iamchum/robs.kitchen_recipe_dataset huggingface dataset:
Fresh Blackberry Napoleons with Cream Cheese Mousse

Ingredients:
6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup powdered sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup chilled whipping cream
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
1/2 cup blackberry preserves
3 1/2-pint containers fresh blackberries
Fresh mint sprigs

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla in medium bowl until fluffy. Using same beaters, beat whipping cream in another medium bowl until peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture in 3 additions. Cover mousse and refrigerate.
Roll out pastry sheet on lightly floured surface to 14x10 1/2-inch rectangle. Cut sheet into twelve 3 1/2-inch squares. Pierce squares all over with fork. Sift 1/4 cup powdered sugar over squares. Place squares on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes. Using metal spatula, flatten squares and continue baking until crisp and brown, about 5 minutes longer. Cool pastry squares on sheet.
Heat preserves in small saucepan until just melted. Transfer to medium bowl. Add berries and toss to coat.
Place 6 pastry squares on work surface. Spread each with 1/4 cup mousse. Top with 6 to 8 berries. Cover with remaining pastry squares. Dust napoleons with remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Top each with berry and mint sprig. Place napoleons on plates. Serve, passing remaining berries.
Mint-Truffle Ice Cream Terrine with Mint and Chocolate Sauces

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
16 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 teaspoons pure peppermint extract
Unsweetened cocoa powder
5 cups (2 1/2 pints) vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
2 cups (lightly packed) fresh mint leaves

Instructions:
Bring cream to simmer in heavy large saucepan; remove from heat. Add chocolate; let stand 1 minute. Whisk until mixture is smooth. Whisk in extract. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours, or chill overnight.
Line baking sheet with foil. Drop scant 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture for each of 16 truffles onto prepared sheet. Dust hands with cocoa; roll chocolate mounds into rounds. Cover and freeze truffles. Cover and chill remaining chocolate mixture for sauce. (Truffles and sauce can be made 2 days ahead.)
Line 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving long overhang. Spread 1/3 of ice cream (about 1 2/3 cups) over bottom of prepared pan. Press 8 truffles in random pattern (and spaced apart) into ice cream layer. Spread 1/2 of remaining ice cream over. Press remaining 8 truffles in random pattern (and spaced apart) into second ice cream layer. Spread remaining ice cream over. Cover terrine with plastic wrap overhang. Freeze at least 6 hours and up to 2 days.
Bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour syrup into blender; cool 10 minutes. Add mint leaves to syrup and puree until smooth. Transfer sauce to bowl; cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Whisk to blend before using.)
Stir chocolate sauce over low heat until warm. Transfer to pitcher. Turn ice cream terrine out onto platter; peel off plastic. Cut terrine crosswise into slices; arrange on plates. Drizzle chocolate sauce and mint sauce around terrine.
**Test-kitchen tip:**Make quick work of softening the ice cream by microwaving it in ten-second intervals on the lowest power setting.
Warm Mushroom and Stilton Salad

Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces pancetta, 3 large shallots, 1 pound fresh chanterelle mushrooms, 2 ounces Stilton, 6 tablespoons olive oil, Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Sherry wine vinegar, 1 4- to 5-ounce bag Bordeaux lettuce mix

Instructions:
Chop pancetta. Thinly slice shallots. Brush sand off 1 pound fresh chanterelle mushrooms and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Crumble Stilton.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and shallots; sauté until beginning to brown. Add 2 more tablespoons olive oil, then the mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sauté until the mushrooms are just tender, about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon Sherry wine vinegar and boil until evaporated, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
Pour lettuce mix into a shallow salad bowl. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss. Add 2 teaspoons Sherry wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and toss again. Add the mushrooms and cheese; toss lightly and serve immediately.
Parmesan-Crusted Chicken and Asparagus with Sauce Maltaise

Ingredients:
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, divided
3 large eggs
3 tablespoons honey Dijon mustard
2 cups panko* (Japanese breadcrumbs; about 3 1/2 ounces)
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese (about 4 1/2 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, butterflied
1 large bunch watercress, thick stems trimmed
Asparagus with Sauce Maltaise

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 500°F. Butter large rimmed baking sheet with 2 tablespoons butter. Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in small saucepan and set aside. Whisk eggs and mustard in bowl to blend. Mix panko, Parmesan, salt, and pepper in large bowl. Dip chicken into egg mixture, then panko mixture, coating generously. Place on prepared baking sheet. Drizzle reserved melted butter over chicken. Bake chicken until browned and cooked through, turning once, about 10 minutes.
Garnish chicken with watercress; serve with Asparagus with Sauce Maltaise.
*Available in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets and at Asian markets.
Rhubarb Lattice Pie with Cardamom and Orange

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, frozen 15 minutes
7 tablespoons (about) ice water
10 cups 1-inch pieces rhubarb (about 2 1/2 pounds)
2/3 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 cup strawberry preserves
1 tablespoon whipping cream
Vanilla ice cream

Instructions:
Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Add butter. Using on/off turns, blend until coarse meal forms. Add 6 tablespoons ice water. Using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by 1/2 tablespoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other. Flatten into disks. Wrap and chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
Combine rhubarb, 2/3 cup sugar, orange juice, orange peel, and cardamom in large deep skillet. Toss over medium-high heat until liquid starts to bubble. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer until rhubarb is almost tender, stirring very gently occasionally to keep rhubarb intact, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer rhubarb to colander set over bowl. Drain well. Add syrup from bowl to skillet. Boil until juices in skillet are thick and reduced to 2/3 cup, adding any additional drained syrup from bowl, about 7 minutes. Mix in preserves. Cool mixture in skillet 15 minutes. Very gently fold in rhubarb (do not overmix or rhubarb will fall apart).
Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out larger dough disk on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish. Roll out smaller dough disk to 11-inch round; cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Spoon filling into pie dish. Arrange 6 dough strips atop filling, spacing evenly apart. Arrange 5 dough strips atop filling in opposite direction, forming lattice. Seal strip ends to crust edge. Stir cream and 2 teaspoons sugar in small bowl to blend. Brush over lattice, but not crust edge.
Bake pie until filling bubbles thickly and crust is golden, covering edge with foil if browning too quickly, about 55 minutes. Cool pie completely. Cut into wedges; serve with ice cream.
Test-kitchen tip:
Mustard-Seed-Crusted Burgers with Horseradish Slaw

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1 1/3 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds, coarsely crushed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 kaiser rolls, halved horizontally
3 cups (about 6 ounces) thinly sliced iceberg lettuce

Instructions:
Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, and horseradish in medium bowl to blend. Season with salt and pepper. Form ground beef into four 1/3-pound burgers, each about 3 3/4 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle both sides of burgers with salt and pepper. Spread mustard seeds on small plate. Press both sides of burgers firmly into mustard seeds.
Heat vegetable oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add burgers and cook until brown on both sides and pink in center, about 4 minutes per side. Arrange roll bottoms on each of 4 plates. Transfer burgers to roll bottoms. Stir lettuce into horseradish mixture to coat. Divide lettuce mixture atop hamburgers. Cover each burger with roll top and serve.
Citrus-Blossom Gin Fizz

Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon loosely packed fresh lemon verbena leaves (optional)
1 orange
1 lemon
2 teaspoons orange-flower water*
6 cups ice cubes, divided
1/2 cup gin, divided
1/2 cup whipping cream, divided
4 large egg whites, divided
4 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
Freshly ground nutmeg
Fresh lemon verbena sprigs (optional)

Instructions:
Mix 2 cups water, sugar, and lemon verbena, if desired, in medium saucepan. Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (colored part) from orange and lemon; add peel to saucepan. Bring sugar mixture to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Cool completely. Stir in orange-flower water. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Combine 6 tablespoons syrup, 3 cups ice, 1/4 cup gin, 1/4 cup cream, 2 egg whites, and 2 tablespoons lemon juice in blender. Blend until smooth and foamy. Divide among 4 glasses. Repeat with 6 tablespoons syrup and remaining ice, gin, cream, egg whites, and juice. Sprinkle drinks with nutmeg; garnish with lemon verbena sprigs, if desired.
**Market tip:**Lemon verbena is sold at nurseries and some farmers' markets. *A flavoring extract; available in the liquor aisle or baking section of some supermarkets and at liquor stores.
Goat Cheese and Black Pepper Biscuits with Smoked Salmon and Dill

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) chilled butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 5-ounce log soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled
3/4 cup buttermilk
European-style butter (such as Plugrá), room temperature
6 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon
1 large bunch fresh dill sprigs

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Using fingertips, rub butter into dry ingredients until coarse meal forms. Add cheese and buttermilk; stir with fork just until dough comes together (bits of cheese will be visible in dough).
Pat dough out on lightly floured surface into 3/4-inch-thick round. Using floured 2-inch-diameter cutter, cut out biscuits. Gather scraps and pat dough out; cut out additional biscuits. Arrange on prepared baking sheets and bake 6 minutes. Turn sheets; bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes longer. Cool biscuits on rack. (Biscuits can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
Split biscuits in half horizontally. Spread bottom halves with thin layer of butter. Divide salmon among biscuits. Top each with dill sprig and biscuit top.
Sweet-and-Sour Brisket with Shallots and New Potatoes

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups orange juice
5 large soft dates (such as Medjool), pitted
4 large garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 pounds onions, thinly sliced
16 large shallots, peeled
2 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth
1 4 3/4- to 5-pound flat-cut (also called first-cut) brisket, trimmed of all but 1/4 inch of fat
1 1/2 cups canned tomato puree
16 1- to 1 1/2-inch-diameter red-skinned new potatoes
scrubbed

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 300°F. Puree first 4 ingredients in blender until smooth. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large wide ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and whole shallots. Sauté until onions are deep golden and shallots begin to brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer shallots to small bowl; reserve. Add chicken broth to onions; bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Pour onion mixture into large bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil to same pot. Sprinkle brisket on all sides with salt and pepper. Add to pot and brown well, about 5 minutes per side. Turn brisket fat side up. Return onion mixture to pot. Add tomato puree and orange juice mixture. Bring to boil, stirring to blend sauce.
Cover pot; bake brisket 2 hours. Add shallots and potatoes. Cover; bake 1 hour. Uncover; bake until brisket is tender, occasionally spooning sauce over, about 1 hour longer. Let rest 30 minutes. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled.)
Scrape sauce off brisket. Transfer brisket to work surface; slice thinly across grain, trimming any fat, if desired. Overlap hot slices on platter or cold slices in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Surround with shallots and potatoes. Rewarm sauce. Spoon some sauce over. Rewarm brisket, if necessary, in 350°F oven until heated through. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.
Scallop Cakes with Cilantro-Lime Mayonnaise and New Potatoes

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 cup finely chopped onion, 2 pounds sea scallops, 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, 2 tablespoons all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger, 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, 1 large egg, beaten to blend, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon grated lime peel, 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, Cilantro-Lime Mayonnaise, Buttered New Potatoes with Chives, Whole fresh chives, Fresh cilantro sprigs

Instructions:
Heat olive oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Cool. Place scallops in processor. Using on/off turns, coarsely chop scallops. Transfer scallops to large bowl. Stir in onion, chopped chives, parsley, flour, ginger, lime juice, egg, salt, lime peel, and pepper. Form scallop mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties, each about 3 to 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Place scallop cakes on baking sheet. Cover and chill 1 hour. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled.)
Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat peanut oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add scallop cakes to skillet and cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer cakes to baking sheet. Place in oven and bake until cooked through, about 7 minutes.
Place 2 scallop cakes on each of 4 plates. Top with Cilantro-Lime Mayonnaise. Place Buttered New Potatoes with Chives alongside. Garnish scallop cakes with whole chives and cilantro sprigs.
Lemon-Glazed Lemon Bread

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons (packed) grated lemon peel
4 1/2 cups (or more) bread flour, divided
1 envelope instant or rapid-rise yeast
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons brandy or dark rum
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 1/3 cups (or more) powdered sugar
3 tablespoons strained fresh lemon juice

Instructions:
Pour milk into small saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat; cover and let steep 20 minutes. If necessary, rewarm milk until instant-read thermometer inserted into mixture registers between 105°F and 115°F before continuing.
Blend sugar and lemon peel in processor. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour and yeast in bowl of heavy-duty mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Discard vanilla bean and add warm milk to bowl; beat to blend. Let stand until slightly puffed, about 15 minutes. Add 3 cups flour, eggs, and brandy to yeast mixture; beat on medium speed until smooth and slightly firm dough forms, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if dough is sticky or adding water by tablespoonfuls if dough is dry, about 6 minutes. Add sugar-lemon peel mixture and salt. Beat on medium speed 5 minutes. Add butter and beat until absorbed and dough is smooth and soft, about 5 minutes longer. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
Generously butter 12-cup Bundt pan. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead gently into ball. Using fingers, make hole in center of dough, creating doughnut shape. Transfer to prepared pan, pushing hole in dough over center tube in pan. Cover pan with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight (dough will rise to top of pan).
Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until dough no longer springs back when gently pressed with fingers, about 1 hour 30 minutes (dough will rise above pan by 1 to 1 1/2 inches).
Meanwhile, position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Bake bread until well browned on top, about 20 minutes. Wrap sheet of foil loosely over top and sides of pan to prevent overbrowning. Continue to bake bread until deep brown on top and tester inserted near center comes out clean, rotating pan occasionally for even baking, about 40 minutes longer. Immediately invert bread onto rack.
Stir preserves in small saucepan over medium heat until melted. Brush preserves all over warm bread. Cool completely, at least 3 hours.
Sift 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar into small bowl. Add lemon juice and whisk to blend. Add more powdered sugar by tablespoonfuls if glaze is too thin to adhere to bread. Drizzle glaze over cool bread and let stand until glaze sets, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap loosely in foil and store at room temperature.)
Strawberry Lassi

Ingredients:
1 lb fresh strawberries, trimmed and halved (3 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup sugar
Rounded 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 cups plain yogurt (whole-milk or low-fat)
1 cup ice cubes

Instructions:
Purée strawberries with sugar, cardamom, and a pinch of salt in a blender until smooth. Add yogurt and ice, then purée until smooth again.
Kiwi Tart

Ingredients:
1 (9-inch) round of refrigerated pie dough (from a 15-oz package), thawed and unrolled or unfolded
6 oz cream cheese, softened slightly
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 firm-ripe kiwifruit, peeled and thinly sliced
an 8 3/4- to 9 1/4-inch tart pan (1 inch deep) with a removable bottom; pie weights or raw rice

Instructions:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
Fit dough into tart pan, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, then fold overhang inward and press against side of pan to reinforce edge. Lightly prick bottom and side of shell with a fork.
Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until edge is pale golden, about 10 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until golden all over, about 5 minutes more. Cool shell in pan on a rack, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat together cream cheese, sugar, milk, zest, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
Spread cream cheese filling in cooled shell and top with kiwi slices.
Blackberry Buttermilk Panna Cottas with Blackberry Compote

Ingredients:
3/4 lb blackberries (about 3 cups)
1 1/4 cups well-shaken buttermilk
2 3/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (from two 1/4-oz envelopes)
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2/3 cup sugar
"2 tablespoons blackberry syrup, store-bought or homemade (see cooks note, below)", 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup crème de cassis
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 lb blackberries (about 2 cups)
6 (6-oz) molds (preferably nonreactive)

Instructions:
Purée blackberries with buttermilk in a blender until very smooth, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids.
Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small bowl and let stand 1 minute to soften.
While gelatin softens, heat cream and sugar in a saucepan over moderate heat until hot, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add gelatin mixture, stirring until dissolved. Stir cream mixture and syrup into blackberry purée, then pour through cleaned sieve into a bowl. Pour mixture into molds and chill, covered, until firm, at least 8 hours.
Boil water, crème de cassis, and sugar in a small saucepan, stirring occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to about 1/3 cup, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, then pour syrup over blackberries and gently stir to combine.
To serve panna cottas, run a thin knife along edge of molds to loosen if necessary and dip molds in a small bowl of warm water 3 to 5 seconds, then invert panna cottas onto plates and gently lift off molds. Spoon berries and syrup over and around each panna cotta.
Crunchy Pecan Cookies

Ingredients:
6 oz pecans (1 1/2 cups)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup potato starch
1/4 teaspoon salt
Scant 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 large egg whites, lightly beaten
parchment paper

Instructions:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Coarsely chop 1 cup pecans and set aside. Pulse remaining 1/2 cup pecans in a food processor with sugar, potato starch, salt, and cinnamon until finely ground (be careful not to pulse to a paste), then stir into egg whites. Stir in remaining cup chopped pecans.
Drop 1/2 tablespoons of batter 2 inches apart on baking sheet and bake until cookies are lightly browned and slightly puffed, 15 to 17 minutes. Slide parchment onto a rack and cool cookies completely (cookies will crisp as they cool), then remove from paper. Bake and cool 2 more parchment-lined sheets of cookies in same manner.
Lemon Cakes with Basil Lemon Syrup

Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened, plus 1 1/2 tablespoons, melted
3/4 cup matzo cake flour plus additional for dusting
2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs, separated, at room temperature for 30 minutes
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 (4- by 1-inch) strip fresh lemon zest
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
8 large fresh basil sprigs
1 cup chilled heavy cream
Garnish: small fresh basil leaves
a muffin pan with 12 (1/2-cup) muffin cups

Instructions:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly brush 8 muffin cups with some of melted butter and chill 2 minutes, then butter again and chill 1 minute more. Dust cups with matzo cake flour, knocking out excess.
Beat together softened butter, 2/3 cup sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, then add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until well blended. Beat in lemon juice and 2 teaspoons zest until combined. Add flour and mix at low speed until just combined.
Beat whites with remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt in another bowl with cleaned beaters until they hold soft peaks. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, a little at a time, beating, then beat until whites just hold stiff peaks. Stir one fourth of whites into yolk mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Spoon batter into 8 prepared muffin cups.
Blend remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon zest with your fingertips and sprinkle over batter, then bake until cakes are puffed, edges are golden, and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cakes in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then lift out cakes carefully (tops will break easily) and cool completely on rack.
Bring all syrup ingredients to a boil, covered, in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, then remove lid and boil 10 minutes. Pour syrup through a sieve into a bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids. Cool to room temperature.
Beat cream in a bowl with cleaned beaters until it just holds stiff peaks.
Spoon 1/4 cup syrup into each of 8 shallow bowls and top with cakes. Spoon whipped cream on top of cakes.