A Sunny Cam Weekend

The last weekend in May had been set as a date for an informal Cambridge get together for a while, and luckily the weather gods were smiling on us as the Sun shone down. It also gave me an excuse to practice some more baking, with varying degrees of success (the treacle-tart-that-shall-not-be-named, for example, was an utter disaster!).


The favourite recipe by all accounts was for Baked Rhubarb and Ginger Cheesecake. This was taken from the Waitrose website, and can be found here. The pic really doesn't do it justice, and it should be a touch more golden on top, but it really does taste fantastic and is incredibly more-ish!

Some very easy-to-make Shortbread Biscuits also went down well with some whipped cream and fresh strawbs:
Beat 110g butter until light (1-2mins with an electric hand whisk) then beat in 50g caster sugar. Mix in 175g plain flour and form the mix into a dough with your hands. Chill for ~30mins then roll out to about 5mm thick and cut desired shapes. Cook on a greased or non-stick baking tray at 150oC for 25-30mins until just golden, and sprinkle with golden caster sugar while warm. Leave for 5mins then cool on a wire rack. Simples!

Finally, a Carrot Cake recipe taken from The Essential Guide to Cake Decorating made a good impromptu birthday cake when iced with a Cream Cheese Frosting and very ameteurish writing icing!

Thanks to everyone who came down to visit - it was great to see everyone again, and I hope you enjoyed it!