Lemon Cake and Hats

Inventing things is fun, especially recipes so:

Mums very sticky Lemon, lime and coconut cake

125gms butter

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

Grated rind of 2 lemons

1 cup of SR flour

3/4 cup desiccated coconut

1 cup milk

Syrup

Juice 2 lemons and 1 lime

100 gms icing sugar

50 gms des coconut

Mix together, heat gently while stirring well.

Cream butter and sugar

Add eggs then lemon rind

Mix in flour, coconut and milk slowly

Bake in large loaf tin for 45 minutes

Soak immediately with syrup

Allow to cool in tin

I love baking, but its seriously not good for the waistline, so has to be an occasional indulgence only.  What is a more regular indulgence is knitting. I've been on a hat kick over the last week. Three so far, one Big Apple Beanie in cream, soft and cuddly for Gillian, who has just lost a cat of 17 years friendship. One blue Big Apple Beanie for me, needed a very simple knit to take to hospital with me, and this did the job. One Star Slouch in brown, green variegated for Jenny,a special request and made extra slouchy.

This is me, modelling the hat for Gillian.

And Jenny with her very slouchy hat.