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Lemon love: Lemon Possett Shortcakes

2/25/2015

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My post is late!  So rather than wax poetic, I will get straight to the point--this is a wonderful recipe!  

Four components: 

  • ethereal sponge cakelettes
  • lemon syrup
  • apple glaze
  • impossibly light, creamy lemon possett filling
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The batter for the cakelettes is so fluffy and perfect!  
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Here is my 12-cavity shortcake pan by Fox Run sprayed with non-stick spray and ready for the batter.  The recipe specified a 6-cavity Marianne shortcake pan.  This one was much less expensive.  Thinking that it would make twice as many cakelettes, I doubled the recipe.  Turned out that my little cakes were much smaller than the Marianne pan and I ended up with lots of extra batter.  I baked the extra in an assortment of ramekins. 
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The cakes baked in ramekins had to be cored to create a cavity for the possett.  I am doing a rather awkward job of it with the first knife I could put my hand on.  The cakelettes in the back of the tray are the ones from the nice shortcake pan.  They have a nice, smooth uniform shape.
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The cooled cakelettes are brushed inside and out with a sugar syrup laced with fresh lemon juice.
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The cakelettes are brushed with a thinned apple jelly glaze.  I admit it--I was getting sick of handling these little things at this point.   I was wishing that I had only made six like the recipe called for!
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The Possett: A magical concoction of cream, sugar and lemon juice.  It thickens into a soft mound to fill the cakelettes.  
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A perfect marriage of sponge cake filled with creamy tart lemon filling.
Do I love the Lemon Possett Shortcakes?  Yes, I do! 


The recipe calls for Meyer lemons, which are available, but much more expensive in this area.  I used regular lemons with the modifications to the recipe that Rose recommends in her book.  



I would like to try this recipe with key lime juice instead of lemon.  I would also love to make this as one big cake instead of the individual servings.  


Here's a link to the pan-- http://www.amazon.com/12-Cup-Shortcake-Pan-Non-Stick/dp/B004FRYCF8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424914879&sr=8-1&keywords=shortcake+pan

And to see how the rest of the rest of the Alpha Bakers did with this extraordinary recipe, click here!  http://rosesalphabakers.blogspot.com/


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10 Comments
Glori
2/25/2015 10:32:06 am

Your little shortcakes are so cute. I'm glad I only made 6 because I got tired of the brushing too. Great photos!

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Lois @ PolishHousewife link
2/25/2015 10:58:41 am

I'm down to one shortcake in less than 12 hours. You'll be glad you have a bunch! They're beautiful!

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denise
2/25/2015 11:07:41 am

These were delicious!!!! Thanks for sharing! ;)

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Vicki link
2/25/2015 11:09:55 am

Hope your husband is on the mend. Your Possets set up nicely. Love your pan! This would be perfect for a party. I like the idea of doing a big one.

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Grace
2/25/2015 07:53:02 pm

This receipe looks lovely. And delicious.

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faithy
2/26/2015 09:02:59 am

Hi!! Your shortcakes look so cute! Your pan looks like donut pans to me. I thought my donut pan looks like this..but maybe it has a longer centre. :)

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inthekitchen link
2/26/2015 08:46:50 pm

Oh, I love how you got your posset to sit so high on the shortcake! Did you add it in a few layers? Mine was so liquidy when I spooned it out I don't think it would have piled high light that. So pretty!!

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Michele
2/26/2015 11:32:44 pm

Not really! I put two spoonfuls on each one. I wanted to make sure I had enough to go around, so I put a little mound in each one and then went back and added the rest. Thanks for your kind comment!

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Rosa Maggie
2/28/2015 12:35:41 pm

hi Michelle, Wow you double the recipe, well you must have fun and they look so delicious and they look really cute looking actually, I like them you did a great job, they look very delicious.

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Milagritos link
3/9/2015 10:57:05 am

That was a lovely welcome! I missed out on making these possett cakes but yours are drool worthy. Love your photos too!

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