Hey guys, it’s Ro! Welcome to another Nerdy Nummies!
As many of you know, I am a huge Game of Thrones fan! And, I often have
viewing parties and I make themed treats from the show.
Today I wanted to do something very special, I wanted to make something that’s
from the stories, that often appears in the TV show.
And that is Sansa’s Lemon Cakes!
In the story, Lemon Cakes are very rare, they’re very fancy treats that the
nobles eat. And they’re Sansa’s favorite, Sansa Stark loves Lemon Cakes
and they’re very rare for her, because she lives up North, and up North it’s
very cold, Lemon’s don’t grow there. So these are her favorite!
So today, we are gonna be making Sansa’s Lemon Cakes!
Let’s get started!
Dun-dun, da-da-dun-dun, da-da-dun-dun, da-da, duuuunnnn-duuuuunnnnn, duuuunnnn-duuuuunnnnn,
Da-na-newwwww!
Doo-doo-doo-doo…. Oh I’m forgetting it… Oh OK.
The things you will need, will be: 1-1/4 cup of all purpose flour,
1/2 a cup plus 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar, 2 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk,
1/2 a cup of melted butter, 1/4 cup of sour cream, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of vanilla
extract, a pinch of salt, the juice and zest of 1 lemon.
8 Ounces of water, 8 ounces of sugar and some Meyer lemons. These lemons are
a little bit smaller, and they’re a hybrid between, like, a lemon and an orange,
and they’re just a little bit sweeter.
Now let’s put it all together!
The first thing that you’re gonna want to do is prepare your lemons, you want
to do this the day before, so like 20 hours before you actually bake.
What you’re gonna do is you’re gonna take your little Meyer lemons, I’m just
placing it on top of a cutting board, and I’ve got a sharp knife, and we’re just
gonna cut 1/8 to a 1/4 of an inch slices.
You’ll want 12 of them, but I’m gonna cut a few extra, just in case I mess up.
When life gives you lemons, make Sansa’s Lemon Cake!
We’ve got our lemons sliced, and now we’re gonna take our lemon slices, our
water and our sugar over to the stove!
Add the sugar and water to a medium sauce pot, turn the burner to high and allow
the mixture to come to a boil. Then reduce the falme to medium and add the lemon
slices, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
Then, remove the lemon slices with tongs and place onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Final step is to allow them to dry for 24 hours at room temperature.
Now to make our lemon cake batter!
We’ve got a big mixing bowl over here, and the first thing that we’re gonna mix
together is our sugar and our eggs. So I’m gonna pour in the sugar, and remember
we’re adding 2 full eggs and then, just 1 of the yolks from the third.
Just work it together until it’s well combined.
Now we’re gonna add our sour cream, and whisk together again.
Now I’m gonna be adding the zest and lemon juice of that 1 lemon from the beginning.
All I did was zest the outside, and squeeze the juice.
And we’re gonna add our vanilla.
Cakes with fruit in them are just so good!
Now we’re gonna add all of our dry ingredients.
Our flour, baking powder, and salty-salty!
Oh this smells so good! This smells like fresh fruit! Mmmmm-mmmmm-mmmmmm!
Fresh Lemon in my face!
Lastly we’re gonna whisk in our butter, this is melted butter, but you don’t want
to pour it in while it’s still hot, so let it cool for a little bit, then whisk it up!
We’ve got our lemon cake batter ready, we’ve got our lemon slices ready, and now
it is time to assemble these delicious treats.
We’re gonna be baking them in a little cupcake tray over here, I’ve got a little
cupcake tin, and the first thing that we’re gonna need to do is lightly grease
them. So you’re gonna take a little bit of baking spray, and just spray
inside each cup. Then you’re gonna take a slice of dried lemon and place them at
the bottom of each cup, like this.
If you’re a baker, this outfit is not functional!
Sansa was probably not a baker, let me tell you!
Because… How do you….. Right?!?!?
Now we’re gonna take a heaping scoop of our lemon cake batter and place it
into each cup.
The scoop I’m using is about an ounce and a half of batter, if that’s helpful.
Our cakes are ready to bake, now you’re gonna heat your oven to 325 degrees
and bake for 20 minutes.
Om-yum-yum-yum-yum-yum-yum!
I just took the lemon cakes out of the oven and you want to immediately
remove them from the pan. This has not been true on anything else on
Nerdy Nummies, but for this recipe, you want to move fast!
Otherwise, the lemon will stick to the bottom, we don’t want that!
Alright, so over here I have a cookie sheet, and I’ve lined it with a piece of
parchment paper, and we’re gonna do something a little nifty!
We’re gonna flip it over!
Right on top, and I’m gonna flip it over.
Here we go, and flip!
Here we go!
Now we gotta pick up this…. Come on Sansa!
Pick it up….
Game of Thrones Lemon Cakes!
Just gonna let these cool for a few minutes and then they’re ready to serve!
Ta-da! Here are Sansa’s Lemon Cakes that we made today!
I am so excited because I love Game of Thrones! And this is the first time on
Nerdy Nummies that we have ever made a recipe from the story!
They look just like the ones she eats!
And, you guys, they smell so good! I can’t wait to eat 1!
Ob-ob-ob, yum-yum-yum-yum!
I’ll be taking lots of pictures of these treats and posting them on
Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and….
Twitter!
And if you guys make these treats, please take a picture and send it to me!
I love seeing your baking creations, it just makes my day!
And if you guys have any other ideas for any other Nerdy Nummies, please let
me know, leave me a comment down below and I will do my best to make it happen!
Alright, thanks again you guys, bye-bye!
And now, I’ve gotta have 1 of these.
I gotta see what all the fuss is about!
Mmmmmmmm!
Oh yeah, that’s why they put that lemon on the top, that’s good!
Everyone in Westeros will want 1, but they can’t have them because they’re
apparently fancy or something!