{"id":30534,"date":"2015-11-15T06:30:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=30534"},"modified":"2015-11-14T23:37:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-14T10:37:01","slug":"the-quest-for-the-holy-grail-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/11\/15\/the-quest-for-the-holy-grail-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quest For The Holy Grail Continues…"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Out<\/a>

Out of the oven & cooling<\/p><\/div>\n

… the Holy Grail of the perfect orange cake recipe, that is. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I commenced my quest for Orange Cake optimus maximus*<\/em> on 24 October<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, I tried my hand with the second recipe off the blocks.<\/p>\n

\"Syrup<\/a>

Syrup glaze & zest topping applied<\/p><\/div>\n

The recipe is known as “James Stapley’s Orange and Almond Cake”<\/strong> — attributed to the (then, anyway) Executive Chef of Wanaka’s Whare Kea Lodge<\/a> (do check out the link to their site btw, if you love pics of stunning scenery!), via Ruth Pretty’s<\/a> column in The Press, in 2013.<\/p>\n

Again, this cake was pretty darned delicious — although the tasting panel was uncertain whether they could say it was better, or greater, than our first contender on October 24 …<\/p>\n

\""An<\/a>

“An orange cake, on a blue plate …”<\/p><\/div>\n

(I shall keep my rankings to myself until the recipes have all been trialed and the Grail Quest is officially complete.)<\/p>\n

\"Mmm,<\/a>

Mmm, delicious…<\/p><\/div>\n

Enjoy the pics of James Stapley’s Orange and Almond Cake <\/strong>— just to tantalise your tastebuds, yanno…<\/p>\n

\u00a0—<\/p>\n

* optimus maximus: best and greatest<\/pre>\n
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