Purely Delicious Lemon Poppyseed Cake?

[light&happy]

has anyone tried the lemon poppyseed cake from Purely Delicious yet? I want to make it this week and just wondered if anyone has any feedback.

It sounds delicious!

Melissa:)

[Ama]

Here's a the link to the recipe and lots of tips...
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=26146

[light&happy]

ama,

thanks so much! very helpful...

melissa

[PomegranatePip]

It looks tasty, but I was a little taken aback by the amount of agave. 1/4 cup? Is that right? That seems like a lot...

[wyjoz]

has anyone tried the lemon poppyseed cake from Purely Delicious yet? I want to make it this week and just wondered if anyone has any feedback.

It sounds delicious! Melissa:)

Melissa: I'm the one that 'created' this recipe; It really is a delicious cake; so I would say make it.


As for a comment about 1/4 c of Agave if you really measure it it's about 4-5 Tablespoons. You can always add less ; taste it , if it needs more add more. NO RAW RECIPE IS EVER SET IN STONE? It's more about the taste.

To a great cake experience; Joz

[Veganforlife]

wyjoz! I have mine in the freezer waiting for me for tomorrow a.m. for breakfast - with my green smoothie! The "batter" is sooooo good! The icing is heavenly and I had enough jicama leftover that I created a second batch of batter and have lemon poppy seed "scones" dehydrating in the "d" with watermelon candy (from www.rawfamily.com - Victoria's newsletter recipe).
As far as the amount of agave - it's perfect with the lemon. It really makes a good amount of batter, but like wyjoz said, it's about taste. Try half the amount and then you can always add more.
I love lemons and got some great ones at the market yesterday - big and juicy! WOW!
This is great! I know it's gonna taste so good!!!
Nice creation you did there! Thanks!!!

[wyjoz]

Would you post a picture? Yes, it can work for skones; and also lemon poppy seed muffins, in muffin paper forms and each one 'iced' and sprinkles of poppy seeds. Or edible flower on top? Yum. Joz


p.s. remember to not completely freeze it, it just needs to 'set' the icing .

[light&happy]

wyjoz,

I bought poppyseeds today and am now waiting for my coconut cream to be delivered so I can make your wonderful cake. I will let you know how it goes,, hopefully I will be making it this weekend.

Melissa:)

[light&happy]

re: the agave, 1/2 of a cup for a whole cake does not sound like alot to me. Of course, I have a sweet tooth! But seriously, it serves 8-10 or something like that? I don't have the recipe in front of me, but even if if it served 4-6, that's not too much agave for me.

Melissa;)

[pete]

we have made this cake twice now, it's so yummy. :)

we have yet to find a "bad recipe" in purely delicious.
we've only gotten 2 issues so far and i have made everything in them.

[crystalmoon]

hi there i just checked out the recipe for this but dont know what a jicama is? Is it called something different in the Uk? Thanks

[pete]

http://www.a-1net.com/londonfruit/images/jicama.jpg


it's a root vegetable.

here's a link to the definition.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-jicama.htm

you may be able to find them at spainish grocery stores (if you have any around you)

[blix]

Hello, I love the sound of the recipes here. One thing I am worried about though, is the coconut oil. It is extremely rich in saturated fat and so, doesn't that settle in the arteries? I know hard fats can 'feed' the inflammatory response in my Rheumatoid Arthritis so I was wondering how coconut oil can be healthy, raw or not. Can someone enlighten me?:)

[maraw]

Here is the photograph from the last issue of Purely Delicious. Thanks for sharing Joz! Looking forward to more delicious recipes from you...

Oh, and thanks for taste-testing everything Pete! I should put you on the payroll... :)

Anna

[justinesmith]

Hello, I love the sound of the recipes here. One thing I am worried about though, is the coconut oil. It is extremely rich in saturated fat and so, doesn't that settle in the arteries? I know hard fats can 'feed' the inflammatory response in my Rheumatoid Arthritis so I was wondering how coconut oil can be healthy, raw or not. Can someone enlighten me?:)

Check out "The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil" by Bruce Fife, N.D. It will answer all your ?'s :D

[maraw]

That's a great book.

Also, this recipe is simple and really wonderful. If you have trouble finding jicama, you can also use asian pears - Joz seems to prefer them I think to the jicama.

In any case, it's just delicious.