Wednesday 4 August 2010

Alpine Strawberries, Victoria Sponge


After the lavender, and the bumblebees, gem-like alpine strawberries picked from underneath crinkle edged leaves. Afternoon tea and cake in the garden, many, many photos taken trying to capture the exact scarlet of the berries, the green of the leaves, until Dad started huffing about time wasting and grabbed his slice of cake.

Now it is raining, heavily, with the odd groan of thunder. I am facing the prospect of a journey home in inappropriate shoes, and Sunday afternoon (both the last one and the next) seems a long way away.



Also, a big thank you to Lisa-Marie for the blog award, very sweet of you!

13 comments:

  1. That Victoria sponge looks wonderful and tastes it too I bet! Delicious strawberries...and great photo's too!
    LOVE PEACE enJOY
    Julie x

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  2. Ooo, that looks delicious. And the strawberries look exquisite.

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  3. That cake looks fabulous! Are those wild strawberries?

    I completely empathise with the inappropriate shoes scenario. How silly for thinking it was summer!

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  4. y.u.m. we have some alpine strawberries in our garden and we have been happily eating them for maybe three months! happy days. your photographs are beautiful!

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  5. lovely post. my dad would do the same!

    I got caught with flipflops yesterday in the rain. I had a brolly but it didnt end up making that much of a difference, i was utterly soaked!

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  6. You are very welcome. Also, I think I'll make Victoria sponge for my anniversary cake.

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  7. That looks beautiful! Yummy cake and yummy photos.

    I am also rooting for Sunday to hurry up.

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  8. Bec! I'm sad I haven't seen you for what seems like ages! Maybe you are free on wed evening for a spot of art at the camden arts centre (open till 9)... Oh and I expect you know already, but tim walker has made a film!!!

    xxx anna

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  9. I love your recipe! If I could devour your photos with my eyes your dessert would be gone! Your recipe reminds me of strawberry shortcake, however much more sophisticated! If you have a moment would you please post your recipe.

    Have a happy and safe day!

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  10. @ swiftreverie - no not wild, they are growing in my Mum's garden. I know them as Alpine Strawberries but maybe the type is also the same as wild ones, not sure!

    @ The Selkie - I'm afraid I didn't bake the cake, it was bought from a local farmers market so I don't have a recipe for it. When I do bake Victoria sponge I use Nigella Lawson's recipe if you want to google it, it's very good!

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  11. Aha, I published a post of my own yesterday about anniversary Victoria sponge cake in the garden - but I see you had the idea before me! Lovely photos again. My mum used to grow Alpine strawbs too.

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