A few months ago Mountain Man was returning home from a trip and happened to be sitting next to a girl that lived not too far from us. As they got to talking, she told him about how she was getting married this summer and they were trying to be as local as possible when it came to vendors.
Being the amazing fiance that is he, MM used the opportunity for a shameless plug and gave the young lady my site address.
A couple days after the trip I went to check my email and there it was- Subject: "Wedding cake baker needed".. Oh my goodness, I thought to myself.. it worked!
Although Diana's wedding isn't until May, we began the cake conversation and she told me about a delicious orange cake she had with mango filling and an amaretto frosting.
Being a little new to these flavors, we decided a tasting was in order, enter: Mango Curd.
Lucky for me, Deb of Smitten Kitchen made a mango curd for a wedding cake she did, so I knew it was going to be good.
I'm only sharing the mango curd for now, but I promise a full wedding cake post come May.
Mango Curd
Recipe from Smitten Kitchen
Makes 1-2 cups of curd
1 large mango or 2 smaller mangoes, peeled, pitted and cut into small cubes
1/3-1/2 cup sugar (depending on how tart(1/3) or sweet (1/2) you want it)
3 TBS fresh lime juice
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup butter, cut into small cubes
Puree mango, sugar, lime juice and salt in a food processor.
Add yolks and pulse to combine.
If lumpy, strain through sieve or transfer too large metal bowl.
Set metal bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk puree until thickened and thermometer reads 170 degrees, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Whisk in butter, 1 piece.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Happy Baking!
Oh and the wedding dress shopping was a complete success :)
Oh and the wedding dress shopping was a complete success :)
28 comments:
This sounds so delicious. And I'd never heard of anyone making a curd with lemons before.
That sounds amazing! I love mangos!
I have never had Mango curd but I am intrigued. Sounds like it would taste heavenly!!
That's awesome - I'd be so excited/nervous to do a wedding cake!
I can only imagine myself eating mango curd by the spoonful - it must be delicious! Do you think you could use frozen mango?
My first attrmpt at Mango Curd was a disaster. Will try this recipe next time. Thanks for the sunshine.
Mango curd sounds so good! What a great filling.
I love mangos! This looks great, such a nice colour as well. I will definately have to try it, if i can find a Mango...
I love the idea of a mango curd, it sounds amazing, I would love to try it!
i've hear of citrus curd (lemon/lime/orange) but never of mango curd.
it's tempting since I love mango.
thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe
I have 2 mangoes sitting in my kitchen, so I definitely need to make this. Looking forward to seeing how the wedding cake comes out too!
You are my favorite. For this and for many other reasons, as well.
Wow! This sounds absolutely amazing...one of my favorite fruits ever :)
Wow, you surely so youe homework ahead of time :-). I am sure your wedding cake will be delicious! Look forward to seeing the final result (I wish I could taste it too ;-) ).
Evan that is great, can't wait to see the cake in May. I've never heard of Mango curd, but why not? Looks delicious.
This is so freakin cool. I love curds and with mango it is even better.
Darn, i had a case of mangos in my hand at Costco today and i put them back. I figured I would eat them all by myself, but I could have made some of this curd. I guess I have a reason to go back. I love how MM is your new manger, he he! Hope you have a great week.
-Gina-
I think that is so great that Mountain Man found you this wedding cake client--on the train! Love the idea of mango curd, yummm. I know you are going to do an awesome job with the cake...and congrats on your wedding dress sucess! So exciting.
ah, Mango curd! who wouldn't love it- looks great!
This looks delish! I've never met a curd I didn't like :D
It's just happen I have couple of mangoes lying around and I couldn't decide what to do with them. Now I know ;)
Oh how neat! Can't wait to see the cake (or the dress). Almost anything mango is good. =)
Congrats to MM for snaggin you that email!! Mango curd sounds genius! And with that nutty boozy frosting, mmmmm.
Oh yum....I want some of this...it looks so good.
I have been waiting to hear about the mango curd you made, it looks amazing! I just love mangos, I would LOVE to try this. :)
Congrats on the cake! And that mango curd = pretty much awesome!
Ooohhh...I've never tried mango curd, but it sounds delicious! What a great filling for a wedding cake- I'm sure it will be fabulous!
I love any curd (especially lemon) so I can't imagine not loving this as well. It looks absolutely fantastic.
Congratulations on getting the cake "gig." I'm sure it's going to be fantastic and I can't wait to see more on it!
Sounds delicious!
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