I was just watching the first show of the new season. This guy made a lemon cupcake with chocolate frosting. Duff Goldman insisted the two flavors don't go together. He's a fool! I've been making lemon cakes/cupcakes with chocolate frosting FOREVER. Everyone likes them. How can he be an expert baker when he doesn't know what flavors complement each other?
shareOrange and chocolate go well together so why wouldn't lemon and chocolate?
shareYes, they do! I lost some respect for him when he said that. Funny thing is I made chocolate cupcakes today for a friend's baby shower. I used lemon frosting on half and raspberry on the other half.
shareI have a bakery, so I get all kinds of combos. I used to think lemon & chocolate didn't go together(I do love orange/chocolate). But I have more than my fair share of requests for that combo, along with lime/chocolate. Still don't like that combo, but it's my personal tastes. I do think for a competition, the judges should have a wider taste-bud. But I see that on most food comps.
shareI also like orange and chocolate. For some reason I'm not a fan of lime by itself but if you make lemon/lime, I'm in. Go figure.
You're right about food comps. I remember watching one comp where the judges didn't know you could use evaporated milk to make cornbread or something. I use it a lot because neither my husband nor I are milk drinkers and it always spoils before we use it. I ALWAYS have evaporated milk in my house and use it for any recipe that calls for milk. I use half evaporated milk and half water. Haven't had a problem yet.