Regular readers will know that here at The Simple Things we’re big fans of cake. At the top of our manifesto is that ‘there should always be cake in the house’. But we want to know what YOUR favourite cake is.
Please choose your favourite from the list below. Click on the button below and enter the type of cake in the box along with its number (or write ‘10 and your choice of other cake) by the closing date of 31 March.
1. Victoria Sponge/Sandwich
2. Ginger Cake
3. Carrot Cake
4. Chocolate Cake
5. Scones
6. Brownies
7. Fruit Cake
8. Coffee (& Walnut) cake
9. Lemon Drizzle
10. Other
Now share your own cake
We seek out at least one recipe for homemade cake to include in every issue but we’d like to share a few of yours, too. Think of it as a cake swap!
We’re looking for those hand-me-down recipes that are passed on through family and friends, when often the original source is lost or forgotten. Amended, tweaked and altered over the years, they take on a life of their own and the ‘keepers’ among our recipes become worthy heirlooms.
Send us the details of yours, we’ll select our favourites and with the help of our long-time foodie contributor, Catherine Frawley, we’ll test the recipes, make the cakes and present them for you to try for yourself.
Along the way maybe we’ll uncover some regional favourites, forgotten delights and a few twists on classics. You can choose any cake you like but (after much debate and discussion at TST headquarters) we’re defining a cake as ‘something you can keep in a tin’ (though we’re prepared to make an exception for fresh cream cakes). They can be traybakes, scones, brownies, buns and any kind of cake but not biscuits, cookies, doughnuts, tarts or other sweet things you have to eat with a fork or a spoon. Do feel free to tell us the story of your recipe if you’d like, too!
Look out for our big cake swap in the June issue!
How to share your cake recipe
Email thesimplethings@icebergpress.co.uk with
Your name, address, email and phone number in case we need to check details of the recipe
Name of the cake
Where the recipe came from (if known)
The recipe – please include ingredients, equipment, method, cooking time and oven temperature
We’ll be in touch if yours is going to be featured in our June celebration of cakes. The closing date for receiving your recipes is 31 March 2024.
