It’s a book literally all about cake. 

The book is a combination of Lynn’s tried and tested cakey creations as well as filled with CCC members’ cake recipes throughout, which is fantastic as it allows the (national & international!) members to share their experiences and their trials & tribulations too.
 

So to my first ever cake baked from this gorgeous book (other then my own 

I’ve been craving a plainer cake, IE no buttercream for a change. I’d been teaching a student in his own home to make a honeycomb buttercream layer cake concoction during the afternoon and the smell from the oven was making me even more hungry for own sweet treat at home…so off I hopped back to my kitchen once the success of my lesson had satisfied the teacher in me and out came my cookbook.

I had everything I needed to make this one, with the added bonus of it being a type of cake I’ve never made before. I had great fun playing with this one, adding a few more glacé cherries than it said to, as these are a fave baking ingredient of mine ; ) 

It was delicious, best served warm from the oven, it’s perfectly moist and the fresh vanilla pod is worth the small expense, it’s such a fresh and simple cake, but the best I’ve tried in a long time. I served with a small dollop of cream, but this would be perfect with custard or ice cream too. The fussy mister was in cake heaven too. Hurrah. 
 

With more than 150 Clandestine Cake Clubs now running nationwide, with clubs opening even as far as Canada, the Cayman Islands, France, Italy & Spain, this is a free club, where members can bake a cake, bring it along and enjoy tucking into all the others at each meet we plan whilst geeking out over all things cake-based and nerdy – It’s fantastic fun!