Lemon kumquat poppy teacake from Huckleberry: Stories, Secrets, and Recipes from Our Kitchen (page 97) by Zoe Nathan

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  • MsMonsoon on May 09, 2021

    This is delicious and rich — more than two sticks of butter and 4 egg yolks. The sides got a nice crunchy crispness and the cake didn’t stick at all for me. But I picked this recipe because I wanted to use up some kumquats. However, the way they are used in the recipe, to make a syrup to brush on at the end, it seemed like it could have been any citrus. I didn’t really detect kumquat in the final product. I also couldn’t quite believe the recipe wants you to ZEST the 8 kumquats! Incredibly fiddly, like peeling grapes! Anyway, for a recipe that uses kumquats in a way that perfectly highlights their tart, eat-the-whole-fruit uniqueness, try Tartine’s amazing pecan maple pie with bourbon and kumquats.

  • DKennedy on July 28, 2015

    Page 97. The second time I made this recipe I used the iced the cake with icing from Smith and Hawkins Cookbook in place of the kumquat syrup. I added fresh passion fruit juice to the icing. Absolutely delicious. Always make it this way from now on.

  • DKennedy on December 20, 2014

    Page 97. This cake is excellent. Made this recipe using a combo of Zoe's GF flour mix and Three Bean flour. I substituted zest of 1 lime, 1 meyer lemon, 1 regular lemon, 1 tangerine, and 1 grapefruit for the zest called for in the recipe. I did not make the kumquat syrup called for in the recipe because I had some kumquat simple syrup on hand. Alt. use some warmed up marmalade or jelly in place of the syrup to glaze the warm cake. The syrup is very subtle. Would also make wonderful muffins, which is what is often offered at Milo and Olive. FYI, the cake stuck to the bottom on a nonstick loaf pan (3 times) so always line with parchment. Otherwise, perfect results.

  • DKennedy on September 18, 2014

    Page 97. See head note for GF alternative.

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