Today was a beautiful sunny day. The day started very cold with a hint of ground frost, but as the sun gathered strength it felt warmer than many of the days we have had this summer. I was beginning to despair of picking any blackberries as we don’t seem to have had two dry days together, but this afternoon I managed to gather a reasonable quantity and I can see that there are many more to come, if the weather is kind to us.
I wanted to serve the berries with some kind of cake and decided that this was a good opportunity to find a recipe for the combined challenge from Dom (Belleau Kitchen): Random Recipes and Karen (Lavender and Lovage) and Kate (What Kate Baked): Tea Time Treats, the result is Tea Time Random Recipes
For my Random Recipe I decided to pick the two ‘Little Book of Treats’ that Susan, from A Little Bit of Heaven on a Plate ,sent to me. Both Susan and Karen have fabulous recipes featured in the 2012 edition of the book, which is sold at M&S Cafes in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
With the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning only a few days away, this seemed like a great chance to use one of these books. In the end I chose the 2011 book, mainly because I didn’t want to publish a recipe from this year’s book. So much for a Random choice of book! I did randomly pick the recipe though, the book fell open at the stapes in the centre to reveal….
Traceyr says
oo that looks yummy Janice. Kristian made us one of these on Wednesday after school. There was none left to take to work on Thursday! hahaha
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Garden Tea Cakes and Me says
Now that I could eat right now, ideally still warm mmm mmm 🙂
Laura loves cakes says
Yum…berry compote sounds like the perfect complement to lemon drizzle and even better with the Greek yogurt! 🙂
Carole says
Fantastic looking cake. This week's Food on Friday on Carole's Chatter is about lemons and limes. It would be super if you linked this in. Have a great week.
Chris says
You had me from the moment I saw the berries. Together with the cake it is all so lovely … and the some Greek yogurt … great!
Rebecca Subbiah says
love lemon drizzle cake and how wonderful to have with the berries
A Little Bit of Heaven on a Plate says
I'm actually making lemon drizzle cake for my macmillan cancer coffee morning…yours looks lovely Janice…esp with the berries…thanks for mentioning me. Glad you like the books x
Carole says
Thanks for linking this in. Have a great week
Corina says
It sounds gorgeous. I have to make a lemon drizzle cake at some point!
Katie says
Looks delicious! I love fresh berries and lemon together
Lou says
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Baking Addict says
Lemon drizzle is one of my favourite cakes and the berry compote looks delicious! Now I want a 1lb loaf tin too 🙂
Janice says
Thanks for all the lovely comments. It's a super little recipe, really easy and totally delicious.
viv says
I'm going to try this recipe when I get home from holiday.
[email protected] says
I always love a lemon drizzle cake and pairing with a berry compote is such a good idea. Pleased you managed to find some blackberries, I am loving baking with them at the moment xx
Phil in the Kitchen says
Lemon drizzle definitely deserves its place as a classic. This looks lovely and the berry compote makes it better still.
Chele says
What a treat, both the lemon drizzle and the berry compote. A stroke of genius on your part I do believe ;0)
belleau kitchen says
Really lovely post Janice. Your writing style is just so lovely and evocative…. and what a cake! It's just brilliant to have a perfect classic lemon drizzle isn't it? I love the compot too perfect at this time of year. Thanks so much for entering with such dedication this month xx
Karen S Booth says
A LOVELY post Janice, and one of my favourite cakes, cannot beat a good lemon drizzle!
Ruth Ellis says
That looks like a perfect Lemon Drizzle – yum! And the berry compote makes it healthy right?!?!!