Category: Cakes
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Date and orange cake
This simple loaf cake is ridiculously easy to make and packs a real flavour punch. Rich, sticky dates infused with orange zest and juice make this a brilliant cake for an afternoon energy boost with a cuppa. I’ve decorated it with orange icing and juicy Medjool dates here but you could just as easily make…
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Lemon syrup loaf cake
I do love a fancy cake but sometimes the plain looking ‘Cinderella’ ones pack the best flavour punch. This lemon syrup loaf is made with buttermilk in the batter so it’s really light and moist. It’s perfect if you want to make it a day ahead of when you need it or to be able…
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Very sticky ginger cake
This very delicious and sticky ginger cake is one of the recipes that originally inspired me to publish my ‘Whats4teaMum?’ recipe book because I only had it scribbled on an old scrap of paper that was stained with butter spots and the imprint of a treacle tin lid. It’s one of my Mum and Dad’s…
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Pigeon Cottage Kitchen 