Baking Frangipane Cake & Sharing Winter Reads
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2021
- Hello and welcome back to 'Tea Reads,' my regular Friday videos in which my mum (Donna) joins me to bake a delicious teatime treat together and chat about our favourite short reads from the week. In today's episode, we're making a scrumptious frangipane cake with cherries & clotted cream (the recipe kindly shared by a brilliant French chef), and we're sharing some favourite poems and extracts that struck a chord with us at the start of 2021.
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BOOKS & POEMS MENTIONED IN VIDEO:
(Affiliate links used for bookshop.org links)
A Taste of Home by Olivier Troalen: www.laboheme.co.uk/a-taste-of...
The Morville Hours by Katherine Swift: uk.bookshop.org/a/4369/978074...
Delight by J B Priestly: uk.bookshop.org/a/4369/978191...
Winter Anthology by Melissa Harrison: uk.bookshop.org/a/4369/978178...
The House Beautiful by Robert Louis Stevenson: www.bartleby.com/360/1/185.html
Country Bunch by Miss Read (out of print):
In the Artist's Garden by Ronald Blythe (out of print)
A Countryside Miscellany: uk.bookshop.org/a/4369/978184...
Woods in Winter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: poets.org/poem/woods-winter
RECIPE FOR FRANGIPANE CAKE:
You can find the recipe on my blog: mirandasnotebook.com/blog/fra...
I have also included it below:
BAR DE FRANGIPANE AUX CERISES
Frangipane with cherries and clotted cream
Serves 6
Prep: 25 mins
Cook: 30 mins
200g unsalted butter, cut into cubes and softened
200g caster sugar
200g ground almonds
4 eggs
½ dessertspoon vanilla extract
1 dessertspoon almond essence
4 dessertspoons dark rum
30g plain flour
A handful of flaked almonds
To serve
1 tin or jar of black cherries in syrup or, preferably, kirsch
250g clotted cream
Icing sugar for dusting
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / 350°F / gas 4. Line a 30cm x 20cm baking tray with baking parchment, leaving some hanging over the sides. To make the frangipane filling, simply place the caster sugar, butter, ground almonds, rum and vanilla and almond essences in an electric mixer and whisk until the mix becomes creamy and smooth. Slow down the speed of the mixer to add the eggs, one by one, adding a dessertspoon of flour after the first one to stop the mixture from 'splitting,' followed by the rest of the flour. Pour the mix into the prepared oven dish, sprinkle some flaked almonds on top, and place it in the oven to cook for about 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool, covering with cling film after 10 minutes to stop it drying out. When ready to serve, release the frangipane from the tray by placing a chopping board on top and quickly (and carefully) turning it over.
To prepare the frangipane for serving, lift off the dish and remove the greaseproof paper. Trim the edges to make a neat rectangle and then cut into pieces to make several smaller rectangles. Serve the frangipane slices on plates, with some black cherries and a generous spoonful of clotted cream on the side. Dip your spoon in boiling water to allow you to shape the spoonfuls neatly. Dust with icing sugar and enjoy the beautiful flavours with a glass of chilled sweet white wine.
OTHER MENTIONS:
Olivier's restaurant, La Boheme: www.laboheme.co.uk/
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ABOUT ME: I'm Miranda Mills, a freelance writer and photographer who recently moved from London to Yorkshire. 
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Hi Miranda and Donna Books and Bakes it’s Friday always my favourite day and now more so Fridays as a child meant weekends with my Grandmother baking and shopping frequently for books such lovely memories 😊 then as a grandmother myself baking with my Granddaughter now even more joy on a Friday watching and enjoying tea and reads with you both. I am a country girl and smiled when you said ice on the windows and when you read about hot at the front cold at the back and put another jumper on
I remember those days in our old cottage growing up, I am still a country girl but with heating and a wood burner. The smell and taste of almonds definitely one to make Thank You both for the joy you are giving everyone during these dreadful times stay safe and warm Janet 💕
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm so glad the 'Tea Read' videos bring back such happy memories 😊 ❤️
A delightful video as always Miranda and Donna. As you both spoke about nature in winter, it reminded me of the following quote by Flora Thompson-
'So quiet and subtle is the beauty of December that escapes the notice of many people their whole lives through.. Colour gives way to form. every branch distinct, in a delicate tracery against the sky.. new vistas obscured all Summer by leafage, now open up.' xx
That's a beautiful quote! Thank you for sharing xxx
Dear Miranda and Donna, you are a wonderful tonic in these 'hard to deal with' times. The NHS would do well to recommend your channel to everyone to help with their comfort and well-being. Sharing this time with you has made me feel safe and warm and far, far away from the 'madding' world.
Oh I’m so glad you find these videos a tonic in these difficult times, Jean. Thank you for your lovely words. Take care 💕
Thank you for this bit of respite from the news of the day 🙏
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Good on you Donna your eyes are ok! Im 69 no glasses yet but that modern way of publishing with coloured text ....tsk!
Love your reality checks girls makes your videos like little visits by friends dropping to have a cuppa and eat a delicious treat together. Sharing... snippets of good reads and enjoyments over the last few days. Perfect as we bubble along here in Oz confined to our homes fortunately only to avoid the heat of the afternoons. Being a marzipanny vanillaery girl I will definitely try this cake too. Ill make for my next bookclub gathering. Ill let you know how it goes. Thankyou so very much. Enjoy getting cosy by the fire. Keep well you lovelies.
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, Julie! I’m so glad you enjoy these videos. Take care 😊💕🫖🍰
Hi Miranda and Donna. I am so happy to have Tea Reads for 2021. Your bake looks delicious. Clotted cream is practically nonexistent in my area. There may be tea shop in the next town north that would have some. I have also seen Devonshire cream in a gift shop while traveling and have wondered if there is much difference in the two. I can certainly identify with your shock of ice on the inside when you awoke. The first winter of our marriage in 1980, we awoke one morning to ice on our bedroom wall. Neither one of us had ever experienced that before. Luckily, my husband's parents lived very close by and had an extra small gas heater which my husband and father-in-law installed very quickly and we never had ice on our bedroom wall again! I am already looking forward to next Friday. Have a nice weekend....... Crystal.
Devonshire cream isn’t quite the same, but it would still be very good! Also, just whipped cream would be fine too. So glad you enjoyed this video and thanks as always for your lovely comments! Xxx
What a great video! Thank you Donna and Miranda! The cake looks delicious and the books you read so amazing! Cheers!
So glad you enjoyed it! 😊
So enjoyed watching this. My 3 year old joined me for the baking session and is determined that we should try this recipe. I too enjoy reading detective stories in bed and the rover Louis Stevenson poem was great as was the readings from your mums choice. Have a lovely Saturday. xo
So happy to read that, Yumi! I definitely recommend the cake - delicious!! xxx
Oh, and tell Donna that I did find a copy of Country Bunch - I love it!
Super!
Happy New Year to you both and what a delicious start! Yes bring back teatime - it gives a purpose to the day at home and work, and especially since we often don't rest as much as would be good for us. I remember (years ago, sadly) being at work when the tea trolley would roll round and we would be given tea in a china cup and saucer with a biscuit and we all stopped, albeit for a short moment, and I would get out my book to read a page or two and continue work refreshed both mentally and physically. Thank you for a lovely Tea Reads and for a lovely memory too. 🫖☕️🥮📚💖
Thank you, Teresa! Oh wouldn't it be lovely if we all stopped for a proper tea-break? I think it definitely needs a comeback! xxx
Love your Mom’s blouse! Very spring like!
So happy to see you both in the kitchen again, Miranda and Donna! I love your 'Tea Reads' episodes so much and it's such a comforting end to my week. Your cake looked amazing! Many many hugs to you both and I loved your mom's flowery top! :D Thank you for sharing such lovely excerpts - I wish your videos were hours and hours long - lol!
Aw thanks so much for your lovely words, Gina! Hope you have a good start to the week xxx
Glad the tea reads are back lovely vlog have a great week x
Thank you so much 🫖📚
Ladies, you are such a delight and blessing to us all who watch you! I have been watching your backlisted videos recently and I love every single one. Thank you both Miranda and Donna. I love the cosy, crackling of the fire in the background and the wonderful atmosphere you give us. I really hope you both have the best year ever in 2021 and always. xxxx
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm so pleased you're enjoying my videos 😊 ❤️
Lovely, simply lovely❤️❤️
Thank you so much 😘
The two of you are always such a joy to watch. I hope the new year makes all of your bookish dreams come true! :)
Thank you so much Pamela! 😘
Lovely tea & read time!!! Thank you ladies!!!! Love ❤️
Thank you so much- really glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely another great tea reads. Thank you both!!!
Thank you! 🫖📚
So pleased to have found your channel. Just wonderful.
I'm so glad! Thank you!
Love these girls! Good times, books and tea. Who could ask for more!!
Thank you so much 📚🫖💕
I’ve eaten so many galettes des rois this year, it’s not funny! 😜🤪
I agree with Donna, I’ve made my own galettes over the years but I’m never happy with the results although people are very kind and eat it!🤣😂
Thank you for this delicious recipe and as always your wonderful company. Tea, cake and books are my life!😁💗💗💗✨
Haha, thanks so much Carolina! I’m sure your galette des rois are delicious! I’d definitely like to try making one one year (although I think it would be hard to live up to ones by that little French deli in Islington!!) xxx
Your selections this time were so wonderful, Donna and Miranda. Thank you! I've noticed the beauty of the sunrises and sunsets, too. Such a dramatic sky in winter. I also love anything with almond. :)
The skies really seem to come into their own in winter! I definitely recommend this cake if you like almonds 😊🫖🍰📚
You guys have so much fun - I can't help but smile and laugh with you. I loved your selections, tearing up in a couple of them - so lovely!
Thank you so much, Kathy! 📚❤️🔥🫖
I've just come across your channel and these videos are just wonderful! I can't wait to watch them all!
This was so comforting! Honestly, you should bottle ‘Essence of Tea Reads’ and sell it as an aromatherapy oil! Your fortunes would be made. Love ‘The Morville Hours’ and you have reminded me how wonderful it was to listen to it on audiobook. I’m a big Miss Read fan and must look out for her ‘Country Bunch’ collection. The almond cake looked amazing; almonds add such a beautiful aroma and texture to bakes. I really must try that recipe. Thank you both again , I am so glad you have continued with Tea Reads in 2021 x
Aw, thanks so much, Penny! I so recommend the almond cake - it’s delicious 😋 xxx
Christmas may be over but the celebrations continue! So nice seeing you both again.This recipe sounds delicious and also reminded me of Galette des Rois and Italian frangipane cake. Thank you for sharing the recipe and book selections which were wonderful xx
Thanks so much, Rima! So glad you enjoyed it. I definitely recommend the cake - really delicious 😋 xxx
So lovely to see you ladies again, couldn’t wait for your tea reads to be back 🤣
Loved your choices of readings, so very evocative, perfect start to the new year ✨
Nothing wrong with your mum’s eyes I’m sure, reckon we’d all struggle to read white on green ☺️
Nice to see your candlesticks, posy pot and teapot out on display 😍
Hope you have a warm and cosy weekend ☺️
That’s so lovely to hear - thanks Karen! Hope you have a cosy & calm weekend too ❤️
Hey Miranda and Donna that Frangipane looks Delicious and Difficult 🍰“We like what we see” Donna just saying that after reading the poem made me get emotional, because I don’t always like what I see outside of my home.. but today I will go out of my way to find beauty in what I see ...Living in the country must be a Beautiful Gift...the first Tea Read of 2021 didn’t disappoint 🥰.... Thank you Miranda and Donna🥰...
We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world! Thanks for your lovely comment as always, Kiki! Xxx
Loved this and the cake you did and the poems so relaxing! ❤️☺️
Thank you so much 🫖🔥🍰📚
So glad these videos are continuing in this new year! Great looking tray bake, excellent readings and Miranda, I also love Priestley's Delight anthology and of course crime novels, so that piece was perfect for me. Good to have you both back!
Thank you so much, Georgia! Glad to hear you love that essay collection too 💙📚
So great to have you both back again. Thank you so much for lifting my spirits with your wonderfully warming chat.
Donna looks radiant in her top. I wonder if it was a Christmas present? XxX
Thanks so much Joanne! Really glad you enjoyed it. That’s actually an old top of my Mum’s, but I agree it’s very pretty! Xx
Hello - welcome back both, and best wishes for a happy new year. Thank you for the great recipe, and the great reads. I have a copy of The Morville Hours, and you've reminded me to look it out again. Also the essay about reading detective stories in bed made me laugh - it was just so true for anyone who also enjoys doing that. The poems were really touching, and even though we are going through tough times, made me concentrate on the beauty of the seasons. I love a galette des rois and I normally bake one for Epiphany, but I didn't this year as things are not quite the same - I'm afraid I use chilled puff pastry from the supermarket though! 🤫🙂👑
Hehe I think I’ll be buying ready made pastry too if I ever make one - unless I’m feeling very adventurous! So glad you enjoyed this video and our readings 📚🫖❤️
I end up buying so many books when I watch your videos, Miranda! I love watching you and your mother, especially as I cannot be with mine right now. Happy New Year!
Thank you so much! Hope you can visit with your mum again soon 🤞 ❤️
Hi Miranda and Donna. Wishing you both a Happy, if not belated, New Year. I did ask Santa for two of your recommendations: The Almanac and A Nest of Magpies. He very kindly brought me both.
I love anything with almonds and the poems at the end were lovely so it was a real treat today..Thank you.
Thank you so much! So glad you got some wonderful books under the tree. Wishing you a happy reading year ahead! xxx
These are just my absolute favorite videos! Thanks for posting. I appreciate you two.
Thank you very much! So glad you enjoy them 📚🫖💕
These are the only videos i listen to and i just so appreciate these girls and their commitment to quality, honesty and real information.
Welcome back Donna! The frangipane cake looked delicious and I agree Miranda, very brave to try a recipe for the first time on RUclips !
Haha thanks! Glad it turned out well 💫🍰
Happy New Year to you both!! Your new candlestick holders and new vase look wonderful on the mantel.
Thank you very much! We’re so pleased with them 💙 Wishing you all the best for 2021 xxx
I am going to bake these very soon. I have some wonderful Fabbri Amarena Cherries which will be perfect to go with the Frangipane Bars.
Your mum is so cute! and that frangipane is making me hungryyyyyy
Haha she is! The Frangipane is seriously amazing!!
Donna, don’t feel too bad about that last poem. My aging eyes have started to do the very same in low-light situations. 😆😆 Isn’t it annoying? 😆
Enjoyed very much. I am afraid after listening to your vlogs I have been buying a lot of books that you've been recommending. Blowing my book budget. 😂My husband would say what book budget? 😉 I just received my first Persephone book Random Commentary by Dorothy Whipple. I love it. Love Miss Read too. Too many books you love I do too. My best to you and your mother. From Arizona.❤️👍
Haha, that’s great we have such similar taste! So glad you enjoyed Random Commentary; I definitely recommend giving Whipple’s novels a go if you haven’t already too 📚❤️
Happy New Year! Lovely to have you both back! X
Thank you so much Elizabeth!
I went to Fabrique and tried the cardamom roll you both mentioned. I have to confess I’m not a fan of cardamom, but it wasn’t bad. The cinnamon roll though was simply divine. I eat a low carb diet, so it took me a lot of courage to actually eat it. But I don’t regret .
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are both so cute! This is random, but Miranda, I love the wide sleeves on a couple of your sweaters! I love wide sleeves, but they seem harder to find on sweaters, ha. You're welcome for this riveting comment. 😂
Haha thank you so much! Most of my jumpers are from TOAST, and I do like the bell-shaped sleeve they do sometimes 💜
I love your channel😍😍 You are so lovely💫
Is that a SPATULA?!!