Ah, the restorative powers of a good weekend. Besides eating well (we had lunch at Allegria in Bussum again), I spent a lot of time being unproductive on Saturday. Always a good thing.
Sunday, however, included recipe tesing for Vriendin (I made a gorgeous pappardelle) and writing anarticle for a client. In between all the ‘hard’ work, I felt the huge urge to bake — yet again. The last time was Thursday’s pain d’épices, which I’m happy to hear a few of you tested and loved! This time I was looking for something a little naughtier though — in other words, more butter, svp.
I came up with a soft, cherry jam-laced cake with the slightest hint of rum. It was so good that we had a whopping two slices in one day. Non, je ne regrette rien…
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