I’ve come down with some sort of a cold, and my husband is such a sweetheart- he decided to bake me a cake! Baked goods are my one weakness (channeling Dorcas Lane, here), and this was such a delightful treat that it cheered me right up!
He let me select the recipe and the main aim was to use up some close-to-expiring treacle that was in our cupboard. Tucked inside a cabinet was a recipe for Christmas Cake from Mrs Beaton’s Book of Household Management (from 1861), and I picked this recipe so we could try it as a tester for possible Christmas gifts of baked goods.
He baked the whole cake by himself and figured out the recipe conversions himself! What a darling! Here we have it with clever decorations (of which he also did)
And here again with a yummy cup of tea
The recipe for this cake is available here. In the version he baked, he used one cup for the teacup measurement and 2.5 teaspoons of ginger. I think the other measurements are pretty standard in the recipe.
Yummy! And was a sweetie to bake me a yummy treat!
Libby Gohn
November 6, 2011 at 5:56 pm (12 years ago)Gosh, I need to get married! I hope you feel better soon.
Jill
November 6, 2011 at 8:04 pm (12 years ago)Aww, it looks PERFECT! I need to get Matt’s secret for how to make such a splendid bundt!
Tasha
November 7, 2011 at 6:31 am (12 years ago)Oh my goodness, is that ever completely adorable! Both the cake with decorations, and the act of baking it. What a sweetheart!
Charlotte
November 8, 2011 at 3:44 am (12 years ago)So sweet! Looks yummy :)
xx Charlotte
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Elisha
November 11, 2011 at 1:09 pm (12 years ago)Haha! What a cute husband you have!