This past Sunday was spent baking cupcakes and celebrating the birthday of my friend Lauren. As her birthday approached, we started a pinterest board full of ideas for the cupcakes we could bake - something with strawberries, but also another recipe with chocolate. We decided on a lemon cupcake with a strawberry inside with fresh strawberry buttercream frosting, which was exactly the fresh berry cake we were looking for. The other, a caramel macchiato cupcake with coffee and goat cheese, which ended up underwhelming us with all of the effort we put into making them. Links for the recipes are below the pictures.
Recipe:
The cake has more of a dense, lemony, and almost pound cake like texture. It was great with the frosting which tasted like homemade strawberry ice cream. The strawberry in the middle gives it that extra touch and freshness as well.
Recipe:
This cupcake was good, but not amazing. We found the proportions for each of the components to be way too much for the cupcake recipe (even after doubling the number of cupcakes). We ended up with more a chocolate mousse than a ganache, which we preferred. In addition, we found the caramel sauce made the pretzels soggy and it would have been nice to have that extra crunch.
We had dinner at Opera 02, which is a modern agriturismo near the hills of Maranello. The views are spectacular and the terrace is a perfect spot to have an aperitivo with their rose lambruso.
First Course: Fresh Ricotta & Spinach Tortelloni
Second Course: Balsamic Risotto with Parmigiano Reggiano Fondue
Third Course: Pancetta Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Sauce and Roasted Potatoes
Dessert: Marscapone Cream with Chocolate Salame
Happy Birthday Lauren!
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