Apparently there is no record of Marie Antoinette ever having said this favourite line when told that the common people were starving.
One thing is for sure: I did bake a cake yesterday and here it is. At least this is a photographic record that it existed.
Apparently there is no record of Marie Antoinette ever having said this favourite line when told that the common people were starving.
One thing is for sure: I did bake a cake yesterday and here it is. At least this is a photographic record that it existed. As all things in this real but temporary world, it has now gone the way of all great gateaux.
For your culinary and orally-fixated pleasure: it is (or was) a two layer peach, nutmeg, coconut and lemon zest enriched sponge cake sandwiched together with mixed berry jam, frosted with a combination of sweetened cream cheese infused with lime zest. I decorated it with toasted coconut ribbon and candied lemon peel. Yes, it tasted as spectacular as it sounds.
Finally: I would like to offer my apologies that this blog is very sparse these days. I am totally absorbed in looking after my father’s affairs since his health has deteriorated. If you’d like to stay in touch, I suggest you follow me on Facebook, my only regular interface with the world these days. My Facebook name is private, but if you write me by commenting on this post, I can provide you with it.