Saturday 20 February 2016

Cake for Tea

A week or so ago we went to a friend's house for tea. I promised to bring along a cake. I had quite a lot of marzipan in the cupboard so I made one of my favourite teatime treats.


Battenburg cake is fun to make if not a little fiddly. I have a special tin with sections to make the 4 pieces but you could equally make two rectangular cakes and cut them to size. The tricky bit is rolling the marzipan around the cake.
We were treated to a proper afternoon tea with sandwiches, cheese scones and a variety of cakes. Just the ideal situation for a picture for the Winter Photography Scavenger Hunt No. 14 Afternoon Tea.



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6 comments:

  1. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)20 February 2016 at 03:30

    Love the cake - how clever. I'm having some tea right now - could use a piece of cake too.

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  2. Juliet20 February 2016 at 10:32

    Looks good - and someone still has some Christmas cake left!

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  3. Patio Postcards20 February 2016 at 20:10

    What a very spring time setting your tea table is. Pretty checkerboard cake I will say no thank to cake as I am working the plan ...

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  4. helena21 February 2016 at 09:14

    looks a lovely tea - I'm always impressed when someone takes the time to make all the bits needed for a nice spread

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  5. Sian21 February 2016 at 09:30

    I'm not surprised that there wasn't any left!

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  6. Lady Ella29 February 2016 at 22:58

    I wish I liked Battenburg as yours looks wonderful - I don't think I have ever come across a homemade one before. However, I won't say no to a slice of that coffee sponge I spy... Mmmmm, thank you!

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