Who doesn’t love cream and pastry and lemon curd.  I tried to buy raspberries to go on the top but could only find strawberries which  worked a treat.  I went with my daughter to find some cream horn moulds. Not something I wanted to make a big investment on so the $2 shop was my go to here.  I could only find canneloni moulds but she suggested remoulding them into cones, so great idea.  The thing I loved about these cream horns the most, which I had never tried was  the lemon cream.  The cones not only had lemon curd in the bottom, but whipped cream with grated zest of a lemon and icing sugar.  It gave not only a light texture but a fresh lemon zing.

So I chilled the pastry and then cut the sheets into 1 1/2 cm strips.  After buttering the moulds (now cones)

 

 

 

I wrapped the pastry around each mould, overlapping each strip as I went.  It was a bit tricky but worked a treat.  After egg washing and sprinkling with sugar, they baked in a very hot oven until golden.  The moulds came out quite easily.  I ended up having to do two rounds as I had lots of pastry and only 6 moulds.  It was fun making these, though a bit fiddly and time consuming.  The best part was the assembly, filling the base with lemon curd (shop bought to save time, though I plan to make my own one day) and then the cream mixed with lemon zest and icing sugar.  Finally I topped each cone with cut strawberries.  They really were delicious, so light and something that anyone could whip up, if you have the moulds.  Nice for a special occasion.  I would be tempted to pour melted chocolate into the cone for next time.   MMmmmmmmmm.


Denise

I am a writer and a poet. I love to travel, and have lived in Belgium, Spain, Brazil, Chile and England. I love experiencing different cultures and their cuisine. I especially love Brazil, its culture and samba. And of course I love to bake!