Chocolate Glaze With Cocoa Powder

These Vallery Lomas brownies are a legend in the Food & Wine test kitchen because they are truly just that delicious.

Place 1 cake layer on a cake plate.Using an offset spatula, spread 1 1/2 cups blueberry-coriander buttercream frosting from the center of the cake outward, forming a 1/2-inch-thick frosting layer with a 1-inch-wide, 3/4-inch-tall border around the perimeter to encase the curd.

Spoon Meyer lemon curd in center of frosted layer; spread to edges of frosting border.Top with remaining cake layer.Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake.

Refrigerate 15 minutes.Spread remaining frosting in a thick layer over top and sides of cake.

Garnish with blueberry-coriander jam, blueberries, kumquats, lemon, mint, and edible flowers.. Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Audrey Davis.

You can substitute store-bought jam and lemon curd for equally beautiful results.. "It has such a great pillowy consistency, but it's very stable," says Sasha Piligian, of the simple Swiss meringue she uses to lighten the buttercream frosting.Danny Meyer's elegant olive oil cake comes together quickly and is he perfect vehicle for seasonal fruit.. 04. of 07.

Breton Butter Cake.This version of a kouign amman, the classic laminated Bretton pastry, is made using pizza dough folded around layers of butter and sugar.

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