The sun is shining and my
pasty white legs are out and ready. Will
this be the year I finally get a tan?
Unlikely but I remain stubbornly hopeful. Summer has finally landed here in the
UK. Now give us a few hours and we’ll
start complaining it’s too hot. It seems
wrong to put the oven on in this heat but that’s exactly what I did this
afternoon. Having scored a large haul of
apricots at the market this morning I knew exactly the cake I wanted to make.
This is the second time I have
made one of Kathryn of London Bakes cakes.
They never disappoint. The recipe
can be found on the Vanilla Bean Blog, another beautiful space, where Kathryn was
guest posting. I followed the recipe
exactly and thoroughly enjoyed the results.
This light summer cake allows the apricots to take centre stage. The mix of buckwheat and almonds gives it a
hearty texture. I love it with natural
yoghurt. My apricots were quite small
and not as ripe as they perhaps should have been. Nevertheless cooked in the cake they became
wonderfully soft and sweet. The perfect
summer treat and totally worth putting the oven on.
Find the recipe here.
Haha my pasty white legs have turned a nice light shade of brown hurrah! I love that the sun is finally here, but argh I actually can't stand the heat already! (I know! who would have though! coming from singapore!) My oven's been dormant, though this cake's convincing me I should! Love that the flour used is almond, one of my favourite flour substitutes because it makes the cake so moist and nutty!
ReplyDeleteI'm also finding the heat a little much, but I don't want to say that too loud. We Brits love to be dissatisfied with our weather. ;) Yes I always love a cake with ground almonds!
DeleteI saw this over at Vanilla Bean Blog, as well! You were quick to jump on it—glad to hear the good reviews :) Sounds fantastic. Hahaha I've heard about the "heat wave" over in London, but I was in Thailand at the time and sincerely hope it wasn't anywhere near Bangkok-"hot." Soak up as much London sun for me as you can! I already miss it.
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw the recipe just as I happened to have a tonne of apricots. Had to be done. :) I guess we are being pretty wimpy thinking it's hot in London compared to Bangkok!
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