The Japanese roll cake she had brought over before and my Love and I both flipped for it. He is not a big sweets eater but had two helpings. He also requested it for his birthday cake. (Sadly, that did not happen. Next year!) Those are two huge compliments and I knew I needed to get that recipe! Our friend did better than just the recipe, she came over and made it with me. This time we opted for a coconut rum and blueberry spiked whipped cream filling instead of strawberries. It came out beautifully and I cannot wait to experiment with fillings and cake flavors. With the dinner of bi bim bap we made a super simple salad of endive with a dollop of goat cheese and julienned cucumber on top, drizzled with a peanut sesame dressing she whipped up before she came. It was perfect. And will be made again and again in our house. We topped the bi bim bap with carrot, bell pepper, chopped up endive, spinach, zucchini, marinated pork, and an egg. The extra glutinous rice was cooked in a donabe borrowed for the occasion, and it was really perfect.
The only semi-fail was the panna cotta. It set-ish. Not as firm as we wanted or expected. It strangely acted like a liquid but didn't roll off of the spoon. The flavor was fabulous, but it just wasn't firm like we had wanted.
Sunday my Love made a seafood lasagna to take to our friends house. Obviously, he killed it.
The cake being assembled.
A busy happy counter.
Bi bim bap. (seaweed added after this picture taken.)
Zee beautiful table.
Nom.
Mixed in all good.
cake!
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