Cut & Come again...

My dear old Gran took Mrs Booty aside one holiday and had a quiet word in her shell likes.
"My son (never her Grandson, always her son) needs fruit cake, scones, soda bread and bread pudding. You need to know how to make it for him, properly, so watch!"

She then gave a masterclass in bakery by feel. No measurements, none, just pure feel and experience. I have often thanked her for what she did that day, never more so than when I'm under the weather or it's grotty outside and Mrs Booty produces another triumph from the oven. This is Gran's Cut & Come Again cake, baked with a layer of brown sugar on top, then another layer of brown sugar sprinkled on as it cools, it is heaven. Best eaten with a layer of real butter, and occasionally fresh jam.

The location is Abergele, N Wales, where the lesson took place. RIP Gran, more stories of a character to follow.