There is definitely something hugely indulgence about a cake with layers. How about doubling the quantity and therefore height and really producing a sumptious treat? That is what I will do next time….
In the words of Granny Dot:
‘4 oz. of flour; 4 oz. of butter; 4 oz. of sugar; 1 teaspoonful of baking powder; 2 eggs; 2 …
I give you another century old recipe, but this time it is not from the war years. When I made this I had not read the recipe through and so ended up taking it out for lunch with me so that I could transfer it to a tin to prove after two hours of rising. …
This is one of my great great grandmother’s recipes, re-invented. I have kept the same ingredients and changed the quanties, adding demerara sugar for a wonderful finish.
I made it for tea with a lovely lady, Barbara Marriott, the grandmother of a friend, whilst asking her for words of wisdom in the research I am doing for a book …
