The Description

A refreshingly zingy yet sweet lemon infused custard that blends the torte essence of lemon, with the satisfying taste of custard. an absolute must have for any custard lover out there!

The Recipe

• CAP Vanilla custard V1 6%

• CAP Juicy lemon 3%

• CAP Lemon scicily 2%

• TFA French vanilla deluxe 1%

• TFA Cheesecake Graham crust 1%

• TFA Bavarian cream 2%

• Total flavour 15%

Steep Time

• 2 weeks minimum

The thought process

Being a big fan of custard vapes, I wanted to break the norm of the usual vanilla, banana or strawberry custard flavours. I began testing other fruit combos including mango, blueberry, raspberry and of course the one that gave birth to this recipe, lemon.

The breakdown

• Vanilla custard
  obvious choice here was the mac daddy of all custards, the CAP vanilla custard V1. not much else to say here as we all know if you want custard, you use this concentrate.

• Juicy lemon
  I chose CAP juicy lemon as the main lemon note as I feel it tastes exactly like the juice of the lemon, and figured it would bring a great contrast to the sweet custard.

• Lemon scicily
  The juicy lemon was good on its own in this mix, but I felt it was missing something. in comes lemon scicily. This brings a more zesty lemon note to the mix, rounding off the overall final lemon taste.

• French vanilla deluxe
  Although this is a lemon custard, FVD was added in small percentages to bring the creaminess of the custard out, helping to mix the lemon notes into the heavy custard base.

• Cheesecake Graham crust
  Added in small amounts this brings out an extra grainy mouthfeel to the mix, without muting the other flavour profiles.

• Bavarian cream
  Finally I introduced bavarian cream into the mix. This flavour helps build on the creaminess of the custard, without boosting the sweetness.

That's it! any thoughts on this recipe I'd love to hear them.