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Lisa McLean's avatar

Oh happy days Mark, to see Hiro stepping up to see the sheep in the field, just lovely. As is your lemon cake, with that fabulous icing.

Now I’m not a baker Mark, but here are some ideas

- labneh with lemon zest and thyme

-Lavender and mulberries

-Cardamom and cashew cream icing

That’s all for now, a lovely post to read.

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Francesca's avatar

glad Hiro is out and about hiking again x how about a mascarpone and icing sugar topping, with a swirl of lemon curd for your lemon loaf?

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Thanks Francesca! And that sounds like a great idea - the tartness of swirl of lemon curd would go really 😊

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Francesca's avatar

just to let you know, I have my niece for the weekend and she baked your carrot cake recipe today - really delicious 😋 thanks for sharing x

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Debbie | Behind Shoji Doors's avatar

Madeleines... Oh my! I can understand them just disappearing! My daughter LOVES baking Madeleines, but it's SO hard to get them to come out of the pan cleanly! But I don't think she dusts the pan with flour after greasing with butter. I will get her to give it a go. Hope it works for us!!

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Debbie! Haha they are dangerous, aren’t they 😆 Definitely worth picking up a silicone one if you can. I picked mine up for a couple of £ on Amazon. They literally pop straight out!

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Debbie | Behind Shoji Doors's avatar

Stop tempting me! 🤣🤣🤣

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Mark Thomas's avatar

😆 ~doooo iiiiit~

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

So happy to know that Hiro is in a better place - and that is reflected in the joy underlying the post. Lovely stuff. JoJo used to make a very popular lemon drizzle cake for the deli … yours looks fab.

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Thank you B :) It's a great relief he's feeling better! And everything that Jojo made/makes looks like a work of art - you're very lucky 😄

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

That I am!

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Thank you Lisa - He’s definitely got his inquisitiveness back 😊

Oooo they sound like such good combinations - especially the lavender and mulberries!

Thank you 🙏 I will be picking your brain again shortly, I’m sure. X

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Sue Senger's avatar

Is there a recipe for the lemon loaf? That looks simply divine.

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Mark Diacono's avatar

Great to hear about some returning equilibrium and that Hiro is good for hikes again. Happy baking!

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Thank you, Mr D 😊 He’s loving life again, so that’s great to see.

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Ooo a lemon madeleine with lemon drizzle would be a great choice!!

And thank you 😊 it’s great to see him full of life again

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