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Cakes and memories;

Though not quite in the Proustian manner I have been remembering cakes past...

Home made cakes to die for at Open Garden days in English villages, pasteis de Belem near Lisbon. rasberry torte in Berlin (Scottish respberries!), Mary's Pavlova at the Christmas Tree parties, ricotta lemon cheesecake from the Co-op in Venice (on the cheese counter - I didn;t realise I was buying cake!), sticky baklava in Cyprus, warm fondant fancies from Betty's on a very hot day at the races in York.

We all have our favourites and our special cake memories. I still have some coffee and walnut cake in the freezer which I made for the visitors I hoped could come. I did share some with a friend who came on a rainy day so we ate it sitting in the greenhouse.

Today I made marble cake which also freezes well.

I've had a lovely cake day and it's taken my mind off you-know-what!  Thinking of our American blog friends.

Will serve with slices of kiwi fruit and whipped cream

Add cocoa to half the mixture

Dusting the greased tray with caster sugar gives a light crunchy finish

Did you make a cake?

Would love to know your special cake memories.

Don't miss Gwendoline's chocolate cake recipe in the commentson this post.