February 16: The Perfect Bundt

A few weeks ago, I had some leftover blueberries that were about to go bad and needed to do something with them. So I found two recipes, one for keto blueberry muffins (for me) and one for a non-keto lemon blueberry bundt cake (for my husband). Both recipes turned about incredibly well. My husband loved the bundt (and I even cheated and tasted a little, it was indeed delightful). My favorite part was the fact that I not only still had a bundt pan, but that the cake came out of the pan so smoothly, effortlessly, and perfectly. The muffins have become my newest keto favorite (less than 3 net carbs per muffin, which a delightfully moist texture). I made them again with raspberries and keto chocolate chips (which turned out WAY better than the blueberries!)

For some reason I started craving the flavor of lemon poppyseed the other day, and decided to make both recipes again, substituting the blueberries for poppyseeds. I had to traverse the entirely of the grocery store twice before I was able to find poppyseeds. They were not with the other nuts and seeds, not in the baking aisle, not in the specialty organic aisle, not in any of the foreign foods sections. Where could they possibly be? My final idea of where to look before giving up was the fresh bakery section, and there they were, next to the fresh baked breads. So completely random, but I'm glad that I finally found them. 

I tweaked both recipes to include the poppyseeds and fresh lemon juice and zest and spent the afternoon baking. The kitchen smelled delightful, and both the muffins and the bundt came out beautifully. I so very much enjoy cooking and baking, and I am so glad that I have been able to find a more-than-decent keto substitute to enjoy. And seriously, it is so delightful to have that big bundt cake slide so perfectly out of its pan. It reminds me of that scene in Amelie when she says one of her favorite things is "cracking the top layer of crème brûlée" or my sister-in-laws expressed love of digging into a freshly open jar of peanut butter. It's the simple things :)

With delight,

♥Jamie