I've been away from home this week and have indulged in some fabulous food, especially my treat of the week, which was an evening meal at Le Caprice. As regular readers know I love coffee, and I've had more than a few expertly made cups this week but the best was definitely at Le Caprice.
I made this cake a couple of weeks ago and have to say my strawberries have been amazing this year, I can't believe how many strawberries you can get off two rows. I've made a few strawberry cakes this year from them and these are now my favourite summer cakes, they're fabulous, especially if you serve them with cream.
I came across this recipe whilst browsing through some cookery books in the library, a quick search on the web and everyone agreed this cake is one of the best strawberry cakes ever.
The recipe can be found on the Waitrose website and they have a video on You Tube showing the cake being made - I'd recommend using the method shown on the video and not the one on the website. My only comment regarding the recipe is the amount of strawberries used which is 400g, I used less and it was absolutely fine.
The cake keeps really well covered in cling wrap and stored in the fridge.
Make it before all the fresh strawberries disappear!
VIMTO SQUEEZY - REVIEW
I was delighted to be sent Vimto Original, Cherry and Strawberry to try, the weather has been hot and the timing was perfect.
The Vimto Squeezy is lighter than a cordial in taste, I'm not always very keen on cordials, some taste like boiled sweets - perhaps it's just me who thinks this, but these are excellent and definitely don't taste like boiled sweets!
These mini bottles are easily transportable to flavour bottles of water whilst you are out and about. Handily they will also fit into my handbag and take up no space at all.
The squeezy bottles come in a small 50ml bottle and are sugar free. To flavour a 500ml bottle of water simply squirt in one teaspoon of Vimto. There are approximately 25 servings in a bottle and at a RRP of just £2.49 they are very good value. Available from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Co-op Stores.
Disclaimer: I was sent the products for review, all thoughts are my own.
