Saturday, 10/5/19

Dinner with Jennie and David: another batch of pita from Jason, and a Boozy Rum Cake (from Flour) for me. The chiffon cake was nice and light, but I made a couple of minor errors that kept it from greatness: I didn't read the pastry cream instructions carefully enough, and added the cream with the milk instead of whipping it and folding it into the cooled pastry cream, plus I didn't have quite enough orange juice and zest, which meant it didn't really have a ton of flavor (except for rum). I did add a little orange extract, but should have put in more. Plus, I didn't love the rum whipped cream as a frosting---too rummy, and I could detect the cornstarch in an unpleasant way. Still, it is surprisingly light for a 4 layer cake and certainly looks pretty! And I am a fan of the chiffon cake. Maybe with a different frosting, and/or some coconut.