Lemon and blackcurrant stripe cake

It was equally hard to wait for the new cookbook "Sweet" by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh to arrive, as it was to pick which dessert to make first!

I opted for the "Lemon and blackcurrant stripe cake" for my birthday, and boy was it spectacular! It instantly became one of my favorite cakes, even surpassing some of the old time cherished Serbian ones! Refreshing, with hints of lemon in the soft mind-boggling vertical layers, with fresh fruit, and melting purply-pinkish buttercream...
I've followed the exact instructions (without reducing the amount of sugar and butter) and I recommend you watch the video as well before setting out to make this fabulous cake!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK6c8gXIq6w

No surprise as to why this cake was featured in the NY Times' article "Three gorgeous cakes for the holidays" recently. 

You can find the full recipe here:

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019052-cranberry-lemon-stripe-cake

https://www.today.com/recipes/lemon-blackcurrant-stripe-cake-recipe-t117334

Next recipe I can't wait to try-out from "Sweet" during the upcoming holidays are these beautiful pistachio-coated and saffron-orange-honey infused madeleines... with a very special saffron that I've got for the birthday <3

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/saffron-orange-honey-madeleines

Bon ap,

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