There is a special kind of magic about homemade cake. It has little to do with the level of sophistication or perfection of the cake, and everything to do with the forethought and care that went into the baking. The joy that comes from combining simple, everyday ingredients, which, with the addition of only a little time and heat, turns them into something heart-warming and delicious will never cease to delight me.
It is for this reason that my heart will forever belong to simple cakes. To the kind of humble cakes that sit on kitchen tables all around the world. Generous cakes that are sliced and shared until only crumbs remain and are, somehow, more than the sum of their parts.
Cake is the best way I know to bring a little joy to the everyday, and to let the people around me know I care. It is how ‘The Plain Cake Appreciation Society’ came to be, and how it continues to bring people together. And that, to me, is such a pleasure. Because, after all, a slice of cake, a cup of tea and someone to share it with are surely the cornerstones of contentment in life.
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“I closed my eyes, inhaled deeply and, for a moment, I found myself on a far-flung island by a pool, the air thick and humid and deliciously full of the lingering scent of coconut. Then I opened my
