When my youngest and only son decided to throw a party for his sixteenth birthday, he came up with an interesting theme, Sour Sixteen, all for the love of sour food - specifically lemon.
Since his sisters are now all adults, it has certainly been a while since we had 30 sixteen year olds in our home, we were quite excited!
Turning sixteen you could say is a special occasion for us so I went ahead and attempted Rose Levy's "Golden Cage" and true to her word, the genoise WAS gold, buttery and dense. Frosted with tart Apricot Silk Meringue Buttercream...it was worth all the hard work. The downside was the caramel cage, due to our humid weather, it was impossible for me to keep it dry. Nevertheless, my cousin Patti insisted to give it a go but alas, we had to settle and put the parts directly on the cake...it turned unique and gorgeous and the taste truly exquisite!
Naturally I was also in charge of the cooking and man did he come up with a menu. Christian ordered Garlic Bread, Premium Hot Dogs, Spaghetti Bolognaise, Potato Gratin, Fresh Garden Salad, BBQ Lamb Chops, Strawberry Pavlova, Lemon Meringue Pielets. Thank Goodness for my two assistants, Natasha and Vanessa AND sweet Auntie Patti, she also helped pipe the Lemon Merinque Pielets. She did a wonderful job and she was proud of it and truly, they really looked good to eat.
The party was a hit and not just because of the food, the boys did a dance, there was some jamming, some stand up comedy and I am happy to say that Christian has many great friends!
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