▲△ postcard from the lakes

we received this postcard from my Mummy

she'd been to visit my sister in the Lake District

so we had to make the recipe on the card!

buttermere biscuits

you will need ....

220g plain flour

110g butter

90g caster sugar

45g currants {we used a mix of dried fruit}

grated rind of a lemon

half a teaspoon baking powder

1 large egg ~ beaten

preheat the oven to 180c/gas 4

line and grease some baking sheets

rub the butter into the flour until it looks like rubble

stir in the other dry ingredients

and the lemon zest

mix in the beaten egg to make a firm dough

add a few drops of warm water if needed

roll out the dough to 7mm thick and cut out 75mm circles

put onto the greased baking sheets

and bake for 15~20 minutes

until light brown and firm

alternative ~ use soft brown sugar, omit the lemon 

and currants and add 45g each of chocolate chips 

and hazelnuts

❤❥ partytime

last weekend I had a birthday

bingobango at my house

lots of guests to feed

and cake very much on the table!

this recipe is for two cakes

but I can say the main variation was

the over all winner

elderflower drizzle cake

{or triple chocolate cake}

you will need ....

175g softened butter

175g caster sugar

140g self raising flour

85g ground almonds

half teaspoon baking powder

3 eggs

100ml milk

for the elderflower cake you will also need

4 tablespoons of elderflower cordial

and a few tablespoons of sugar to sprinkle

heat the oven to 160c/ gas 3

grease and line a loaf tin

beat together the butter and sugar until 

light and fluffy

add the eggs one at a time mixing thoroughly

between each one

tip in the flour, baking powder, almonds

and milk then mix until smooth

pour into the tin and bake for 40-45 minutes

until golden risen and cooked in the middle

soon as the cake comes out of the oven

 prick it all over with a skewer and drizzle on

the elderflower cordial

sprinkle with sugar and leave to cool completely 

in the tin before cutting

for the triple chocolate cake you also will need

4 tablespoons good cocoa powder

50g choc chips or chunks

melted white chocolate for drizzling

for this cake, it's the same method as before, but adding the

cocoa powder and choc chips then baking

when it's cooked and cooled, drizzle with melted

white chocolate, leave to set then slice

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