Saturday, 31 January 2015

Comfort cake



Winter is still with us. Today the skies are like slate here in the Fens. It's a day to hunker down, and consider a spot of comfort baking with the wireless on whilst wearing jimjams and woollens. About a year ago there was a day like this. I was experimenting with gluten-free recipes and the weather was just as dreary. I was determined to try to conjure a cake that was like a sort of appley duvet for the gob. I think I managed it. The recipe is over on Standard Issue as part of my Making Winter column. 

It's a mish mash of Dorset apple cake, several deliciously dense almondy citrus cakes I've eaten, there's a nod to Nigella's lemon polenta cake and a dash of Rebecca/Lydia's apple cake in there.Either GF plain flour or standard can be used.

I prescribe snuggling under a blanket or quilt and eating massive chunks of this warm with a spoon x

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15 comments:

  1. Annie Cholewa31 January 2015 at 12:22

    It looks scrumptious!

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  2. driftwood31 January 2015 at 15:04

    you can't beat a good slice of comfort cake. I'll have a cup of tea with mine please x

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  3. Twiggy31 January 2015 at 17:33

    Looks scrummy and just the thing. Picked up my Crafternoon mag today, well done lady an awesome achievement. Of course I would expect nothing less from you :)
    Twiggy xx

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  4. The House with the Blue Door31 January 2015 at 18:10

    This looks delicious - just my kind of cake! I shall have to investigate ...
    Cathy x

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  5. Magic Bean31 January 2015 at 19:28

    Mmm. My day was the same but with double choc chip cookies. And a whole packet of jelly babies...
    Ax

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  6. Saffa Barkhordar1 February 2015 at 10:58

    Looks lovey Emma, I shall certainly give it a go, I am gluten intolerant so this is brilliant! Am struggling with the cold weather and grey sky's too, blankets and cake sound like the answer though,xxx

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  7. Rachel1 February 2015 at 12:33

    It sounds delicious. There are a lot of winter days when hunkering down under a blanket with a nice piece of cake and a cup of tea is the only thing we want to do!

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  8. Frances1 February 2015 at 15:01

    Emaa, what a luxurious cake...every ingredient adds to the yumminess.

    (I did click over to click the recommend button.)

    xo

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  9. inmykitchen1 February 2015 at 17:26

    Perfect prescription x

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  10. CJ1 February 2015 at 18:26

    Mmm, it looks absolutely delicious. My baking is wildly out of control at the moment for some reason, so it's almost certain that I'll make this cake as well. CJ xx

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  11. Ali Whale2 February 2015 at 12:14

    Makes me wish that I could actually bake!

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  12. Cate2 February 2015 at 22:10

    Yum, this has come at a perfect time, we've just moved ourselves across the country to be near family including my sister in law who can't have gluten and i've been put in charge of collecting recipes for sunday dinner pudding... this looks like a winner, thank you! x

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  13. Sandra7 February 2015 at 07:33

    Thanks for the link to this marvellous looking apple cake! I love anything with apples and comfort food is perfect for these cold winter days!

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  14. Handmade in Israel8 February 2015 at 07:21

    Comfort cake sounds like a brilliant idea!

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