Month: July 2017

Caernarfon on a bright summer day exudes history. This classy little bakery is away from the tourist hot spots. Discerning connoisseurs will always seek out quality.

Location                        Caernarfon

Largest dimension      115mm

Thickness                      34mm

Weight of cake             141gm

Colour of upper crust  Mid brown

Texture of crust            Thin and crisp

Interest in crust              Slits with sugar crystals

Colour of base                  Mid brown in an attractive way

Texture of base                Mixture of crisp and stodgy

Thickness of base             8mm

Caramelisation of base   None

Weight of filling                48gm

Nature of filling                currants with lots of filler

Texture of filling               Rather dry but bound – nice composite taste

 

 

To Abersoch for  the Dinghy Week. Used bad weather to sample local, excellent, bakers.

Location                        Aberdaron

Largest dimension     96mm

Thickness                      30mm

Weight of cake             99gm

Colour of crust             Golden sugar crust

Texture of crust           Thin, light. Exquisite!

Interest in crust           Many holes and some fuit leakage

Colour of base              Amber

Texture of base            Solid

Thickness of base        up to 8mm

Caramelisation of base   Large area of deliciousness

Weight of filling            34gm crammed in

Nature of filling           Single separate currants

Texture of filling          Not bound.

 

 

Lots of frantic scurrying to finalise details.

Watch this space!

The good (naughty?) folk of Higham Ferrers must be sinful on a colossal scale and their debauchery must be of historic  proportions to justify the massive provision of places of worship.

Location                                 Higham Ferrers

Diametre                                115mm

Thickness                              28mm

Cake weight                         140gm

Colour of crust                    Darkish brown

Texture of crust                 Big slits and lots of melted sugar crystals

Interest in crust                  Fascinating!

Colour of base                     Mid gold

Texture of base                   Perfect!  Layered and crisp

Caramelisation                  None

Weight of filling                42gm

Nature of filling                Currants. Just currants.

Texture of filling               Bound with dark, spicy extender

 

 

The people of Raunds are the best fed village I have ever seen, Virtually every shop offers tempting food. Cookies the baker is a delightful Baker/Cake Shop/Cafe where folk drop in to buy delicious products and gossip with the staff and neighbors in the cafe.

Location                        Raunds

Largest dimension     140mm   A RECORD!

Thickness                      24mm

Weight of cake             120gm   Generous

Colour of crust             Lovely gold with big white sugar crystals

Texture of crust           Melt in the mouth

Interest in crust           Holes and leakage

Colour of base              Pale yellow

Texture of base            Thick and chewy

Thickness of base        up to 8mm

Caramelisation of base   None

Weight of filling            105gm

Nature of filling           Only raisins

Texture of filling          Not bound. Fruit spread due to large size

 

 

Location     Litchfield

Largest Dimension   92mm

Thickness    31mm

Weight of cake   102gm

Colour of upper crust     Gloriously golden

Interest in upper crust    Huge Interest with large brown sugar crystals

Thickness  of base     4mm May be short crust pastry

Base colour         Mid Brown

Weight of fruit     25gm

Filling           Miserly quantity of currants and raisins huge globs of stewed apple

Caramelisation    None