Lemon Cornmeal Cake with Meyer Lemon Glaze
and some California Strawberries
and some California Strawberries
When the April 2009 issue of Bon Appétit arrived at the library, I started to salivate (as usual). They have a section on cakes that is just beautiful!
Then, I was going through my way overflowing Google Reader and found that Tracey's Culinary Adventure made the cake! It looked fantastic and I just had to try it out. I've been making the Everyday Food Orange Cornmeal Cake practically every day. I love this one too! You should definitely try both of these recipes!
Then, I was going through my way overflowing Google Reader and found that Tracey's Culinary Adventure made the cake! It looked fantastic and I just had to try it out. I've been making the Everyday Food Orange Cornmeal Cake practically every day. I love this one too! You should definitely try both of these recipes!
The recipe calls for a crushed blueberry sauce, but I didn't have any and threw on some strawberries instead. The cake was so lemony delicious that it didn't need the sauce at all!
Okay, totally off-topic, but I seem to always have one competitive reality show going (no, I'm not talking about Octo-mom's competitive crazy person show - dude, she wins that one). I'm hooked again on the Amazing Race. Did you know that Mike White (screenwriter/actor of School of Rock, Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl) is in it with his 68 year old father? Totally my favorite team. The LA Times had a great article about it - Mike calls himself an "Amazing Race scholar." Sundays at 8 pm on CBS! It's not too late to join in the fun. And the host Phil is just so cute.
Lemon Cornmeal Cake with Meyer Lemon Glaze: I give it 4 forks!
You can find the full recipe here on epicurious!
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I absolutely love using cornmeal in cakes, scones, pretty much anything. And adding Meyer lemons? Perfection.
oh my gosh - everything you make always looks so flawless!
This cake looks picture perfect and utterly delicious.
I worry for Mike's father cause he keeps complaining about his groin. He's never going to make that one mile run to the finish line.
I'm so glad you liked it Mary! Your pictures are gorgeous. I'm hooked on Amazing Race too - Mike and his dad are awesome (though I definitely worry about Mike's dad...).
I'm always looking for more ways to use the Meyer lemons, and this does look lovely.
I should watch Amazing Race just to see that father-son team. They're from Pasadena and I was on the YWCA board with Mike's mom a few years ago.
Love the soft crumbs and the frosting.
Picture perfect cake!
You and your reality shows. Haha, I am totally guilty too although I don't watch AR...I am much more a Real Housewives of OC/NY person.
Oh, the cake! Sounds delicious.
This looks so good...and there's that ever elusive (to me, at least) Meyer Lemon again!
Also, the Amazing Race is my favorite! My husband and I have been trying to figure out where we knew Mike from...thanks!
I've seen a lot of recipes (well not a LOT) for cakes with cornmeal, and have always wanted to try one. I guess it's because I'm on the sweet (northern?) end of the cornbread spectrum. Also, with the lemon, the glaze and the strawberries, this one looks especially appealing. (I know your gorgeous picture has a lot to do with that!) Thank you for posting this!
Your cake looks sooooo delicious! Another one I've got to try! Cornmeal is one of my favorite baking ingredients. It's the secret ingredient in my world-famous lemon chess pie. :)
OMG this looks so good!! Can't wait to try it :)
That looks so good! I love anything lemon-y and yours looks perfect!
The cake section of that Bon Appetit is amazing, I'm dying to make every single one of them! Your take on the lemon cornmeal cake is beautiful!
Oh yea, that looks so good! I love all of your baking adventures. Everything looks perfect!
Any baked good made with meyer lemon gets my automatic approval :) Have you tried these cookies?
Beautiful cake, and it looks amazingly tasty!
Another beautiful cake! It looks delicious.
Beautiful! I haven't gotten all the way through my new issue of Bon Appétit, but now I know I will be making this cake.
Glad to see it turned out. I was really intrigued by the cake in the magazine as well. It looks beautiful!
And I'm heading into the kitchen to start making this right now! I've been trying to decide what to make all day...because there really is such a dessert shortage around our house and all. :)
I've really grown to like cornmeal in desserts.
This cake looks wonderful... so perfect!
I'm a reality tv fiend, too!! I love Mike and his dad!! My boyfriend is even more hooked on Amazing Race than I am...but, alas, I digress. The point right now is that your cake is making hungry! It looks so delicious!! I'm definitely going to have to get myself some cornmeal to make this!
Tell me that you want me to include this in the round up next week? what round up? my meyer lemon mania!!! Consider entering the PEEP contest also.
Absolutely fabulous. Saw this one in the magazine and just knew I'd see it on someone's blog. Bingo! So want this right now.
I've had that recipe bookmarked for sometime now - and I am just waiting for an occasion to make it!
i've never made a corneal cake, but this sounds delicious, and the glaze sounds amazing, too! yummmmmmm!!!
I am so excited now to make this cake, it looks great!
This is one of the first things I bookmarked when I got this issue in the mail! I haven't gotten around to it yet, but you made it look so delicious! I love that you used strawberries instead of the blueberries.
I have made cornmeal makes and I love them!!
Oh yum - love the lemon glaze, what a perfect cake for spring!
I love how the texture looks in the pictures... sounds like a winner of a recipe!
this cake looks gorgeous. I saw this recipe and I want to try it too :) Nice cake
Holy smokes, yum. -e
i bought bon app this month just for that cakes spread, and i've had my eye on this one, too. yours is gorgeous!!
This looks like an absolutely perfect dessert for Easter :)
Another great meyer lemon dessert! Thanks, especially as I haven't seen that magazine and probably won't!
~ingrid
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I have to try this cake.. I just wish I could get my hands on Meyer Lemons.. Interesting addition of the cornmeal.. it looks gorgeous!
Oo I'll have to check out that issue of Bon Appetit! The cake looks delicious, as your cakes always do!
This looks awesome! I love the lemon glaze and think the strawberries work just as well as blueberries!
This was absolutely amazing. Even my husband ate it, and he usually avoids all things lemon. Thanks for posting this. I will definitely make this again
Ooooh this looks so good. I kind of overlooked this recipe when I flipped through the magazine (haven't had the chance to really read it yet). I'll have to try it out!
Oh gosh, it looks so nice! It would probably be a great spring/summer dessert.
I didn't know you could use cornmeal in a cake. I'd love to sample a slice!
And I agree with Pearl. Everything you make is exquisite!
Mmmm those strawberries sure are looking good! Great post!
OMG! OMG! OMG!
How did I miss this post? I have never tried cornmeal in cakes but gosh... the photos say a MILLION yummy words.
Questo dolce è davvero fantastico!
i just drooled AGAIN. your posts always make me drool. embarassing. luckily no one's around...!
I have been is the most lemony mood lately. This looks so good. Something I will make for sure.
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