Jeyne yawned. “Are there any lemon cakes?”
Sansa did not like being interrupted, but she had to admit, lemon cakes sounded more interesting than most of what had gone on in the throne room. “Let’s see,” she said.
The kitchen yielded no lemon cakes, but they did find half of a cold strawberry pie, and that was almost as good. They ate it on the tower steps, giggling and gossiping and sharing secrets, and Sansa went to bed that night feeling almost as wicked as Arya.
– George R.R. Martin, A game of thrones
This is my third post inspired by Game of Thrones and probably the last one for this month. There are still many foods from the series I’d like to try, though, so maybe I’ll return to this theme after VeganMoFo!
Lemon cakes are probably one of the first things you’ll encounter if you look for recipes from Game of Thrones. Mine were mostly based on these cakes shown in the TV series. They looked smaller than regular cupcakes, so I made a flat cake and used a scone cutter to cut out little rounds. This method allows you to sneak bites of both the batter and the cake and I like to think Sansa would approve of that. The cake recipe was more or less the Lemony French Cake from Have Cake Will Travel, one of my favourites that I think everyone should try. The topping is a glaze with cashews and lemons but in hindsight I think lemon curd would’ve been better (can anyone recommend a vegan recipe?).
For the pie, I adapted the recipe for Strawberry Hand Pies from Vegan Pie in the Sky using whole wheat flour instead of plain and oil instead of margarine. Delicious! Almost as good as lemon cakes.
Those wee cakes! They look super. I am a huge lemon fan.
Yes, love lemons. And thanks! :)
Lekker! Ik wilde binnenkort iets zoet maken met citroen, en die Lemony French Cake ziet er goed uit.
Dankjewel voor de tip!
Leuk, ik hoop dat jij ‘m ook zo lekker vindt! :) Sojayoghurt geeft cakes echt een fijne structuur vind ik.
What sweet little cakes! I love lemon desserts :)
Thanks! :) I agree, I love lemon zest and/or extract in cakes.
These lemon cakes you speak of… I need them in my life! xx
I hope you give the lemon cake a try! :)
I don’t know which I’d eat first, they both look so good!
Thank you! :)
oh man. such lovely treats! hand pies and fancy little cakes?? I tried to watch Game of Thrones, but I”m too delicate. That said, I love the fancy foods you made from it!
Thank you! And I totally understand, it took me a while to give the series a try and I think I still watch some parts with my hands over my eyes. So far I’m finding the books a little easier to handle. And I love the detailed descriptions of food. :)
I love Celine’s lemony french cake, too.Your versions are very cute!
Thanks! :) I love the cake recipe so much (the vanilla-flavoured variation, too).