My Granny Blacker with my brother, my cousin and myself on the right circa 1972 This is my maternal grandmother’s recipe for Soda Farls. She baked these every day in life, asking my grandfather every day what he would like for his ‘tea’ when regardless of the answer it was always Soda Farls. My grandparents…
Local strawberries are in the shops now and absolutely delicious and so many lovely recipes to try out. I’ll be making a Pavlova , a whisked sponge with strawberries and cream , strawberry and lemon sorbet ( a River Cafe recipe from my time there ) and then of course Jam . Ideally made with…
Rhubarb is in season now and is fast growing in the garden. It’s lovely for lots of different recipes from the classic rhubarb tart to ice cream and is making an appearance in my Traditional Irish class in the form of a tart and in the Easter Baking class I’ll be making rhubarb and ginger…
Just the thing for Mother’s Day … a lovely homemade cake ! Lemon and Raspberry Layer Cake 8 oz self raising flour 8 oz soft butter 8 oz caster sugar Pinch salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 eggs 1 lemon washed Buttercream Icing 8 oz soft butter 8 oz icing sugar zest of 1 lemon lemon…