A Well-Read Tart

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Tag: English Desserts

Classic Victoria Sponge (Recipe Inspired by GAD’S HALL)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
I polished off this entire Classic Victoria Sponge in about a week. Yes, I gained five pounds afterward. Yes, it was worth it.  Worth it, do you hear me?    Why is Victoria Sponge the book-inspired dessert for Gad's Hall?  The Thorley family welcomes a lot of visitors to Gad's Hall. It feels like they're always hosting dinners or having tea, which means they're usually eating some kind of delicious-sounding treat. I bet you that many a...

Sticky Toffee Pudding (Recipe Inspired by A SINGLE THREAD)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Who loves Sticky Toffee Pudding? THIS GIRL. You will, too, after you taste this amaze-balls recipe for one of the most decadent and delicious desserts known to man. Yes, this post absolutely needed all that alliteration. BECAUSE THAT IS JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING IS. *Takes deep breath and calms down * Welcome, Tartlets, and let me introduce you to my book-inspired recipe for A Single Thread. As a "surplus" woman in 1930s...