Tuesday, March 17, 2009

TWD: French Yogurt Cake

Of course since it's St Patrick's Day today I had to throw a little green on the Tuesday with Dorie recipe chosen by Lilianna over at My Cookbook Addiction. She picked a great recipe, French Yogurt Cake. I made mine into cupcakes that I scooped out and filled with macerated strawberries & topped with a meringue butter cream.

This is probably blasphemy but I think the butter cream ruined things :( I never thought I would ever utter those words but there it is.... It was too sweet and didn't balance well with the sweet cake. I would have been better off with some Chantilly cream to go with the strawberries. I ate the left over pieces I plucked out of the top of the cakes with the left over strawberries and it was delish!

Ah well sometimes you futz with things a little too much eh. My honey didn't seem to mind as he just scarfed down two of them as I was writing this. With no strawberries, cuz he's weird like that.

Side note: My honey is watching a little 24 on the ol' Tivo. I hear the breaking news, that Barack Obama will be sworn in as President... hahaha... I guess he hasn't watched this show in awhile.
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15 comments:

  1. TeannaMarch 17, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    I applaud your buttercream idea because it is so festive!!! I'm sorry you didn't like it on the cupcake though! The chantilly cream sounds like it would be perfect with these!

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  2. MeganMarch 17, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    Sometimes you can go over the top, right?

    My husband Tivo's 24 as well, and he'll watch all the missed episodes for hours on end.

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  3. chocolatechicMarch 17, 2009 at 7:32 AM

    oooOOoooo chantilly cream.

    What a great idea.


    Sorry the buttercream didn't work so well.

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  4. leanneMarch 17, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Cupcakes look very festive and cute. You usually can never go wrong with buttercream. But chantilly cream sounds good.

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  5. AmyMarch 17, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    What a great idea! They look great!


    -Amy
    www.singforyoursupperblog.com

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  6. LeslieMarch 17, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    I'm with you on thinking buttercream can only elevate cake! At least you enjoyed the scraps (I love scraps...the baker's secret snack!)

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  7. PamelaMarch 17, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    They sure look good! I love the sprinkles, too.

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  8. NatashyaMarch 17, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    I love the sound of those berries in the middle! I am a berry lovin gal at heart - perfect with the lemon. And I agree, chantilly would have given you the delicate flavour you were looking for to go with it.

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  9. Kimberly JohnsonMarch 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    Your cupcakes look great and the strawberry filling sounds delicious! Too bad the buttercream didn't work out.

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  10. TeaLadyMarch 17, 2009 at 3:32 PM

    Cute cup cakes. I would love to see a pic of one of those cut in half for the strawberries inside. Very creative. Too bad the buttercream didn't work. Maybe with lemon oil???

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  11. jaysfavoritefoodsMarch 17, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    The cupcakes look fabulous!!! (even if the buttercream wasn't a hit!)

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  12. JessicaMarch 18, 2009 at 6:25 AM

    I'm sorry that the buttercream didn't work out the way that you wanted to with this cake but gosh, they're so cute for St. Patrick's Day!

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  13. PheMomMarch 18, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    Very pretty and fun idea! I love your version!

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  14. AnnetteMarch 19, 2009 at 5:14 PM

    Your cupcakes are adorable! And adding the strawberries inside is an amazing idea. I really like this cake.

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  15. Engineer BakerMarch 22, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    I agree - Chantilly cream would work really well with the lightness of the cake. But filling it with strawberries? Yeah, keep that one in there :)

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