Seeing as England has been hit by rare good weather (although it’s still raining most days, this is England after all…) I couldn’t resist the chance to get outside and make the garden look pretty. I imagine many of you may find gardening extremely dull but I couldn’t wait to add a burst of pink and purple to the garden! I headed to the local garden centre to choose some flowers and then enjoyed the sun as I arranged and planted them in pots outside. I am by no means very good at arranging flowers, but I was proud that I’d used my time to do something better than just watching TV and had a good go at making it as beautiful as I could.
After I’d managed to get most of the soil out from under my fingernails (not the best bit of gardening!), I was desperate for a nice cup of tea and some cake. For those of you that read my ‘Love, Tanya’Book Review and Recipe Trial’ post back in February, you will know that I had a go at making the lemon cake that features in Tanya’s book. Whilst that one was delicious, I had been a bit disappointed by the aesthetics of it as I didn’t have a loaf tin and so had to make it into a circle cake shape. You can imagine my delight therefore when my Mum presented me with a loaf tin yesterday as a well done for passing my exams (yay!). I decided to have another go straight away and followed Tanya’s recipe again. I think my results are a perfect example of practice makes perfect – I was delighted with the result of my lemon cake! The recipe is so easy to follow and the cake was absolutely delicious, I would definitely recommend having a go if baking is your thing!
Let’s hope the hot weather continues – what have you guys been enjoying in the sun?!
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Ooooh that cake looks so delicious! Can I have a slice?! 😛
Your garden looks so cute so job well done.I always find I'm a lot more productive during sunny days in England rather than when it's pouring rain outside.
Hanna XD
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The cake looks delicious 🙂
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Thank you! Ah it's so lovely to have some proper sunshine for once!
Thank you – it was so yummy! xx
lovely garden and that cake YUM!
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my friend and I are planning on making that cake this week! I'm very excited. And your flower arrangements are beautiful x
That cake looks amazing, I cant wait to get Tanyas book!
Hope you've had a great day,
Bethany x
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That cake looks so delicious, I must try it myself. And your garden looks so lovely too. What a sweet post 🙂 xxx
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The cake looks delicious, you've done a great job making it and your garden look pretty. x
We're all raving about the cake haha, but it really does look good. I can't wait to read your future posts!
Peace xo
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Thank you! 🙂
Hope you enjoyed it, it's delicious! x
Thank you! Her book is fab, I'm sure you'll love it! Will definitely check out your blog x
Thank you! Let me know how the cake making goes! xxx
That's very kind, thank you x
Haha thank you, that's lovely to hear! x
Looks like such a relaxing way to spend a day in England! I've always loved flowers and plants but I have anything but a green thumb! The cake also looks delicious!
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