If you read my other blog,
Mozart's Girl , you'll know that we had a break in the Lake District last week. When I go away, I bake the Coffee Tree's orders for the week in advance - choosing recipes that freeze or improve on keeping...so it's always really fraught in the lead up to time off!
But I must admit that I've felt refreshed by not baking for a few days, and my enthusiasm has returned really quickly since we've been home...luckily, because I have the Farmer's market tomorrow...so it's been back to my oven with a vengeance since Friday. Above you see a Lakeland Ginger cake that I devised for Saturday's delivery. It's quite a light cake, sticky and topped with a glace ginger & lemon butter syrup.
This, on the other hand, is a much darker & spicier gingerbread. This is the mixture before baking...I found these beautiful wooden baking moulds on the
Bakery Bits website and couldn't resist them even though they're a bit expensive to give away...
here's a baked cake...they are now all tied up in cellophane wrappers with blue bows and labelled ready for the morning...along with these...
beautiful Banana Teabreads. I got the recipe for these from one of my favourite bloggers, Mary at
Ocean Breezes & Country Sneezes who posted that her Nana used to make it (Mary was just one of her 40 grandchildren!!) The recipe looked delicious and was very simple - so I thought I'd give it a try...
smells wonderful - thanks to Mary & her grandmother!
Lastly, a photo of a cake I made just before we left...Caramelised Peach & Vanilla. I love the look of this and it always sells well at the coffee shop.
I hope that you're having a lovely week so far...xx
Gosh don't they all look lovely. Today is the first day of a new diet and I'm hoping it won't also be the last, so I'm counting on you to fulfill my vicarious and calorie free sweets lust. Those are very interesting paper liners in the square pans. I've never seen anything like that, sort of like a coffee filter for baking, very convenient. I've seen Martha line a brownie pan with perpendicular strips of overhanging parchment so she can extract the baked brownie intact. I've never done that cause I cut them in the pan but wouldn't those filters you're using be great. Well Rachel, to be precise--and that ship has long ago sailed--all delicious. Want to eat it all.
ReplyDeleteLove the peach and vanilla cake. Don't like banana things so would give that a miss. Good to see you back.off to look at the website for wooden trays. Always on. The lookout for new ideas. Take care x
ReplyDeleteLove looking at beautiful deserts. You are so inspiring! Do you have a cookbook? Pat Ventura Ca. Usa
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ReplyDeleteUnbelievable that you have made all these delectable goodies for the Coffee Tree---each one so different and each looks so yummy!! I especially love the look of the peach and vanilla- we have amazing peaches here in August but only for a few short weeks---I LOVE the taste of peaches!!! Thank you for sharing your always interesting baking masterpieces!!
ReplyDeletecrumbs. It all looks so tempting. I should know better than to stop here so early in the morning.Who wants tea and toast for breakfast? Not me, I want tea and cake!
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Oh Rachel, Bakery Bits is fantastic! Love the wooden baking baskets. I am thinking of packaging for later in the year already x
ReplyDeleteCan you believe I've not baked for over a month? I think I'm raring to go again now! Caramelised peach and vanilla sounds wonderful!
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ReplyDeleteSo nice to have you back and blogging about your sweet creations!! I missed you! Everything looks wonderful. The wooden baking moulds are so pretty! I especially love the look of your Lakeland Ginger cake, as well as the caramelized peach and vanilla cake. The customers at the Coffee Tree and Farmer's Market are always in for a treat and a surprise! You are such a creative baker. I love all your posts. So glad you are back to inspire us all! Hope your day at the Farmer's Market was lovely. I so enjoyed seeing your smiling face and some of your wares! Love to you! xo
Howdy partner, I'll have the banana bread please. Although it all looks lush as usual. Lovely to see your creations, those people in your town are very lucky to get your produce every month1 xxxxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteI'll have a slice of each please since their are no calories in virtual food. Think they all are utterly delectable and would jump at chance to have slice with coffee at the Coffee Tree and believe me if I ever get there I'm going to check it out! xoxo
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