Ingredients for the lemon custard:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 3 tablespoons grated lemon zest plus 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 5 lemons)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Ingredients for the citrus cream:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 3/4 cup lemon curd (homemade or store-bought)
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• Mixed citrus segments, for garnish

Instructions:

1. To make the lemon-poppy seed custard, start by sprinkling gelatin over 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water and let it stand for about 5 minutes.
2. Take a bowl and whisk together egg yolks and granulated sugar until well combined.
3. Next, heat a mixture of heavy cream, honey, and poppy seeds until hot but not simmering.
4. Gradually combine the hot cream with the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
5. Cook until the custard thickens, then whisk in the gelatin mixture, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt together.
6. Divide the custard into ramekins and chill in the freezer until set.
7. While your custard sets, start preparing the citrus cream by sprinkling gelatin over 2 tablespoons of cold water, allowing it to stand for 5 minutes.
8. Spread lemon curd over the chilled custard in each ramekin.
9. Combine cream, powdered sugar, and orange zest in a stand mixer, beating until just starting to thicken.
10. Melt the gelatin mixture and slowly pour it into the whipped cream while beating until stiff peaks form.
11. Divide the whipped cream evenly among the ramekins, ensuring a generous topping.
12. Freeze until firm, allowing a brief thawing period before garnishing with citrus segments.

That’s it! Now you can savor this dessert at home alone while binge-watching your favorite TV show or impress your guests with this delicious recipe by Michael Werrell. Whichever option you choose, it’s sure to be a tasty one.

Heading out to Seoul to taste its heavenly desserts and soft-crusted bread, but baffled about which bakery to start with? Check out these fine places in Seoul for the freshest and most-filling baked products in town. From decades-old institutions to trendy newer spots, here’s a list of the places with the best treats:

Taegeuk Dang Bakery

It might surprise travelers to learn that independently owned bakeries have been a centerpiece of Seoul’s culinary map for decades. Having said that, Taegeukdang is Seoul’s most iconic and oldest bakery, which opened in 1946 in Myeong-dong, and is known for its signature ice cream-filled Monaka and red bean-filled buns.

Chef CHO

While exploring Seoul, a quick stop at Chef CHO, in Mullae-dong, is highly recommended. The bakery is recognized for its ever-so-tasty cakes, marking ganache earl grey, pumpkin cream, and strawberry shortcake as the most-loved cakes by the locals. Chef CHO also offers pies, cupcakes, and pastries, and their freshly baked bread is a must-try.

FourB

Head over to Seoul’s minimalist hipster haven, FourB, for a variety of bagels and coffee to choose from. Apart from the cream cheese bagels, the bakery also offers their popular onion bagels and walnut cream cheese to try. The FourB, with three outlets in the city, stands for Best, Basic, Bright, and Brilliant, and the quality of these desserts definitely shows that.

Fluffy Donut

As the name suggests, Fluffy Donut in Yeonnam-dong is an ideal place to enjoy a weekend brunch, with leisure walks and shopping in town. The bakery’s most sold donut is a raspberry glazed flavored donut which you can order with their must-haves, maple bacon, meringue lemon custard, and caramel crunch.

Tartine Bakery

Tartine Bakery hailing from San Francisco, in Hannam-dong, the brand’s first-ever overseas location, features the good ol’ Tartine classics like their banana cream tart, croissants, cheesecakes, cookies, and sourdough sandwiches. The bakery also proposes Korean twist options like Jeju green tea cake, frangipane cream tart, and lemon teacake.

On Ne Sait Jamais

With a name that translates to “you never know,” this bakery is indeed full of surprises. Situated in Itaewon, One Ne Sait Jamais is one of the prettiest cafes, providing the most scrumptious baked goodies in town. Their most treasured sweet is Italian tiramisu, which comes in three flavors: original, strawberry, and Nutella with banana. Another crowd’s choice would be their Mont Blanc, a teardrop-shaped cake with chestnut puree coated in meringue.