Lavender Temari Cakes

Name: Lavender Temari Cakes
Yield: Makes 3 sphere eakes (6 halves); each sphere cake serves 3-4 people
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 115 g caster sugar; Finely grated zest of ½ lemon; 115 g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; A drop of culinary lavender oil, or 1 tsp culinary dried lavender; Juice of 1 lemon; 75 ml water; A drop of culinary lavender oil, or 1 tsp culinary dried lavender; A pinch of sea salt; 75 g caster sugar; 115 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting; 5 g or 1 slightly heaped tsp baking powder; 3 tbsp shop-bought or home-made Lemon Curd or 3 tbsp lemon marmalade with lavender (see stockists); 3 tbsp shop-bought or home-made Lemon Curd or 3 tbsp lemon marmalade with lavender (see stockists); 3 tbsp shop-bought or home-made Lemon Curd or 3 tbsp lemon marmalade with lavender (see stockists); 2 tsp milk; 1-2 drops of culinary lavender oil, or finely grated zest of ½ lemon; 1-2 drops of culinary lavender oil, or finely grated zest of ½ lemon; 225 g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting; 75 g unsalted butter, softened; Boiled water, left to cool; Food colouring paste of your choice (optional); 2 x 500 g packs fondant/sugar paste icing (you will have some left over); 2 x 454 g packs marzipan (yellow or white, the choice is yours) (you will have some left over); 2 x 454 g packs marzipan (yellow or white, the choice is yours) (you will have some left over); 2 x 454 g packs marzipan (yellow or white, the choice is yours) (you will have some left over); Another option, adding a teaspoon of Nutella (for Home-made ‘Nutella’); Another option, adding a teaspoon of Nutella (for Home-made ‘Nutella’); Edible white disco hologram glitter; 1 quantity of Royal Icing; 3 drops of culinary lavender oil, or 1 tbsp culinary dried lavender (see stockists)

Preparation info

Makes 3 sphere eakes (6 halves); each sphere cake serves
3-4
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ms Marmite Lover's Secret Tea Party

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2014

About

Working with my friend Michelle Eshkeri of The Lavender Bakery we developed our own version of Japanese baker Maki’s temari cakes.

The lemon and lavender cake is Michelle’s signature cake, and these two flavours combine exquisitely. This recipe is easier than it might appear. Take it s

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Asia
Japan
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Vegetarian

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