Having no oven proof skillet, I baked the recipe in 12 very well greased 3-inch mini tart tins. There's something so charming about their understated elegance accented by a smattering of slivered almonds on top. I kept saying over and over, "they are so cute!" and was totally impressed that they came out looking just like the book photo.
Just as Dorie promises, this recipe couldn't be quicker: 1-bowl and no electric mixer required! I had these sitting on the counter ready to be baked before the oven had even finished preheating. I swapped lemon extract for the almond extract to enhance the lemon zest already in the recipe. They had a pleasant, light flavor to them making them a great accompaniment to a hot cup of tea.
This recipe was chosen by Nancy of The Dogs Eat the Crumbs from p. 197 of Baking: From My Home to Yours
Your edges really browned perfectly!
ReplyDelete(Mine didn't - got too dark. Don't know what I'm doin wrong because that happens often... But the taste was still per-fect!)
Brilliant idea to make mini's.
ReplyDeleteTia, they look super yummy !!!
ReplyDeleteThose look beautiful! I loved this recipe too. The mini cakes are so cute.
ReplyDeleteI love your idea, these are the perfect size for tucking in a child's lunch or an anytime snack.
ReplyDeleteI am baking a batch of 'minis'!
This is one of the cutest Swedish Visiting cakes I 've seen! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMy day has just started; I can't wait to bake these!!
What a cute idea! They look like the sort of pasteries one would find in a bakery. :)
ReplyDeleteYour lemony minis look adorable and I'll bet they tasted amazing! Love this idea (might have to "borrow" it) Thanks for baking along with me this week.
ReplyDeletecindy - that's exactly what i did - my toddler loved these and asked for one in his lunchbox
ReplyDeletevalerie - aww what a great compliment!
jencrafted - you are too nice.
bexbakes & chocolatechic - i can't wait to see what yours look like too :)
priya - you've gotta try this recipe. it's awesome.
alvarosa - Sometimes I find that I have to lower my oven temp a bit (I use an oven thermometer to double check temperatures)
I agree this cake is perfect with tea! Your minis look so good!
ReplyDeleteI made mini tarts too! GMTA! Yours are a little more mini than mine though. Mine were 4" tarts. Yours turned out adorable. Great job!
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Oh, man! I just love minis! And you're right...this was a good cake for tea. So yummy!
ReplyDeletei love these minis! i'd like to steal one and put it in my bag for jury duty today! :)
ReplyDeleteYour minis are perfect! What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteMinis!! whyyy didn't I think of that? I really need to invest in mini pans!
ReplyDeleteYour minis looks good enough to eat ;)
I love your minis. They look great!
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, mini cakes!! I love them: absolute perfection!
ReplyDeleteI think these tart tins are just perfect! These would make the perfect teatime snack.
ReplyDeleteI think the mini-muffin tins totally suit this recipe. Those are adorable.
ReplyDeletewow these look cute and yummy :)
ReplyDeleteCute babycakes! Those would be dangerous around me, I wouldn't realize I was eating so much cake.
ReplyDeleteLove the mini cakes! They are beautiful! This was so good. :)
ReplyDeleteSo darn cute! I always forget that I have pans like these. Yum!
ReplyDeleteOh, your little mini tart/cakes are so perfectly adorable. What a wonderful idea! You made a homey treat look downright elegant!
ReplyDeleteYour mini cakes look so cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the minis, what a perfect idea!
ReplyDeleteI'll chime in with the rest - those DO look wonderful as fluted mini's! What a perfect idea - my 6" round was nice, but mini's are bite-sized - I'll have to try that. Perfectly risen too!
ReplyDeleteI love the tiny cakes! And they do look just like the one in the book.
ReplyDeleteCiao Tia ! How lovely your minis are !
ReplyDeleteI'll say it again, they are so cute! I love how adaptable this recipe is, that you can bake it in anything and change around the extracts.
ReplyDeleteThese ARE perfect tea cakes! So cute, and I can imagine them being a wonderful midafternoon snack.
ReplyDeleteThey are cute! Love the tart pans. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant idea! Your little cakes are so cute. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou're soo right - they are soo CUTE! I love the minis! They look like a bunch of flowers in your first photo - a nice spring dessert! =)
ReplyDeletewow what cute little cakes!!! nancy actually pointed out the adapated recipe, otherwise i wouldn't have known about it :)
ReplyDeleteThese look better in minis but the large size was really good to eat. I have to try these in the smaller size for appeal.
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