A walnut, cranberry – apple cake. But it was awful. Dry.
The pictures are pretty though. See how it says Moist?
Well it wasn’t.. so I don’t think you need the recipe. Or I just left it in the oven too long. I sometimes wonder whether waiting til the probe comes out clean is not TOO LONG. I will eat it though – with Butter! YUM. I love butter. I will have some cake with my butter.
Anyway.. we were cold, cold, cold. A little snow. All the birds were puffed up and still. Dealing with plumbers and well drillers and so on and so forth ALL Day again. Sigh. Ask me anything about water tables and pumps and casings and shafts and water lines and septic tanks. I am up to speed. 
The birds were all still and fluffed up. Cold. 
Marmalade fed her babies in the Snug. Look at their little hands. Warm but dark – we have not had any real light for days.
I hope you have a lovely day. I have oodles of children over today and then our Winter Defiance Fiesta tonight. Plus I have been promised SUN, freezing sun but sun none the less. And everything is nicer when it is sunny. Even 19F (-7c) is better in a sunny morning.. we are drifting down into winter.
But it IS winter. It will get cold. Just as long as the coldness comes slowly.
Love your friend on the farmy
celi
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aww, such cutie pies, those little kittens. They are all sharing to nicely and lined up and apparently they sort themselves by color!
so nicely, that is. 🙂 Stay warm today if you can, Miss C.
A winter defiance fiesta sounds genius. Its lashing it down here so party on
Oh that cold. Stay warm and safe, you and all of your creatures. What a rotten time to have to become a plumbing, well, septic tank expert. Lots of children and a Fiesta sound fun. I made this cranberry and apple cake (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-apple-cake/ – hope you don’t mind the link… delete if its a problem), but in an ordinary cake tin. It was lovely and moist and I think we’ll have it as our Christmas cake. The combination of spices is good. Aren’t animals neat – I think the kittens know a photo opportunity!
Bugger – what a disappointment with the cake being dry – butter can often fix problems though so sure you will enjoy it all the same and would you look at those wee little kittens. I am in love with them all.
Have a beautiful weekend ahead C, I do hope the sun comes out to brighten your day.
🙂 Mandy xo
Oh those tiny little paws…..and all lined up at the milk bar. Have a good Fiesta!
One year I splashed out and made a Dundee Cake, all by hand as I had no mixers. Had problems finding some of the ingredients here in the US as it was a Scottish recipe. Oven played up and the cake burnt! So threw it on the compost heap. Next thing I see is a Squirrel running along my fence with a huge piece of cake in its mouth, must have been all those almonds on top LOL Annoying though when you spend hours making something that turns out not so good. Still at least that squirrel thought it was his birthday!
Marmalade is a wonderful mommy/ That is one of the best pictures I have ever seen. 🙂
It’s too bad that the cake didn’t turn out. When we were kids, we’d pour milk on a cake we felt was too dry and it was delicious. Or you could pour orange juice and booze over it.
Butter makes everything better…lol. I’ve had quite a few cake failures in my life, so completely sympathise with you. I’m thinking about making the Christmas cake soon. Robert and I, after ten years, finally came up with a good recipe out of his father’s 1950s cook book. I sourced the book on Amazon and now we have his and her’s in both countries, (because we alternate Christmases). Finally a good cake! Good cake recipes are priceless, aren’t they? Hope you stay warm. I keep thinking up all sorts of schemes to make the barn at the farmy warm for the animals with minimal cost to you. So far I’m not having much success. 😦
That barn is so old and full of cracks and holes.. the walls are just wooden walls nothing else.. so it is pretty drafty. But I think the animals are better not to have a heated barn as they get used to the cold and in the end are less likely to get sick.. they have warm beds though.. c
I totally agree with you on the barn. As long as the animals can stay dry and out of the wind they’re much healthier. Our horses have a lovely 3 sided run in as well as a large enclosed area with two doors and unless it’s truly horrible out you’ll find them standing outside.
Your butter comment made me laugh. My husband’s parents had a dairy farm and the most common thing you heard at meal time was ‘it’s better with butter’ and ‘pour a little cream on it’.
Ohh don’t you just hate that when a cake goes wrong! I tried to make a carrot cake once it was disgusting, ugg Aren’t the kittens growing well, have a fab time tonight, and keep warm. X
I have an excellet carrot cake recipe if you are interested. c
Ohh Yes please I do love it .X
Here you are! It is an old NZ recipe and always good.. hope it works for you https://thekitchensgarden.com/2013/01/07/onion-jam-and-carrot-cake/ ..c
Photo of kittens all lined up at the milk bar is so adorbs! Oh did I just say that? Ok I won’t anymore! 😊 anyway it is precious!
Dealing with plumbers all day?? Yes, I’d say that calls for a party including very stiff alcoholic beverages!! 😉
Have a wonderful “sunny” week-end Miss C!
all week actually, all of them – well men, plumbers and septic tank men, one after the other.. c
-7C is serious winter. Snuggle down (and the animals). I shouldn’t like to be a mummy cat – at least humans only have one at a time (mostly) to feed.
Your dry cake: did you forget to put the butter IN the cake (as opposed to on)? I made some flapjacks at the weekend which Jock is calling paving slabs! I overcooked them by about 2 minutes! They’re fine so long as you dunk them in a cup of tea…
Wishing you warmth and sunshine.Love, ViV xox
it is a new recipe and made with oil.. it is tasty.. but is falling apart under the butter.. ah well.. c
Goodness, I so hate when things go wrong with something that is out of my control (water wells, broken appliances, septic systems). Being at the mercy of others to fix them is maddening.
Your post feels quiet and I can feel the cold. I’m glad you’re getting sun, just in time for the quiet to be broken by children’s laughter.
My mother said when you were an adult you could have pie or butter on cake for breakfast. So I guess you are all grown up.
Brrr. We’ll all celebrate the Winter Defiance Festival. Flurries north of us – before thanksgiving – in Texas! (luckily the heater repair guy managed to get by late yesterday…it was working then it stopped…figures)
Never seen a more smug face on a cat – very warming.
Love the reflections in the silver bowls of the 2nd pix….nice picture if not cake ( it sounds healthy and good…a little tweaking?)
Take care and bundle up
You might be able to improve the cake by pouring some alcohol over it. Some people eat Tarta de Santiago with Pedro Ximinez sherry. Otherwise it might be good in trifle 😉