A Well-Read Tart

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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...

Easy Dundee Cake (Recipe Inspired by THE WINTER SEA)

Posted on by CJ | A Well-Read Tart
Allow me to introduce you to the palest Dundee Cake you'll ever meet. Pale, but delicious. Since The Winter Sea is saturated in all things Scotland, I wanted to make a Scottish book-inspired recipe. In order to avoid making a Scotch egg or haggis *shudders* I decided to forgo the savory route by making something sweet. After flipping through some recipe books, this Dundee Cake was calling my name.   The photos you see here are actually my...