Notes about Recipes in this book

• Hummingbird morning cake

  • debkellie on October 28, 2017

    Very moist, and, surprisingly, didn't taste too sweet despite the fruit and sugar content! Had to add the indulgence of a little maple cream cheese frosting, just because ...

• Luscious lemon loaf

  • bwhip on September 10, 2019

    Excellent, really lemony cake with great texture and flavor. I've made it several times, and it's always a hit. I've learned to scale back the quantity of lemon oil, otherwise it becomes a bit overwhelming. I leave it out of the icing, and use about 3/4 teaspoon in the cake, which I've found to be just right. For the zest, I use two large lemons.

• My pretend Irish grandmother's Irish whiskey gingerbread

  • debkellie on April 28, 2022

    Very moist cake, and despite all the ginger, not overly gingery on the palate. Very reminiscent of a cake we used to buy commercially in the UK - if anyone else recalls the McVities Jamaican ginger cake. It was a mongrel to get out of the bundt tin, so I'll double spray or use a lined loaf tin next time.

• The buccaneer

  • debkellie on February 27, 2018

    Excellent cake... also really easy with great flavour & good keeping quality - flavour keeps improving.