Raspberry Fool with Lemon & Rosemary Butter Cookies
Raspberry Fool with Lemon & Rosemary Butter Cookies©Kevin Ashton 2023
History Of The Term Fool
Historically, cooks and chefs where not know for writing recipes and methods down, thus recipes were frequently passed on verbally, often leading to the origins of a dish being disputed. You might even say a mishmash, which is appropriate! The word ‘Foole’ was first mentioned as a dessert in 1598, made…
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mary berry strawberry coulis
mary berry strawberry coulis
mary berry strawberry coulis
It’s a quick and easy dessert sauce that you can make in a snap! This sauce is great with many desserts, including cheesecake, pound cake, and pies. Be creative.
Basic ingredients for mary berry strawberry coulis
One Pt. Chopped strawberriesOne Cup WaterOne Cup SugarOne Tbsp CornstarchTwo Tbsp Coldwater
How to make mary berry strawberry coulis
Cover the…
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howdy !! re: wip game, as a gomens fanatic, any angsty wip lines that might shred my soul? <3
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happy to provide some gomens angst! ft. aziraphale's pov of the kiss!
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Aziraphale’s hands flutter uselessly around Crowley’s shoulders like birds afraid to alight.
For all these millennia, he’s only allowed himself surreptitious, if unsubtle forays in Crowley’s direction; little morsels of visual information, a whole series of fleeting touches. Far too many to count.
The electric, heady brush of their fingertips in the exchange of a briefcase full of miraculously-salvaged books. Aziraphale clasping Crowley’s hand with both of his, losing himself for a moment to the sort of recklessness Crowley inspires in him. Aziraphale’s palm flat against Crowley’s chest there in the pub, for no reason at all except that he simply wanted: to learn how Crowley’s warmth bleeds through layers of cloth, to discern the faint dear heartbeat accelerating under his touch.
The last time he’d felt Crowley’s fists curled in his lapels there had been a wall rough at his back and a snarl in his ears. He’d had eyes only for the red curve of Crowley’s mouth, then.
And now that mouth, Crowley’s mouth, is on his to seismic effect, hard enough to mark Aziraphale indelibly, hot as a conflagration. He never parts his lips, but he doesn’t need to for Aziraphale to be disarmed by the promise of teeth and tongue and taste. Aziraphale can’t possibly hold him like this, can’t settle on one place to touch him, the contours of Crowley sharp and shaking apart with tension against him. It isn’t perfect—in fact it’s artless and ungainly, but it’s Crowley—it’s Crowley—it’s Crowley, crashing into him with forward momentum like a wave breaking against the shore, kissing him with a single-minded stillness, and his point couldn't be clearer: that he would do just this, forever and a day, if it only meant Aziraphale would at last answer in kind.
If it only meant he would stay.
Aziraphale’s hands hover near the top of the coveted slope of that serpentine spine, narrowly evading the treacherous peaks of Crowley’s shoulder blades. Six thousand years of ruinous yearning and prevarication. Six thousand years of perfecting the ideal coy glance, and Crowley crumbles his resolve in an instant.
He had thought it might happen in the rain, perhaps, as Crowley had suggested once. Their arms wound about each other, umbrella forgotten as the sky overhead opened up to cleanse them of all their half-truths. He’d thought Crowley might taste like fine dark chocolate. Like raspberry coulis. But he kisses Aziraphale now with all the iron tang of a paper cut, the same sudden surprise of pain blooming under Aziraphale’s breastbone as he rocks toward Crowley finally, finally, finally—
Too late.
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Fantasy Berry Meringue Layer Cake
Ingredients:
For the Cake Layers:
300 grams of all-purpose flour
300 grams of granulated sugar
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
A pinch of salt
4 large eggs
240 ml of buttermilk
120 ml of vegetable oil
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Food coloring in violet, blue, and pink
For the Meringue:
4 large egg whites
200 grams of caster sugar
1 teaspoon of cornstarch
1 teaspoon of white vinegar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
For the Whipped Cream Frosting:
500 ml of heavy cream
50 grams of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
For the Garnish:
Fresh strawberries, halved
Fresh blueberries
Fresh raspberries
Edible gold leaf (optional)
Edible pearls or colored sprinkles
Instructions:
1. Make the Cake Layers:
Preheat your oven to 175°C (347°F). Grease and line three 20 cm (8 inch) cake pans.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, beat the eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Divide the batter into three bowls. Color each one with a different food coloring.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
2. Prepare the Meringue:
Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Gradually add the sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, and vanilla extract, and continue to whisk until stiff peaks form.
Transfer the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle.
3. Make the Whipped Cream Frosting:
Whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
Keep the frosting chilled until you're ready to assemble the cake.
4. Assemble the Cake:
Place one cake layer on a serving plate and spread a layer of whipped cream frosting over it.
Top with the second cake layer and spread another layer of whipped cream.
Add the final cake layer and cover the entire cake with a thin layer of whipped cream, smoothing it out. This is your crumb coat.
Chill the cake in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
5. Decorate the Cake:
After chilling, cover the cake with another layer of whipped cream frosting, creating a smooth surface or swirling texture as you prefer.
Pipe meringue peaks on the top of the cake.
Garnish the cake with fresh berries, edible pearls, and gold leaf if using.
6. Final Touches:
Use a culinary torch to lightly toast the meringue peaks until golden.
Drizzle some melted white chocolate or a fruit coulis over the meringue and berries for extra decadence.
7. Serve:
Let the cake set in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.
Slice and enjoy your Fantasy Berry Meringue Layer Cake!
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