royal wedding cake

Looks yum!! :)))

wow - excellent !!!!

plenty left if you want some

love some :):):):)

How would you send it by Carrier Pigeon! it would eat it before it arrived.lol

perhaps prince william could lend us the aston martin?? or the helicopter??

Looks absolutly fit for a prince and princess Sticki. Lovley to see them getting married yesterday. The crowds behaved themselves and seemed to be having a good time together celebrating the grand occasion.

kate and william looked incredibly relaxed and happy i thought.

now I could just eat a slice of that, beautiful,

:-)

go on then, tell me its all gone,

nope ~ about a third left ~ if you are quick i will save you some

thats not fair, I must be 150 miles away,

it wont freeze so you would have to walk very quickly!!

thats even worse, I use a walking stick,will take me hours,

fast train then?

Ha Ha very funny, think I will have to report you to Tet for being an old tease,

well i cant post it cos its a bank holiday!

what a pathetic excuse.

What a lovely cake . It seems such a shame to cut into it.My friend would love you as she is always experimenting with her baking.I shall be showing her this pic.

its not exactly up to fiona cairns standard but i thought it was nice and colourful ~ very patriotic?

sorry yorkshire ~ best excuse i could come up with.

Love it Sticki.........

thanks milky

Looks good enough to eat,Sticki..:o)..Think me and Yorkshire could share at a taxi.!!

be quick, there's only a couple of large slices left now ~ i sent some to mother in law and some to a neighbour

aw,that was kind..I think you and your OH deserve to have the last two pieces,Sticki..you deserve them,after all that work,..and the entertaining ! ..Lol.

im trying to lose weight ~ thats really why i gave them away!!!

Lol,Sticki..as good a reason as any :o).

gimme, gimme, gimme!!!!!

one large slice left karen ~ it needs eating up now.

In my dreams!

love the patriotic design! You really do love your kitchen. Mascarpone! ohhhhhh.....and sponge and berries...ohhhh...

yes, lori ~ spend most of my time in here ~ no complaints!!

I've just developed a new obsession, Sticki...my cousin just gave me the recipe for Date'n'Nut Cake...made it last night....uh oh...who's gonna eat all this cake??? surely not ME??????

i would help you out but it might take me a while!! i think i could develop that obsession quite easily!!
do you have a recipe please??

If you're sure you want it...! no prob.
DATE NUT CAKE
Preheat oven to 350
Grease a 9" sq. cake pan
In a sauce pan combine 1-1/2 cups chopped dates and 1 cup of water. Cook uncovered over med. heat 'til soft.
Let stand to cool.
Sift together 1-2/3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2-1/2 tsps of baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda

Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup of brown sugar
Blend in 2 eggs and a tsp. of vanilla...then beat until nice and fluffy...scraping down the sides of the bowl a couple of times to make sure it all is mixed well.

Stir the dry ingredients and softened dates into the creamed mixture ALTERNATELY with 2/3 cup of milk.

Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Turn into prepared pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
If using glass pans check after 35 minutes.
Frost with a sifting of icing sugar, or make up a cream cheese icing... bon apetit!

oooh this is great, thanks lori!
cream cheese icing sounds very nice ~ never put that on a fruit cake before [only on carrot cake]
im going to see my mum in devon tomorrow ~ she had a date and walnut cake recipe ~ it will be interesting to see how similar/different it is!!

What a fantastic cake... my mouth is watering! :o)

all gone now!! but now im getting ready for sons wedding in two weeks time. they are having cup cakes for the main cake. but the church and reception are 20 miles apart so im making flapjack and shortbread to keep people going!!