Blueberry Lemon drizzle cake with crunchy Demerara topping 🥰💙🥰
It may not be the first cake you select amongst all the other cake options out there but there’s a lot to be said about the combination of citrus, blueberries and the caramel crunch of demerara sugar!
Perfect for tea time or warm with cream or mascarpone cheese 😋
I love oil based cakes, they turn out super fluffy, tender even after being in the fridge!
This cake was super quick and easy to make. And just go reassure you, you cannot taste those coffee, rather it enhances the chocolatey flavour in the sponge!
The frosting takes a bit more effort but you can use any frosting you like!
Roasted Asparagus, Sweetcorn Pesto Orzo salad with Feta 💚🌽
I’m not much of a salad person but this one is irresistible. It’s so jam packed with flavour, depth and texture that it’s a must try.
The orzo which is a rice like in size lends itself so well in absorbing all the flavours.
You can easily substitute the vegetables with roasted courgettes, peppers or aubergines. You can even add fry roasted nuts or pumpkin seeds. The variations are endless!
Serve on its own or with grilled chicken or fish. Makes a great salad for picnics or barbecues too!
Lemon & Elderflower Cake 🍋🍰💛
After a drought of many many months I finally baked again.
Not sure why I stopped baking or posting in general, I certainly didn’t stop cooking; it was a combination of kids not visiting so often, trying to stick to a healthy diet (more hubby than me! 😅) and a general ‘can’t be bothered’ malaise, which all contributed to less interesting dinner choices and no extra baking just for fun!
Anyway I’m back and am now going to post more often and really focus on this website!
So for this cake, ever since Prince William and Kate got married I was intrigued by their chosen wedding cake flavour of Elderflower and lemon cake so I thought I’d try it.
Firstly, irrespective of, if you try this cake in its entirety or not, the sponge recipe alone deserves noting down.
In all my years of baking I have never made such a gorgeous sponge. It was light and airy but had a real weight of proper cake and good flavour.
The overall lemon & elderflower combo was definitely a hit, I really enjoyed the floral notes of the elderflower