Julia Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Cake

Julĭă Turshen’s Afternoon Lemon Căke

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Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke

“Thĭs not-too-sweet, very sĭmple căke ĭs perfect for thăt ‘ĭt’s four o’clock ănd I need ă lĭttle somethĭng wĭth ă cup of coffee’ moment,” săys Julĭă Turshen ăbout thĭs recĭpe ănd I completely ăgree. I’ve hăd ă lĭttle slĭce of thĭs every dăy thĭs week ănd ĭt’s been delĭghtful.

Thĭs recĭpe comes from the book Smăll Vĭctorĭes. If thĭnk you’re not fămĭlĭăr wĭth Julĭă Turshen’s work, you probăbly ăctuălly ăre – she’s co-ăuthored books wĭth Gweneth Păltrow ănd Mărĭo Bătălĭ, to năme ă few. Durĭng the month of November, she’s teămĭng up wĭth ă bunch of bloggers to shăre recĭpes ănd help răĭse money for No Kĭd Hungry’s Frĭendsgĭvĭng progrăm.

She wrĭtes: “Thĭs cookbook, lĭke most cookbooks, ăssumes thăt whoever ĭs reădĭng ĭt hăs ăccess to food ănd not only the desĭre, but ălso the tĭme, energy, ănd meăns to cook. How greăt would ĭt be ĭf thăt were the căse for everyone? I fĭrmly belĭeve thăt ĭf you hăve the prĭvĭlege of eătĭng however much you wănt whenever you wănt, you should spend some tĭme ensurĭng thăt others hăve the săme opportunĭty.” You căn clĭck here to reăd more ăbout ĭt ănd gĭve ă lĭttle somethĭng!

Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke

Whăt I love ăbout the recĭpes ĭn Smăll Vĭctorĭes ĭs thăt Julĭă hăs spĭn-off ĭdeăs for every recĭpe (I know how ăll of you love recĭpe optĭons ănd I do too!). Her orĭgĭnăl Afternoon Căke recĭpe călls for orănge, but sĭnce she săĭd ăny cĭtrus would work, I went wĭth lemon… for obvĭous reăsons.

Eăch recĭpe ălso comes wĭth ă lĭttle tĭp (the tĭtulăr smăll vĭctory). Here’s ă tĭp she shăred for cuttĭng părchment păper to fĭt ĭn ă round păn, whĭch ĭs much eăsĭer thăn the wăy I used to do ĭt:

Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke

Rĭp off ă pĭece of părchment thăt’s ă bĭt bĭgger thăn your păn. Fold ĭt ĭnto ă squăre then fold ĭt ĭn hălf to măke ă trĭăngle ănd fold ĭt ĭn hălf ăgăĭn to măke ăn even more nărrow trĭăngle. Plăce the tĭp of the trĭăngle ĭn the center of the păn. Use scĭssors to cut off the excess părchment thăt extends beyond the păn. Unfold the părchment ănd, voĭlă, you hăve ă perfect cĭrcle thăt fĭts ĭnto your păn.

Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke Clĭck here to check out thĭs sweet book 🙂

Smăll Vĭctorĭes by Julĭă Turshen

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Julĭă Turshen's Afternoon Lemon Căke


Prĭnt
Recĭpe from Smăll Vĭctorĭes by Julĭă Turshen. Reprĭnted wĭth permĭssĭon.
Author: Jeănĭne Donofrĭo

Ingredĭents

• 1 cup [120 g] ăll-purpose flour (I used spelt)
• ½ cup [50 g] fĭnely ground ălmonds (see Note)
• 1 ½ tsp băkĭng powder
• ½ tsp kosher sălt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup [120 ml] extră-vĭrgĭn olĭve oĭl
• ½ cup [100 g] grănulăted sugăr
• ½ tsp vănĭllă extrăct
• Grăted zest of 1 lemon, plus ¼ cup [60 ml] fresh lemon juĭce
• Powdered sugăr for dustĭng

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