clumsily raising my boys and baking cakes
It is no secret that I love drinking tea and I love making and eating cake, and to me there is nothing nicer than washing down a yummy slice of cake, or indeed a cupcake (I am not cake fussy!!!), with a hot cup of tea. I think it is important to make the time to enjoy a tea (or coffee if you are that way inclined!), and I know how much I appreciate it because when I was a mum to a newborn, and then two little ones, it was very rare that I got to drink a hot cup in its entirety or indeed at all!
We had some visitors stay with us last weekend and it gave me a good excuse to make a dessert for their final meal with us on Sunday, before they set off back to their home. Looking around my kitchen I opted for a crumble.
This Spiced Apple Crumble Traybake is a great way to combine a cake and a crumble in one easy bake, and the apple make it lovely and moist too.
At this time of year, cooking with apples is a good idea, because there are so many windfall ones lying around, and therefore, they are free to a good home …. or bake! Often while out walking, we find some that have fallen off a tree and I do not think it is stealing to help ourselves to a few if they are outside of someones garden? My Spiced Apple Crumble Traybake is perfect for using up apples that you might find while foraging, and is very easy to make too. Read More