them for regular lemons asked for the recipe. I also didn't have walnut oil in my pantry so used peanut oil instead. Now I am curious to see any flavor differences the walnut oil makes. I am planning to buy some when I bake this cake again which is soon, probably for Easter celebration -- it's a perfect cake for Spring!

My sister gave me a set of cake stencils last month so wanted to try them. I used this flower stencil and thinly layered some extra Meyer lemon curd on top and some sprinkles.

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Printable recipe: Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake


P.S. I missed out on last month's bake due to work but I just realized I had baked it before as seen here but used a different frosting. I will bake the cake again with the proper frosting and post it.

What I've been up to

I can't believe it has been two whole months since I updated my blog! I have to apologize for being out so long, I didn't expect my job to keep me away; I couldn't even find time to update that I was gonna be gone.

I have this little gig working for a very rich Brazilian doctor/businessman (Dr. B). He and his family has a vacation home here. So these past two months I've taken Dr. B's son's friend on a Hollywood celebrity homes tour (my first--I got to be a tourist in my own city), I drove Dr. B's girlfriend's daughter to a sex shop (another first for me--penis-shaped cookie cutters, anyone? haha), find courtside tickets for 7 people to a Lakers game (hours before the game--found them at $800 each!) and made lots of calls to restaurants for reservations (Spago, anyone?).

Breakfasts were served every morning and sometimes dinner (usually starts at 9PM) when the family decides to stay in so I got a little cooking in between running errands. That means 16-hours days which as you can see why this little blog of mine was neglected.

The last of the Dr.'s family returned last week so I finally get to update. Next up is The Cake Slice, coming tomorrow. :)