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Don't Kill Snails with Salt ... Creme Eggs & Toasted Teacakes ... Biscuits & Bench Stories, Life, the Universe, & Everything!
And back to my own personal favourite topic ;o> ...https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...
"Whether you prefer a cupcake, multi-layered slice or traybake, cake is undeniably a crucial part of British culture. From a classic victoria sponge to American imports like brownies, we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to ways to indulge our sweet teeth. But which is the nation’s favourite treat?
A new study has found that the most popular cake flavour in the UK is in fact lemon drizzle. The zesty treat is the most-loved cake of 40 per cent of Brits, according to the poll of 2,000 people by Protein World.
In a close second place came chocolate fudge cake (38 per cent), followed by carrot cake in third (37 per cent). Chocolate brownies took fourth position, with the British teatime staple victoria sponge cake coming in fifth.
The UK’s favourite cakes :
1. Lemon drizzle, 40 per cent
2. Chocolate fudge cake, 38 per cent
3. Carrot cake, 37 per cent
4. Chocolate brownie, 36 per cent
5. Victoria sponge, 35 per cent
6. Chocolate muffin, 31 per cent
7. Sticky toffee pudding, 29 per cent
8. Coffee and walnut cake, 28 per cent
9. Black forest gate, 26 per cent
10. Blueberry muffin, 26 per cent
11. Fruit cake, 25 per cent
12. Swiss roll, 23 per cent
13. Battenburg, 19 per cent
14. Madeira cake, 18 per cent
15. Fairy cakes, 18 per cent
16. Angel cakes, 18 per cent
17. Butterfly cakes, 17 per cent
18. Chelsea bun, 16 per cent
19. Red velvet, 15 per cent
20. Date and walnut loaf, 12 per cent
Peculiarly absent from the list are banana bread, cheesecake and cupcakes though. The research also found that Brits love cake so much that as many as 55 per cent of us would choose a slice of cake over sex, with women more likely to do so than men (73 per cent).
The average Brit eats three slices of cake a week and bakes an impressive four times a month. In true British fashion, 77 per cent of people agree that “there's not much that can't be sorted with a cup of tea and slice of cake.”
Black Forest gate? !BattenbUrg?
3 slices a week? I wonder who’s having mine....... I had one sometime last year. ;-)
I don't care how they spell it? - I just want some Cake now ;o>
3 slices a week?
That took me up to Wednesday :)
I've been taking a small slice of fruit cake in my pack up every day this week.
That took me up to Wednesday :)
I've been taking a small slice of fruit cake in my pack up every day this week.
Oooh? - does it have Cherries in it? ;o>
Lez wrote: "3 slices a week? I wonder who’s having mine....... I had one sometime last year. ;-)"Mmmmmmmm? ... (* ! BURP ! *) ... yes, I'm wondering that too, Lez Lee?!! ;o>
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! ... (*drool*) ... !!! ;o>
Autumn is almost here ;o> ...
It's no wonder that the leaves fall off the trees - they've all got snails attached to them! :) 🐌 🍂
The mystery of why Autumn Leaves fall has finally been solved!And now it's a ... x NN x ST x SD x ... from me ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "And back to my own personal favourite topic ;o> ...https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...
"Whether ..."
Wot no little wee Fancy Fancies?! I like a cute little Fancy! :)
Not sure about those pencentages though. If you add up the percentages for the top ten cakes, they add up to 326%...... Whit?!
Personally speaking, i'm more a pudding kinda guy than a caker….I made a drop dead delicious Bread & Butter pud today. Damn baby... it was nice! So easy to make too.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."I think our sweet Suzy had just lost her cherry! :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: ""It ain't Autumn here in my wee part of South Wales yet Susy..i'm still mowing the lawn! Everything is still growing!
You're mowing the lawn at nearly half past one in the morning?
I usually do ours during the day when I can see what I'm doing :)
I usually do ours during the day when I can see what I'm doing :)
Grizzlygrump wrote: "You're mowing the lawn at nearly half past one in the morning?I usually do ours during the day when I can see what I'm doing :)"
So do I..I've no night vision! :)
Bloome my iwful tyoing skulls!
theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: ""It ain't Autumn here in my wee part of South Wales yet Susy..i'm still mowing the lawn! Everything is still growing!"
Same here, and almost all of our Trees are still very much all in their greenery too - but our two Acers have turned Scarlet in this last week and so that means that Autumn is definitely here now ;o>
Half the leaves on one of the trees in our back garden have turned a dark red/scarlet colour and will probably be falling off soon, giving the Sparrows nowhere to hide :)
It's hard to believe that we are almost into October, given the weather round here. Temperatures this week have been into the mid twenties and we haven't had much in the way of rain either. Nighttime temperatures are getting cooler, but that has been due to clear night skies and gave some wonderful views of the stars and the full moon. The weather for the coming week is supposed to be warm, with temperatures predicted to be mid to high teens all week, cloudy on alternate days but no rain until Friday.
At the moment, our grass is still being mowed once a week as it is still growing fast. Mrs Grizzly seems to have taken over mowing duties - she started doing it while I was recuperating and has just carried on doing it. Earlier in the week, she said that she was going to get the laundry in, but was gone for ages. Wondering what was keeping her, I went to have a look and there she was, in her pyjamas, gardening gloves and my flip flops, mowing the grass :),
It's hard to believe that we are almost into October, given the weather round here. Temperatures this week have been into the mid twenties and we haven't had much in the way of rain either. Nighttime temperatures are getting cooler, but that has been due to clear night skies and gave some wonderful views of the stars and the full moon. The weather for the coming week is supposed to be warm, with temperatures predicted to be mid to high teens all week, cloudy on alternate days but no rain until Friday.
At the moment, our grass is still being mowed once a week as it is still growing fast. Mrs Grizzly seems to have taken over mowing duties - she started doing it while I was recuperating and has just carried on doing it. Earlier in the week, she said that she was going to get the laundry in, but was gone for ages. Wondering what was keeping her, I went to have a look and there she was, in her pyjamas, gardening gloves and my flip flops, mowing the grass :),
Ohhh bless her! - she really does love you, you know ... ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
A sharp drop in temperature is forecast from tomorrow with a waft of Arctic air about to push it's way across the country despite it remaining fairly bright and sunny. According to latest estimates seasons move in a south west to north east trajectory across Britain at approximately 1.9 mph, around forty five miles a day. Records indicate that this speed has increased from 1.2 mph since 1890, most probably due to global warming however other factors can also have an affect on a yearly basis. For instance this year has seen some unusual weather from the severe cold snap in March and April to the long hot summer of the last few months but such abberations are a normal feature of our climate.
I got sunburnt today! If there is cold snap coming, it certainly doesn't feel like it where I am! :)
Already have and applied sweetie! :)
Suzy, I’m not usually one to encourage you, but I thought this could go on your wish-list:https://www.theliterarygiftcompany.co...
OMG!!! - I love it! - HA HA HA HA HA!!! ;o>Thank you, Lez Lee ... x ... I'm apparently very hard to buy for as I am quite unmaterialistic in my nature and I'm also used to being self-sufficient and independent due to staying single and just buying anything that I need for myself.
I've always been the one in our family who enjoys 'people-watching' and getting to know folk well, and then often spending months in researching, resourcing, planning, booking and paying for special gifts or treats - however the downside of this, very sadly for me, means that I rarely ever get treated or get to open any presents myself ;o<
M&D usually just go for the safe and easy option and give me a Cheque or Cash for every occasion - and, without ever wanting to sound at all ungrateful in any way, my Heart simply sinks at the sight of only just a couple of Cards these days - with one of them having some money in it. I so miss the thrill of gift opening.
Seriously? - anyone could just wrap me up a bag of Toffees or some Milk Chocolate Brazils from Poundland in a bit of wrapping paper and I'd be such a happy bunny just for having something to enjoy getting to unwrap - LOL!!! ;o>
So, I'm going to be buying this Book for myself now (with absolutely no peeking inside on it's arrival!) and I'll be giving it to M&D so that they can wrap it up and give to me as something fun for Christmas ;o>
EDIT : it has some very good Ratings and Reviews on here as well ;o> ...
Scone with the Wind: Cakes and Bakes with a Literary Twist
And ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...
theDuke wrote: "Already have and applied sweetie! :)"Fab isn't it?! - I hate any sticky greasy feeling on my Skin, and most especially on my Face. I only ever put Moisturiser on at Night because I can't bear it on during the Day while I'm awake.
This new Sunscreen Dry Mist stuff is a real breakthrough for me ;o>
theDuke wrote: "Personally speaking, i'm more a pudding kinda guy than a caker….I made a drop dead delicious Bread & Butter pud today. Damn baby... it was nice! So easy to make too"Have you tried sometimes making it up with some Thick Cut Marmalade as well and a little extra Orange Zest, Duke? ... it is seriously yummy! One of my God-daughters doesn't like Dried Fruit so I've made it up with Chocolate Chips for her - and, a few Easters ago now, I used a left-over Terrys Dark Chocolate Orange which also worked well ;o>
Just searching now for the cheapest new 'Scone With The Wind' and came across this on it ..."Bake your way through the classics from Jane Eclair to Tart of Darkness, Banana Karenina and On the Rocky Road, Flapjack and the Beanstalk, Nineteen-eighty Petit Fours and many more! The most novel way to get to grips with the classics, Scone with the Wind features 75 delicious literary inspired recipes.
Arranged by genre, enjoy biscuits and cakes, puddings and pies from romance and comedy through to horror and science fiction, and discover fun, edible versions of your favourite books. It includes witty introductions and amusing illustrations throughout, baking essentials and themed menus for book clubs, parties and afternoon teas.
The ultimate treat for book (and cake) lovers! Recipes include: Breakfast at Tiffins, Whoopie Pies and Prejudice, Key Lime and Punishment, Captain Corelli's Madeleines, To Kill a Battenberg, Finnegan's Cake, Vanity Fairy Cakes, Middlemarshmallows, Eton Mess of the D'Urbervilles, Life of Pecan Pie, Alone in Berliner, Lord of the Mille-feuilles, The War of the Viennese Whirls, James and the Giant Peach Cobbler, Much Ado About Muffins, The Cherry Pie Orchard, Scone with the Wind and more!
About the author ...
Miss Victoria Sponge is a writer and baker born in Sandwich, Kent. She studied literature and culinary arts at the University of Madeira, graduating cream of the crop.
She rose to fame as the author of such classic books as The Mona Pizza: Italian Cooking Meets Italian Art, The Codfather: Fish and Film and Madame Butterfly Buns: An Opera (Cake). She lives in Bakewell with her French financier boyfriend and their two cats, Ginger and Biscuit.
Scone with the Wind is her fourth book."
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I’ve never heard of Books Please, I rarely buy books but I’ll look there first next time! Thanks for the link.
I checked the Site out as always on places like Trustpilot first and they look to be good except for just the usual odd poor Review that their Customer Services appear to have promptly followed up on, Lez Lee - so I have quite high expectations of it being a good transaction ;o> ...https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/book...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "OMG!!! - I love it! - HA HA HA HA HA!!! ;o>Thank you, Lez Lee ... x ... I'm apparently very hard to buy for as I am quite unmaterialistic in my nature and I'm also used to being self-sufficient a..."
PM me your address sweetheart..and i'll send you something nearer the day! :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Already have and applied sweetie! :)"Fab isn't it?! - I hate any sticky greasy feeling on my Skin, and most especially on my Face. I only ever put Moisturiser on at Night because ..."
I rarely use sunscreen, but was rather caught out yesterday...gee the sun was strong! :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Personally speaking, i'm more a pudding kinda guy than a caker….I made a drop dead delicious Bread & Butter pud today. Damn baby... it was nice! So easy to make too"Have you tried..."
That's exactly what I used! So simple to make...just 4 thick cut marmalade sandwiches, buttered on the outside too & crusts cut off...place in the first two in the oven dish, sprinkle sugar, sultanas & lemon (or orange zest) on top, then the other two sandwiches on top. 1 & half pint of milk, two eggs & a good helping of nutmeg, whip up, & pour on the sandwiches..and a final sprinkling of sugar, sultanas and zest.
Stick in the oven @ 160C for 35-40 mins...and watch that baby rise! :)
Never thought to ever use choclate in it though..sounds a wee bit sickly for my liking...but interesting twist on the recipe.
Oooh? - I'm sat drooling here now! - LOL!!! ;o>I also love those absolutely delicious Bread Pudding Squares that you can buy at any decent Bakery Shop as well - they are in my top four favourites ... along with Fruit Squares, Apple Squares, and Vanilla Slices made with Custard and not Cream ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Oooh? - I'm sat drooling here now! - LOL!!! ;o>I also love those absolutely delicious Bread Pudding Squares that you can buy at any decent Bakery Shop as well - they are in my top four favourites..."
It's a quarter past midnight..and suddenly i'm feeling peckish again!
Time to raid the fridge! :)
I've just cooked fillet steak, button mushrooms, chips and eggs, but you'll have to fight Mrs Grizzly for it - it's her dinner :)
Hi Ho, it's off to work I go :)
Hi Ho, it's off to work I go :)
Oooh, she's such a very VERY lucky Girl! ;o>I'm off to Bed ... so it's Goodnight from me ... and a safe shift for you ... x
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