Jane Austen’s “Diary” and pound cake recipe available
Collectible Profiles is now offering Jane Austen’s pound cake recipe (well, probably not HERS, but you know what they mean) and a little fictional diary of Jane Austen. Of the pound cake recipe, they write:
A modern version of a vintage Victorian cake recipe— it is beautifully printed on a 4” x 5 ½” Havilland blue card accented with Jane Austen’s silhouette. Enjoy a modern version of Jane Austen’s favorite sweet, a dense and delicious cake like none you have eaten–unexpected morsels of delight activated by a mystery ingredient!
Oooh!
The diary seems sweet:
Ease back into your favorite chair and slip into an eventful time as you read her entries reflecting on who she is as a woman and author. Enjoy her critical observations of historical figures and world events–the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars as they impact her family. Austen Times includes her thoughts as she travels from Bath to London to visit her publisher about Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility.
(Parenthetically, we now have a Van Halen song stuck in our head. *revs power drill*)
June 27th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Well, I looked up this recipe this morning and made it for some of my sister’s friends and I can confirm it is one of the most delicious cake recipes I have come across, and I love trying out new recipes! I recommend it to everyone and the mystery ingredient gives it a wonderful flavour. I’m definately making it again!
June 27th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Well admittedly I’m not much of a cook, especially when it comes to desserts, but for Jane’s sake I will perhaps try the recipe.
As to the power drill Van Halen video, I daresay those breeches despite being a very un-Regency plaid, had a Darcy-like tightness to them which appeared to be the only redeeming quality to that, um, song…