Sorry about the long break in between posts. Hubs and I are on a rather ardious diet which almost deletes all things sweet. However, of course one must take whisk and bowl in hand when a special occasion comes along such was the case this weekend. A girlfriend of mine whom I haven't seen in ages popped in for a visit.
You may have noticed the use of cupcake liners in this post. I had made the decision not to use them as where I live, decent liners are few and far between. That was the main reason for my not using them with all my cakes prior to this. However when transporting the sweet darlings it can get rather precarious therefore I'm giving them a go. Tried some basic white mini liners with this recipe. I have to say, although simple, they are rather cute.
This is a moist nutty hazelnut cake recipe with a zing of lemon zest. A rather unusual combination but which I think works. The lemon tang in the cake compliments the sweet and tart raspberries on top. Whilst the hazelnut flavour goes beautifully with the dark chocolate ganache.
