I am reading and baking my way through the Gentle art of Domesticity by Jane Brocket and am thoroughly enjoying both! I appreciate the term 'domestic artist' and the statement "Domesticity gives us the opportunity to express ourselves..." This morning I skipped ahead to the Lemon Cake recipe and baked a loaf for tea--it's scrumptious! *Just be sure to check out the errata page, as the US edition I purchased has many mistakes in the recipes.* 
Thursday, March 26, 2009
lemon cake & domesticity
I am reading and baking my way through the Gentle art of Domesticity by Jane Brocket and am thoroughly enjoying both! I appreciate the term 'domestic artist' and the statement "Domesticity gives us the opportunity to express ourselves..." This morning I skipped ahead to the Lemon Cake recipe and baked a loaf for tea--it's scrumptious! *Just be sure to check out the errata page, as the US edition I purchased has many mistakes in the recipes.* 
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I've been hearing good things about the book, so shall do something about getting a copy myself. Thank you for letting us know about the errata for the U.S. edition. Also, I love the tea cozy I see in your picture.
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks divine, and the setting of your kitchen with the embroidered tea cozy (from Down to Earth?) is such a homey one.
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen looks so welcoming and I can almost taste your cake! Thanks for sharing part of your home with us!
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks delicious. Any chances you'd post the recipe?
ReplyDelete~Cinnamon
Thanks ladies!
ReplyDeleteRenna-you're right, Rhonda made the embroidery that I sewed into a tea cozy.
Cinnamon-I would love to share the recipe, but I think that would violate the copywrite.
~Deb
I LOVE her book and her blog. I'll have to try the recipe, thanks for the heads up on errors. Yours look very yummy!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious! I love her book and I'm slowly going through devouring each page. So much wonderful information. Blessings, Heather
ReplyDeleteI have inherited my grandmother's love of all things lemony ... your loaf looks delicious! How fun to bake your way through a book - I'll have to give that a whirl!
ReplyDeleteOMG that looks delicious! Made my mouth water!
ReplyDeleteI will have to check out this book. The cake made my mouth water.
ReplyDeleteI have been eyeing that book as well. I think I will definitely have to get it now. I'm going to have to echo everyone else and say that I love that tea cozy as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the errata page link! I had the book for a while and am enjoying it although I hadn't tried any of the recipes yet.
ReplyDeleteYour lemon cake looks beautiful!
Manuela
Oh my gosh! I LOVE lemon and that looks extra yummy! Your kitchen is stunning, it looks like it was made for a magazine.
ReplyDeleteI got this book for Christmas and have relished every chapter. So far, the only recipe I've made are the scones - but my family said they were the best ever. Thanks for the tip about the errata page.
ReplyDeleteHow are the ceiling/walls coming?
--Vicki K.
I bought that book, and I really like it. I like lemon pound cake too, and have been having that with my afternoon tea this week, but I admit that I bought mine. I'll have to look for this recipe in the book. Thank you for mentioning the errors.
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring Debbie.
Okay Deb,
ReplyDeleteYou are making me covet! Not only the book but the delicious looking Lemon Cake too!
Thanks for blogging :)
Oh, that cake looks SO good!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your kitchen, too!
all the best! Mary Ann in Denmark
I just love lemon cake, lemon cookies, lemon bread, etc. Your cake looks very tasty!
ReplyDeletewow, I could eat that whole cake right now, it looks so delicous :)))
ReplyDeletebtw, can we have the recipe? please :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, it looks absolutley delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm way behind in reading posts (my Dad was in the hospital this past week), but am in the process of catching up!
Your kitchen looks so welcoming and I can almost taste your cake! Thanks for sharing part of your home with us!
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