Unfortunately, the sun didn't really put in much of an appearance so it ended up being an indoors picnic instead of a garden party, but that really didn't put a damper on things and everyone ended up being high on sugar and/or berry cocktails!
One of the fun things was to look for recipes that would be suitable, which took up quite a bit of my time over the last week. Whenever I was supposed to do something that I didn't really want to do, I just started searching the net and going through books and magazines looking for recipes. In the end I chose a Raspberry Buttermilk Cake that I found on another blog. You can see the original on Cookworm.
Raspberry Buttermilk Cake
1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4oz unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
6oz fresh raspberries (about 1 cup)
Preheat oven to 200C. Butter a 9-inch cake pan and line with parchment. (I used a 26cm springform pan, so it was a little bigger than suggested.)
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
With a standing or hand mixer, beat the butter with the 2/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Add the vanilla extract and the egg, beating thoroughly.
Turn speed to low and alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, mixing until just combined.
Spread batter into your prepared pan, smoothing the top. Scatter the raspberries evenly over the top and sprinkle with the 1 tablespoon sugar.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Mine took about 35 minutes, despite being thinner due to the bigger cake pan.)
Cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
what a picture!
ReplyDeleteToo bad the weather isn't feeling a little more summery to go along with such a lovely summer cake. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow, that looks terrific! I might have to go out and get some raspberries!
ReplyDeleteOh, that looks just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSylvie look absolutely wonderful and yummy!! nice pictures!! Gloria
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea Sylvie!! A berry party! I love your picture of this delicious cake. It looks fabulous and those cherries dipped in chocolate? WOW!
ReplyDeleteyum, yum...funny this post...I'm about to go seek out some buttermilk for a cake myself! xxx
ReplyDeleteWow, this looks lovely. And are those Strawberry and Blueberry Ladybirds I see? How adorable!
ReplyDeleteKatie xox
Hi Sylvie,
ReplyDeleteI was lucky enough to sample some of your cake yesterday when I visited J for the weekend - delicious!
What an incredible looking spread! I hope the cake was successful. :)
ReplyDeleteÜber einen Umweg bin ich auf Deinem Blog gelandet und bin ganz angetan von den Bildern und Rezepten. Entspricht alles sehr meinem Geschmack, ohne viel Schnick-Schnack, lecker und ehrlich. Ich mag auch die Bücher von Tessa Kiros. Und diesen Kuchen hier werde ich ganz schnell nachbacken, tolle Kombi mit der Buttermilch.
ReplyDeleteLetztes Jahr war ich das erste Mal in meinem Leben in (Süd)England und war sehr angetan von Land und Leuten. Und von der Auswahl an Lebensmitteln; gerade auf dem Land hat man eine Auswahl an regionalen Produkten, die ich hier im Kölner Raum kaum finde.
Freue mich auf viele weitere Rezepte,
vG,
Claudi
J.Danger, I'm glad you like it.
ReplyDeleteHilary, you're right, but having cake makes the rain a little more bearable.
Ninette, they are so good right now.
Oneordinaryday, thank you.
Gloria, thank you.
The Curious Cat, I'm looking forward to hearing about yours.
Katiecakes, yes they are. It's something my friend came up with. Aren't they great and they tasted great too. The spots are made with white chocolate.
The Generous Gardener, I'm glad you liked it and had a lovely day at the RHS show.
Cookworm, the cake was wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Claudi, danke fuer den Besuch auf meinem Blog und den netten Kommentar. Du hast Recht das Angebot and Lebensmitteln ist hier wirklich gut, und die alten Vorurteile ueber die Englische Kueche sind heutzutage wirklich nicht mehr berechtigt.
Marie, it was inspired by an episode of the River Cottage.
what a fun gathering-good food and great friends!
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Such a great picture! Sylvie that cake looks really yummy!
ReplyDeleteright, anything buttermilk and i'm there. this looks amazing and i'm sure it tastes like a dream too! yum yum. x
ReplyDeleteI have nerver had a raspberry cake... I have only had either raspberry muffins or raspberry pudding... your cake looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteLovely looking cake, I love raspberries so will have to give this a go soon!
ReplyDeleteA cherry berry festival sounds fun! I really like the look of that cake.
ReplyDeleteHello, you have the most beautiful blog here, I'm loving reading it and your pictures are just stunning... thank you so much !!!!
ReplyDeleteYummy blog I have given it an award - go see.
ReplyDeleteHmm, der war sehr lecker und schnell gemacht. Hatte TK-Himbeeren, ging prima. Er war auch noch 2 Tage später sehr saftig und wird bei mir nun öfter, auch mal mit anderen Beeren gemacht.
ReplyDeleteVG,
Claudi
Raspberries and buttermilk - what a delicious combination! I just found your blog and so far haven't found anything in older posts that doesn't look yummy! (Sorry about the rain, tho.)
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures! One half of us lives in manchester and was very excited to see a berry party in Whalley Range (everything foodie is so often in the countryside!!) x
ReplyDeleteThe party theme sounds like it was a lot of fun and pleny of room for creativity...with or without weather co-operation.
ReplyDeleteHi Sylvie, what a great event but sorry the weather wasn't on your side! Beautiful pictures and stunning food!
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