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Method

1 Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line two 20cm/8in sandwich tins with baking paper.

2 Cream together the butter and the sugar until pale. Add the eggs one at a time, then gradually add the flour and baking powder. Fold together until well combined (don't go mad with the mixer as this will beat all the air out of the mixture). Add a dash of milk if the mixture seems too thick (it should be easy dropping consistency).

3 Divide the mixture between the tins.

4 Bake the cakes on the middle shelf of the oven for 25 minutes. Check them after 20 minutes. The cakes are done when they’re golden-brown, coming away from the edge of the tins and a knife comes out clean.

5 Set aside to cool in their tins for 5 minutes and carefully turn them out onto a cooling rack.

6 Once cool(ish), if you like a fresh from the oven vibe, place one cake upside down onto a plate and spread it with plenty of jam. Whip 200ml double cream and spoon onto the jam. Slice as many strawberries as you like and add them to the pile.

7 Top with the second cake, top-side up. Sprinkle over the caster or icing sugar (your call).

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6", 10" & 12" Cake Plates ►

6", 10" & 12" Cake Plates ►

TOP TIP

Use the Panel Shaker to dust icing sugar on top ►

Milk Cake Plate 6" ►

To buy the Mosser wherewithal for your own Victoria Sponge, it's this way please ►

TOP TIP

Use the Panel Shaker to dust icing sugar on top ►

This cake size is perfect for the 10" cake stand. Multiply your quantities by half as much again and use 25cm tins for the 12" stand. We made a silly muffin sized cake for the smallest, if, for some strange reason, you're being abstemious. If you're mixing by hand (though I highly recommend a Kitchenaid which is my single most favoured bit of kitchen kit) use the batter bowl to mix the ingredients stylishly. The jugs and the tumblers will make perfect elderflower cordial vessels to go with your tea time treat. Enjoy.

Everything's Coming Up Roses

2024-06-27T16:02:23+01:00

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Roses, roses everywhere. And nepeta. And alchemilla. We celebrate the garden in its full late June flush with a Jodie masterclass in flower arranging.

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Jodie, of whom I am certain you have heard us speak, is our resident botanical expert. Currently studying horticulture; gardening for private clients; finessing her own beautiful acreage and somehow finding time for some shopfloor work at tkdcincinnati, Jodie adds floral arrangements to her impressive skillset. Brand new, and delightfully old school, hair pin holders, provide the framework; garden blooms the inspiration.

Hairpin flower holders (so named, go figure, because of the shape of the pins) have their origins in 14th century Japanese kenzan, used in traditional Ikebana arrangements (as well as in all sorts of modern displays now, see our Niwaki frogs). In the 1930s flower arranger Ida Sinclair decided that glass flower frogs, kenzan and moulded chicken wire weren't up to snuff when it came to her displays. A chance encounter with her son's metalwork machinery and her own well anchored hairstyle, led to the soldering of hairpins to a metal base and the establishment of The Blue Ribbon Flower Company for the purveying of her invention. Blue Ribbon is now Floral Genius but the product, with a few tweaks (domestic hair accessories are no longer the principle ingredient) remains the same.

3 1/2" Round Hairpin Flower Holder with the Majken Bowl Large

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3 1/2" Round Hairpin Flower Holder with the Majken Bowl Large

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With a riot of roses, nepeta, alchemilla, penstemon, astrantia, spirea, geranium and a solitary dahlia (the lone survivor from marauding slugs), we've chosen to use simple white vessels to show the flowers in all their glory. Minimal chic from Olsson and Jensen’s pouring bowl (3 ½” round, sized in inches, how quaint), classic Americana with the Mosser panel tumbler (2” round) and traditional utility enamelware with Falcon’s loaf tin (3 ¾” oval).

3 3/4" Oval Hairpin Flower Holder with the Enamel Loaf Tin

3 1/2" Round Hairpin Flower Holder with the Majken Bowl Large

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3 3/4" Oval Hairpin Flower Holder with the Enamel Loaf Tin

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Place the flower holder in the vessel and add water (don’t fill it, you can top up at the end). Freshly cut the stems on the diagonal to ensure a generous take up of water. Build up your display using the thickest stems and chunkiest flowers first. If there is an optimum viewing point for the display put the shorter flowers towards the front and increase the height towards the back (it’s like a theatre and all the flowers want a good view). Weave the stems between the pins. These holders work best with fatter stems so Jodie started with the blowsy roses, the lonely dahlia and the spirea . Add to the display using taller blooms with finer stems and finish with the most delicate flowers so that they can be anchored by the existing display.

2" Round Hairpin Flower Holder with the Milk Panel Tumbler

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2" Round Hairpin Flower Holder with the Milk Panel Tumbler

3 1/2" Round Hairpin Flower Holder with the Majken Bowl Large

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Try it Yourself

Everything you need for these beautiful displays is here. With the exception of the flowers. Help with which, with many apologies, I am afraid we can’t lend Jodie.

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Snapshots: The Campbell Collection

2024-05-03T14:23:57+01:00

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Welcome to The Campbell Collection. We asked co-founder and designer Emma to take us on a whistlestop tour of her beautifully photogenic life through the medium of cushions and quilts and gorgeous Indian landscapes.

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Welcome to The Campbell Collection. We asked co-founder and designer Emma Campbell to take us on a whistlestop tour of her beautifully photogenic life through the medium of cushions and quilts and gorgeous Indian landscapes.

Bundles of hand embroidered cushions and quilts in the back of a vintage ambassador in Jaipur. What you can't see (or hear) are all the cars enthusiastically beeping at us around a tight bend while we try and get the perfect shot!

It was an incredibly hot day in Jaipur and unluckily the vintage car didn't have AC. We spent the drive up to Jaigarh Fort sweating profusely whilst upholstering the interior of the car with our range of block printed fabrics. These curtains were my favourite!

Our Mukesh cushions perched perfectly atop an arch at Jaigarh Fort. There was a very sheer drop on the other side of the wall so I am incredibly glad that these cushions didn't go flying. I love how the light hits the linen and highlights the contrast piping.

My happy place. I am never happier than being on the ground with the wonderful craftsmen and women that we are privileged to work with in Jaipur. Here I am in the block printing workshop in Sanganer overseeing sampling.

This is Sanjina hand embroidering our Rani Quilt. Layers of hand dyed organic cotton are quilted together using simple cross stitches. Sanjina learned how to sew under the tuition of pattern and sewing master, Lalkishar Ji. She loves it so much she has begun sewing at home and proudly showed us a dress that she had just finished making.

Here she is in all her glory. I love how you can use our Rani Quilt on either side. On the reverse indigo cross stitches stand out against the peachy pink backdrop. Another behind the scenes moment - a storm was brewing and the wind was really picking up! So much so it almost took this quilt with it off of the roof. We don't make things easy for ourselves! But we have a lot of fun and I wouldn't have it anyother way.

We hired the beautiful Quist Treehouse in Herefordshire for a photoshoot closer to home. It had the best little nooks and crannies to style our products in more of a lifestyle setting, rather than in the back of a car! This matchy matchy pink and green combination is really working for me.

Somewhere I'd rather be. This bedroom in the eaves of the Quist, accessed by a rope and ladder has treetop views over the Brinsop Estate. We stayed the night during our photoshoot and I enjoyed waking up to the sun rising over the ancient oaks and firs.

An oldie but a goodie. Tim and I outside our very first pop up shop in Edinburgh in 2021. A few years earlier in 2018 we tied the knot, launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign and flew out to India all within the same year. Tim worked tirelessly behind the scenes making the business function and the brand wouldn't be where it is today without his invaluable support. My Dad, Wes, now also works alongside us. We're a family business through and through.

Our Collection of The Campbell Collection

Patchwork Cushions £85
Round Linen Cushions £94
Rani Quilts £428

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Round Linen Cushion Blue ►

Rani Quilt Vintage Indigo ►

Round Linen Cushion Indigo ►

Patchwork Cushion Spice Route ►

Patchwork Cushion Green Lily ►

Round Linen Cushion Green ►

Round Linen Cushion Pink ►

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Q&A with Ludovic Bonneton of Bon Parfumeur

2024-04-24T11:53:24+01:00

Q&A with Ludovic Bonneton of Bon Parfumeur

S/S '24

Mr Bon Parfumeur gives us the quintessentially French low down on his beautifully fragranced world.

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Eau de Parfum 602 - from £45

What made you start a perfume brand? This seems like a difficult market in which to find your niche.

I returned from Colombia in 2017, where tropical scents and their magic had filled each of my days. After that trip, not a moment passed where the olfactory landscape escaped me. A poker game with friends became the Woody Pepper of the collection (902), a walk in Auvergne became the Woody Pepper (602). Finding our place in the market came quite naturally, as I was telling stories through my perfumes that were being heard for the first time.

Were you always interested in fragrance?

I've always been passionate about perfumes, especially those that were hidden and appealed to me. Unearthing them was a treasure hunt in the truest sense of the word.

Do you have any particular training? Or have you learnt on the job?

Perfume cannot be learned; you love it, and to sell it, you just need to explain why you love it. Who doesn't enjoy hearing a passionate person talk about what inspires them?

Cologne Intense 001 - from £45

Les Privés Eau de Parfum 603 - from £62

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Eau de Parfum 902 - from £45

How do you go about creating a new perfume? It seems like such a complex recipe of scents, I can’t quite imagine the process. Are you working with a perfumier?

Perfume is often created without my awareness! There's a space in my heart dedicated to creating the scent corresponding to each experience, each emotion felt. I decide later whether to materialize this creation; some perfumes belong solely to the heart. Bon Parfumeur has worked with some of France's greatest noses. Each time, I chose the one with whom I could talk for hours about the story behind the perfume. Indeed, I wanted the most precise notes, accords, and ingredients, so that I could create a perfume that transported me back to the moment that inspired it.

How does inspiration strike? Are your fragrances based on memories? Or scents in nature? Or are you thinking about the people who will wear the perfume?

Inspiration doesn't strike, it's not abrupt; it's a continuous movement, like the wind turbine that transforms the wind into energy. Everything inspires me: the wind comes from all sides and swirls.

Who do you work with and how does the typical day go?

I work with my five senses; they dictate the to-do list for my day!

Why do you think tkdcincinnati and Bon Parfumeur are such a good fit?

"We like to think of tkdcincinnati as a kind of department store but just selling the good stuff." Ultimately, Bon Parfumeur selects the ingredients for its scents with the same care that tkdcincinnati takes in choosing its customers.

Aquatic Fragrances - from £45

Eau de Parfum 602 - from £45

Eau de Parfum 501 - from £45

Discover more about our Bon Parfumeur Project Space here.

Fragrance Layering with Bon Parfumeur

2024-03-22T13:02:58+00:00

Fragrance Layering with Bon Parfumeur

S/S 24

We layer our jewellery. We layer our knitwear. And now we’re learning how to layer our fragrance. And why.

Personalised Scent

Yep. For serious money, you could make a trip to Grasse in your private jet and commission a bespoke perfume from a named nose for your very own self. Or, and here we can help, you could learn the subtle art of layering multiple fragrances to create an exclusive, personalised scent. Our sniff workshop (a morning staff meeting refashioned as a fragrance testing laboratory) led us to think about what layering might elicit. And Bon Parfumeur, with their very favourable pricing and wonderfully clear olfactory notes, is the perfect place to start.

What is fragrance layering?

Fragrance layering, with historic origins in the Middle East, is a way of combining more than one scent on your skin to create unique aromas and more complex and intriguing fragrances. Given that individuality is key, the art of layering is very much not an exact science. Feel free to experiment with different combinations and don’t necessarily think there will be any single finished and final aroma. You can adjust the intensity of the fragrance by adding or subtracting layers depending on the occasion. It’s a little bit like dressing down for work and getting dolled up for the evening.

Beginner’s Guide to Multiple Fragrances?

It’s not just your perfume that carries a smell. Think about your moisturiser as the base layer and make sure this works with, rather than against, your layering plans. Or go fragrance free for a neutral base. As a general rule of thumb, heavier scents should be sprayed first so they don’t overpower their lighter counterparts.

How To Make a Layered Scent Last

One important factor is moisture. Dry skin won't hold on to an aroma as well as hydrated skin because the scent has nothing to adhere to. By introducing moisture back into the skin, first by ensuring the skin is prepped to combat natural dryness and then by adding a hydrating lotion while the skin is still damp, you can create the perfect canvas for scents to cling to. To properly layer, be sure to start with creamy consistencies as a base, followed by oils, and topped with alcohol-based fragrances last.

Our pick of the very best moisture-boosting bases:

Top Tips

Find a fairly unfussy fragrance that is built around a typical base note like vanilla or musk, then layer something with more complexity on top.

Try to combine two fragrances that have a common note — jasmine, for instance — and go from there. Or combine different types of floral scents to gain confidence before you start experimenting with citrus and other notes.

You don’t have to spray one on top of the other. If you prefer, use different pulse points for each.

Given the complexity of each fragrance, limit the layering of Bon Parfumeur to two different perfumes.

Have fun and experiment! But give the experiment 30 minutes to mature on your skin so that you have a true gauge of whether you like the result.

Top Tips

Find a fairly unfussy fragrance that is built around a typical base note like vanilla or musk, then layer something with more complexity on top.

You don’t have to spray one on top of the other. If you prefer, use different pulse points for each.

Given the complexity of each fragrance, limit the layering of Bon Parfumeur to two different perfumes.

Have fun and experiment! But give the experiment 30 minutes to mature on your skin so that you have a true gauge of whether you like the result.

THE TIMELESS AND FRESH DUO

001 Cologne + 601 EDP

THE EASY BREEZY DUO

801 EDP + 003 Cologne

THE
TIMELESS & FRESH
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001 Cologne + 601 EDP

THE
EASY BREEZY
DUO

801 EDP + 003 Cologne

THE WARM AND CREAMY DUO

402 EDP + 902 EDP

THE SPICY FLORAL DUO

901 EDP + 101 EDP

THE
WARM & CREAMY
DUO

402 EDP + 902 EDP

THE
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901 EDP + 101 EDP

Rowse: Plant Based Beauty

2024-03-15T10:45:40+00:00

Rowse: Plant Based Beauty

S/S 24

We are delighted to introduce Rowse to tkdcincinnati’s Beauty and Grooming Department. Rowse brings natural, efficacious and beautifully scented formulations to skincare.

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The Brand

In 2018 Nuria Val, a photographer, and Gabriel Salord, a marketing expert in the cosmetic sector, met and bonded over their shared love of botany and beauty. With the introduction of new friend and pharmacist Lamia El Kadiri into the business, Rowse was born. Its purpose: to create a simple and stripped down range of plant based, vegan beauty products for healthy, glowing skin. And this, presumably, is a concept we can all get very much behind.

The Key Products

Summer Hydrating Mist

Annie has a cheeky spritz of this every morning. With a natural scent of citrus and mimosa, this is made with aloe vera, apricot and carrot to moisturise and nourish skin and hair. A gentle mist for the ultimate holiday vibes.

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Regenerate Night Serum

This is a Rowse best seller, containing Bakuchiol, which is a highly effective antioxidant, and works as a natural, non-irritant retinol alternative. Apply overnight to boost hydration, elasticity, firmness and glow (yes, very much, please).

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Mushroom Booster

This smells much more delicious than it sounds. Using a mushroom extract, this is a moisture boosting pre-serum to help mature, especially menopausal skin (are you looking at me?) maintain firmness and radiance. Added wakame seaweed and Xeradin further increase collagen production and water retention for a plumper complexion.

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Tangerine Cleansing Balm

An oil to milk formula which melts away makeup, absorbs impurities and removes dirt, oil and pollution. This is suitable for even the most sensitive skins and, with almond and coconut oils and vegetable glycerine, will keep skin soft and hydrated. Citrus oils and daucus carota extract make for a delicious, fresh fragrance.

£37 for 50ml ►

Melatonin Sleeping Mask

Designed as a powerful reset for your skin, this leave-on recovery mask works overnight to calm down sensitive skin while providing deep nourishment and a boost of radiance.

£61 for 50ml ►

Universal Shampoo Bar

Made from Matcha tea extract, peppermint, avocado and lemon (no, it’s not a healthy salad), this is a bar shampoo for cleansing and protecting all types of hair.

£26 for 80g ►

Sustainability

Using only natural ingredients, in as raw a form as possible, Rowse work with partners who responsibly source and manufacture, using small batch, cold-pressed processes (instead of chemical solvents) to create the freshest and highest quality products. All ingredients are organic and entirely traceable. Packaging is in glass bottles and recycled cardboard.

With very limited distribution outside their native Spain (if you’re visiting Madrid be sure to make a pilgrimage to their beautiful flagship store), we feel particularly proud to introduce Rowse to tkdcincinnati.

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Mood Board: By Hope

2024-03-12T12:07:44+00:00

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By Hope — S/S 24

The lovely Hope Wyatt gives us a glimpse into her creative process with her mood board inspiration for her beautiful illustrations for Spring tablelinen.

By Hope — S/S 24

The lovely Hope Wyatt gives us a glimpse into her creative process with her mood board inspiration for her beautiful illustrations for Spring tablelinen.

Garden Bouquet

Garden Bouquet is inspired by all my favourite high summer flowers to grow in the garden! A bunch of gorgeous blooms; cosmos, dahlias, anemones, and poppies all tied up in ribbons. Anything is made better with a bow or two!

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Cushion ►

Eden

Growing up in Cornwall where ferns grow out of every wall and fill every hedgerow this print is special to me. I wanted it to feel like your dining table was entangled in ferns and foliage. I love the freshness of the greens against the crisp linen.

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Flora Stripe

I love a stripe! I wanted to play with a classic blue and white stripe by adding florals on top. Delicate posies with pops of pink and green bring some colour to this otherwise traditional print.

Tablecloth ►

Napkins ►

Cushion ►

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Eden

Growing up in Cornwall where ferns grow out of every wall and fill every hedgerow this print is special to me. I wanted it to feel like your dining table was entangled in ferns and foliage. I love the freshness of the greens against the crisp linen.

Flora Stripe

I love a stripe! I wanted to play with a classic blue and white stripe by adding florals on top. Delicate posies with pops of pink and green bring some colour to this otherwise traditional print.

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Bon Parfumeur Fragrance Guide

2024-03-01T13:48:48+00:00

BON PARFUMEUR
FRAGRANCE GUIDE

If you're feeling a little spoilt for choice with the 20 fragrances we have available, we've put together a handy guide to help you navigate the olfactory families and find your signature scent.

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000

Notes are fresh and zesty. Citrus is infused with floral and woody notes. Discover the cologne perfumes.

COLOGNES ►

100

A flowerbed. Green, creamy, solar, powdery, narcotic, fruity facets. Discover the floral perfumes.

FLORAL ►

200

Sugary sweetness. Liquorish, green, milky, syrupy facets. Discover the fruity perfumes.

FRUITY ►

300

Notes are warm and bold. The spicy facets jostle the powdery, balmy and sweet. Discover the amber and spicy perfumes.

SPICY ►

400

Delicious, sweet, animalic. Notes are warm and deep. Intense trail. Discover the vanilla and musk perfumes.

VANILLA & MUSK ►

600

The forest in all its nuances. Earthy, woody and smoky notes. Discover the woody perfumes.

WOODY ►

700

Gastronomic aromatics in the form of fresh, pungent scents. Discover the aromatic perfumes.

AROMATIC ►

800

Marine fragrances. Sea spray. Iodized, fresh and fruity notes. Discover the aquatic perfumes.

AQUATIC ►

900

Unprecedented raw materials. Bold, surprising notes. An unclassifiable family.

SPECIAL ►

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000

Notes are fresh and zesty. Citrus is infused with floral and woody notes. Discover the cologne perfumes.

COLOGNES ►

100

A flowerbed. Green, creamy, solar, powdery, narcotic, fruity facets. Discover the floral perfumes.

FLORAL ►

200

Sugary sweetness. Liquorish, green, milky, syrupy facets. Discover the fruity perfumes.

FRUITY ►

300

Notes are warm and bold. The spicy facets jostle the powdery, balmy and sweet.

SPICY ►

400

Delicious, sweet, animalic. Notes are warm and deep. Intense trail.

VANILLA & MUSK ►

600

The forest in all its nuances. Earthy, woody and smoky notes. Discover the woody perfumes.

WOODY ►

700

Gastronomic aromatics in the form of fresh, pungent scents.

AROMATIC ►

800

Marine fragrances. Sea spray. Iodized, fresh and fruity notes. Discover the aquatic perfumes.

AQUATIC ►

900

Unprecedented raw materials. Bold, surprising notes. An unclassifiable family.

SPECIAL ►

Snapshots: The Printed Peanut

2024-01-31T16:50:11+00:00

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Meet Louise Lockhart of The Printed Peanut and her beautiful greetings cards. Take an inside look at the wildly colourful life of an illustrator through her favourite Insta posts.

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Meet Louise Lockhart of The Printed Peanut and her beautiful greetings cards. Take an inside look at the wildly colourful life of an illustrator through her favourite Insta posts.

I always start my designs by cutting shapes from paper. I like how it’s less predictable than drawing with a pen or pencil. I love these fancy scissors my mum got me for Christmas (and they are from Yorkshire like me).

Colour and pattern are such a huge part of my life and I try to infuse it in all my work. I usually use just 2 or three colours in one picture, layering them on top of each other to get further colours. I want my creations to look handmade and imperfect. I do use a computer but wouldn’t use something like a drawing tablet because I want to keep it as hand done as possible, keeping some of the mistakes and wonkiness you get when doing things manually.

I’m always looking for inspiration in everyday things that might go unnoticed, like handwritten signs on shop fronts or market stalls. I took this photo on an old film camera on a holiday to Nice last year. What an amazing market that was! I’m right back there when I look at this picture.

When I was a child I would spend all my time drawing cats. I couldn’t have dreamt that I would be making a living from doing it 30 years later!

This is my desk, my creative space in my studio on the ground floor of my house. I live and work in an old converted cotton mill in Yorkshire. I love surrounding myself with inspiration and things that I have collected on my travels.

When you draw what you love people really connect with it. I learned a while ago that it’s pointless to try and make things that you think people will like - just do it for yourself and you can’t go wrong. The two top things on my list of things I love to draw are shop fronts and ice cream, so this new card brings me joy.

To get a break from working, I head to the kitchen (usually for biscuits, they are my weakness.) I love a coffee in the morning and tea throughout the day. I fit work around looking after my two children so it’s always very hectic and busy in my house. I feel like I never have any time to finish anything and I’m always spinning plates!

I created the images on these cards inspired by found packaging. I first made them as risograph prints and loved the neon pink ink so much! When I turned them into greetings cards, I know I had to recreate that, so I got the neon pink printed as a pure Pantone on top of the lithograph, so they really pop.

I love to see my designs on all sorts of surfaces and love this dress my mum made from my fabric. I am a freelance illustrator and have worked with loads of interesting companies that have applied my drawings to everything from pyjamas to sweet packets. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of seeing something that you have made out there in the real world. That is why I love selling my products to small independent shops too, you never know who is going to pick it up.

Our Printed Peanut Favourites

All cards £3.50

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Insider: Izzy Matthews from Peagreen

2023-12-07T11:20:26+00:00

Insider: Izzy Matthews from Peagreen

Izzy Matthews, long time friend of the shop, brains behind design agency Peagreen and designer of our exclusive SO23 mugs and tea towels, takes us on a weekend tour round her favourite Winchester haunts.

The Chesil Rectory © The Electric Eye Photography ►

Set the mood for the weekend, especially at this time of year when the fire's lit, with dinner at The Chesil Rectory. Always start with the dukkah and sourdough and always let them recommend the pudding.

The Great Hall ►

Say hi to the lovely Louis at the Academy and grab a coffee and a cinnamon bun before a wander round town.

The Westgate Museum

The 'Family Tree' in the Great Hall

Queen Eleanor's Garden

From the Westgate Museum (inside a fortified medieval gateway to the city) you can look all the way down the full length of the High Street. Don't forget to do a little brass rubbing while you're there. On to the Great Hall (which is all that remains of Winchester Castle, founded in 1067 by William the Conqueror). Have a look at Queen Eleanor's Garden, Henry VIII's dart board (aka the Round Table) and the 'family tree' which covers the west wall. Walk through the Law Courts which is an interesting modernist building from the 60s. Pop out by the Lis Frink Horse and Rider sculpture and make your way down the High Street.

Turn right at the Buttercross, nip into the teeny, tiny Saint Lawrence church to look at the patchwork altarpeice and make your way to tkdcincinnati, the best shop in the whole wide world.

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Academy ►

Saint Lawrence Church ►

Academy ►

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Pick up some Lady Winchester tea (a bit like Earl Grey) from Char Teas, grab a toasted sandwich at Projects Store and Kitchen and make your way to the top of town for a cocktail at Cabinet Rooms or head to the Black Boy pub at the bottom of town for a local ale, some scampi fries and a scattering of stuffed animals.

Cocktails at Incognito ►

The Black Boy pub ►

Projects Store ►

Owners Gary and Marcus outside Cabinet Rooms ►

Projects Store ►

Cocktails at Incognito ►

The Black Boy pub ►

If you're organised and book in advance Incognito is a drinking den in St John's House, a beautiful Georgian building in the centre of the city.

The Water Meadows ►

Straight to the car boot sale at the Cattle Market car park. Quick as you can.

Izzy's Car Boot finds

Have lunch or brunch or anything you fancy at Greens on Jewry Street. Delicious and the people are really friendly.

Brunch at Greens ►

Next stop the Cathedral. The guides are brilliant. Make sure you see the three Burne-Jones windows in the Epiphany Chapel, which were made in the William Morris workshop and the Antony Gormley in the crypt. If you're lucky the Gormley will be shin deep in water. There's an internal pump to keep water in his cupped hands which reflects on his face. Beautiful.

Antony Gormley in the crypt

Burne-Jones windows in the Epiphany Chapel

Stop at Dean Garnier's garden to admire the medlar tree and nose around the deanery bookstall for second hand treasures. P&G Wells always has books with lovely covers in the window. Walk past Jane Austen's old house and then on to the Water Meadows, around the River Itchen. Make sure you cross the bridge before Kingsgate Tennis Club to get to the most amazing secluded space for wandering.

The Water Meadows ►

P&G Wells Booksellers ►

The Water Meadows ►

From there it's a short walk to the Hospital of Saint Cross, which is one of England's oldest almshouses and home to 25 'Brothers'.

The Hospital of Saint Cross ►

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SO23: tkdcincinnati & Peagreen

2023-11-10T14:32:11+00:00

SO23: tkdcincinnati & Peagreen

This is very exciting news. We have known and loved our friends at Peagreen since almost the very, very beginning of tkdcincinnati but we have never properly worked together. SO23 (because we share a postcode) is our new exclusive collaboration, featuring mugs and tea towels, designed by Peagreen with lots of input (interference?) from us. We hope this will be the first of many such projects.

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The History

Once upon a time, not long after we opened the shop, when we had so little stock everyone thought we were closing down and we were taking not quite enough money to keep even the landlord cheerful, we were introduced to a beautiful couple and their beautiful design agency who were looking to move off their kitchen table and into a proper office. And so they moved into the attic space above the shop and paid us a little rent to keep the bailiffs at bay. Since then Peagreen have moved into a really proper office just up the road and we have managed to keep the landlord sweet and moved our online team into the attic. But we remain near neighbours and close friends of the gorgeous Peagreen lot.

The Inspiration

Who doesn’t love Georgian lustreware? Who doesn’t love charming sentiment? And flagship independent retail? And badly drawn lions (thank you Izzy)? And ghosts? And Victorian ships? And dogs? For me the beauty of this collaboration has been the merging of lots of shared interests; from our love of where we live and work to our random obsessions with slightly esoteric things: the surprisingly modern squiggles on antique pottery; the striped shading on an etching; dog licence tags from the 1920s. More broadly we were looking to work together on a project which could bring lovely products to the shop which we weren’t able to find elsewhere.

The Collection

Let us introduce the collection (collections if you will). The mugs, hand decorated in Stoke by our new friends Mark and Eileen, are bone china, in a palette of pinks, blues and washed out blacks with gold detailing and are generously but elegantly proportioned. There are 6 designs, celebrating some of our favourite things. tkdcincinnati (because why wouldn’t we? It’s a lovely shopfront); Winchester, featuring one of Peagreen Lisa’s illustrations of a beautiful view of the cathedral; dogs, assorted (again, why wouldn’t we?); a Rose; a Ship of Good Hope (for sending a message of cheer) and a charming Sentiment mug (inspired by the Victorians).

The mugs works equally well individually, or if you’re pushing the boat out, as a set (the colours and themes are nicely harmonious). Is this the perfect Christmas gift?

The tea towels are made in the UK from a cotton linen mix. There are 3 designs: tkdcincinnati, Winchester (featuring all the landmarks) and dogs (featuring lots of dogs).

Dogs Mug - £24.95

Rose Mug - £24.95

Ship Of Good Hope Mug - £24.95

tkdcincinnati Mug - £24.95

When This You See Mug - £24.95

Winchester Mug - £24.95

Dogs Tea Towel - £14.95

tkdcincinnati Tea Towel - £14.95

Winchester Tea Towel - £14.95

Enormous love and gratitude to Peagreen.

SO23 Peagreen x tkdcincinnati is available exclusively from tkdcincinnati, both in store and online.

Insider: Jan and Patrick Olyslager from Howlin'

2023-10-04T14:10:02+01:00

Insider: Jan and Patrick Olyslager from Howlin'

Howlin' is one of our favourite Basement knitwear brands. We ask founders, brothers and proud Belgians, Jan and Patrick Olyslager, to show us round their beautiful, and supremely cool, home city of Antwerp.

Antwerp Central Station. Photograph: Luc Mercelis

It's best to come by train, as you arrive in our wonderful Centraal Station, a must see. This train station is located in the heart of Antwerp so it’s easy to start your trip by foot.

Head to the fashion district and enjoy shopping at Dries Van Noten's flagship, not far from our Morrison shop. Next, walk across to the best vinyl shop, Wally's Groove World, for a browse of their new and second-hand items.

Visit the bakery Goossens — a tiny fourth generation bakery — to refuel. The chocolate bread is the best. Then there is a very nice curiosity shop to explore called Aboli Bibelot.

Close to the Cathedral there's a small street called De Vlaaikensgang (pictured below) which we recommend to walk through.

Have lunch at Native, dinner at Veranda, Le John or a classic falafel at Beni Falafel in the Jewish quarter.

Ham & Cheese toastie at Native ►

Veranda ►

Le John ►

Have lunch at Native, dinner at Veranda, Le John or a classic falafel at Beni Falafel in the Jewish quarter.

Ham & Cheese toastie at Native ►

Veranda ►

Le John ►

A beautiful view of the Antwerp city skyline from Linkeroever.

Begin your Sunday with a walk through De Voetgangerstunnel to the other side of the river to enjoy the fantastic view of Antwerp.

To access the tunnel (also known as the Sint-Anna Tunnel) you can choose the authentic wooden escalators or the elevator on both sides of the tunnel.

To round off your day, if you want to discover some stunning Art Deco houses you can go to Cogels-Osylei, a great neighbourhood on the southeast edge of the city before heading back to the touristic centre.

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The YETI Rambler Style Guide

2023-06-16T13:28:41+01:00

The YETI Style Guide

S/S '24

Keeping hydrated (be it coffee, beer or water) is very important to YETI and after founding their business perfecting the cooler, they expanded into engineering the very best drinkware. They want you to have a reliable mug, tumbler, bottle or jug to serve you from everyday commutes to camping trips and beyond. With so much great kit available and a whole host of technology to make you a YETI convert for life, we've put together a handy guide to the Rambler drinkware series on offer at tkdcincinnati, so you can find your perfect drinking companion.

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What is a Rambler?

YETI Ramblers are over-engineered, 18/8 stainless Tumblers, Bottles, Colsters, Mugs and Jugs designed with double-wall vacuum insulation and a No Sweat™ Design to keep your hands dry when holding. The tumblers and mugs will keep your soft-drinks, beer, wine, smoothie, or mixed drinks cold twice as long as plastic cups. The Colster is like a steel bear hug for your cans and bottles, while its Load-and-Lock™ Gasket keeps your drink in its place. The Bottles go wherever there’s a need for ice-cold or piping-hot beverages. Their Over-the-Nose™ Technology makes for easy loading, drinking, and cleaning. And their TripleHaul™ Caps are 100% leakproof and comfortable to grip.

This range of drinkware will see you through every beverage need you could have, from coffee at your desk to beer at a BBQ or maximum hydration for a hike or camping trip. The guide below gives an idea of the range available and the size you might need.

Why go for YETI?

The YETI founding brothers are serious oudoor enthusiasts and have made it their mission to create equipment for everyday use that will stand up to the environmental stresses you may need them to go through. Things that simply won't break. Driving their product innovation from firsthand experience, they contnually innovate and over-engineer to make products that will not let you down: whether it be in the backgarden or up a mountain.

18/8 STAINLESS STEEL

Made of industrial strength, kitchen grade stainless steel with thick-guage construction so it's built to last

RADIANT BARRIER

Reduces radiation's impact on your cup or bottle, making sure your drinks stay cold

DISHWASHER SAFE

All parts of the bottle are dishwasher safe to make your life easier (lids in the top rack, gaskets at the bottom)

DOUBLE WALL VACUUM INSULATION

This is one of the best-known insulators and helps ensure cold drinks stay cold and hot drinks stay hot

FOOD SAFE

All the products are foodsafe to cover your drinks, smoothies and soups

IMPACT RESISTANT

The durable contruction ensures that they are puncture and rust-resistant

DURACOAT COLOUR

A coloured exterior that is built to last with no peeling or cracking

5 YEAR WARRANTY

All YETI Rambler products are covered by a 5 year warranty against manufacture defects

BPA-FREE

All YETI Drinkware (including lids) is BPA free

18/8 STAINLESS STEEL

Made of industrial strength, kitchen grade stainless steel with thick-guage construction so it's built to last

RADIANT BARRIER

Reduces radiation's impact on your cup or bottle, making sure your drinks stay cold

DISHWASHER SAFE

All parts of the bottle are dishwasher safe to make your life easier (lids in the top rack, gaskets at the bottom)

DOUBLE WALL VACUUM INSULATION

This is one of the best-known insulators and helps ensure cold drinks stay cold and hot drinks stay hot

FOOD SAFE

All the products are foodsafe to cover your drinks, smoothies and soups

IMPACT RESISTANT

The durable contruction ensures that they are puncture and rust-resistant

DURACOAT COLOUR

A coloured exterior that is built to last with no peeling or cracking

BPA-FREE

All YETI Drinkware (including lids) is BPA free

5 YEAR WARRANTY

All YETI Rambler products are covered by a 5 year warranty against manufacture defects

Which Lid do I Need?

Yeti know that when it comes to drinking, the lids are as integral to the experience as the gaskets. There are certain requirements that need to be covered by all their lids, like shatter resistance and easy cleaning, so all lids have component parts that easily disassemble for thorough cleaning.

All drinkware comes with a lid (apart from the colsters) but many have the option of interchangeable lids to suit your drinking needs. When choosing an additional lid be sure to check size compatability and some handy hints for finding the best one for your needs are:

Want to keep hot drinks hot? Go for the HotShot Cap
Want easy drinking for cold drinks? The Straw Lid is great for Iced Coffee in Tumblers, the Straw Cap for Bottles. For chugging down your water, go for the Bottle Chug Cap
Want spill-proof safety for hot and cold drinks? You need the MagSlider lid
Want 100% leakproof security? The Chug Cap and HotShot Cap will not leak

Bottle HotShot Cap

Price: £13

Compatible with: All Rambler Bottles (works best for drinking with the 12 and 18oz sizes)

100% Leakproof: Yes

Use For: Designed for best performance with hot drinks

Features: Insulated with 360 degree drinking capability

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Bottle Straw Cap

Price: £13

Compatible with: All Rambler Bottles

100% Leakproof: No

Use For: Cold drinks only
(Not for hot or carbonated beverages or for storage of food or perishables)

Features: Flip open, take a sip and close tight. Easy to carry with the TripleHaul handle

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Medium Straw Lid

Price: £10

Compatible with: 20 oz Tumbler and 24 oz Mug

100% Leakproof: No

Use For: Only for cold beverages

Features: Moulded-in stopper that holds the straw safely in place

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Bottle Chug Cap

(Comes with Rambler Bottles 18 - 64 oz)

Compatible with: All Rambler Bottles

100% Leakproof: Yes

Use For: Hot and cold beverages

(Not for carbonated beverages or for storage of food or perishables)

Features: Classic spout for speedy gulps. Easy to carry TripleHaul handle

Medium Magslider Lid

(Comes with 10 oz Lowball, 10 oz Mug, 20 oz Tumbler, 24 oz Mug)

Compatible with: 10 oz Lowball, 10 oz Mug, 20 oz Tumbler, 24 oz Mug

(N.B. The Small Magslider is compatible with the 10 oz Tumbler)

100% Leakproof: No

Use For: Hot and cold beverages

(It is not insulated so to keep hot drinks super hot, use the HotShot Cap)

Features: Prevents spills with the easy to opena and close magnetic slider. Disassembles for easy cleaning

Choose from our Rambler selection:

Core colours available include White, Charcoal, Navy and Seafoam.

Limited edition seasonal colours for SS24 are Big Wave Blue and King Crab Orange.

10 oz Mug

Price: £25

Size: 11.7 x 10.3cm / 10 fl oz

Lid Included: Medium MagSlider

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: No

Holds: One fireside coffee or one extra hot cocoa

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10 oz Tumbler

Price: £20

Size: 7.2 x 14.4cm / 10 fl oz

Lid Included: Small MagSlider

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: No

Holds: Espresso shots, swigs of tea or just enough juice

Shop available colours:

12 oz Bottle

Price: £25

Size: 7.6 x 17.8cm / 12 fl oz

Lid Included: HotShot Cap

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: One coffee to go or two hot toddies

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10 oz Tumbler

Price: £20

Size: 7.2 x 14.4cm / 10 fl oz

Lid Included: Small MagSlider

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: No

Holds: Espresso shots, swigs of tea or just enough juice

Shop available colours:

10 oz Mug

Price: £25

Size: 11.7 x 10.3cm / 10 fl oz

Lid Included: Medium MagSlider

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: No

Holds: One fireside coffee or one extra hot cocoa

Shop available colours:

12 oz Bottle

Price: £25

Size: 7.6 x 17.8cm / 12 fl oz

Lid Included: HotShot Cap

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: One coffee to go or two hot toddies

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18 oz Bottle

Price: £30

Size: 7.6 x 25.8cm / 18 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: Extra tall hot tea or cold chugs of H2O

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18 oz Bottle

Price: £30

Size: 7.6 x 25.8cm / 18 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: Extra tall hot tea or cold chugs of H2O

Shop available colours:

26 oz Bottle

Price: £40

Size: 8.6 x 27.8cm / 26 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: Hours of hydration: from hot tea to cold water

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26 oz Straw Cup

Price: £30

Size: 10.1 x 18.9cm / 26 fl oz

Lid Included: Straw Lid

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: No

Holds: Texas sized teas, large gulps of H2O and XL smoothies

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46 oz Bottle

Price: £55

Size: 10.1 x 31.4cm / 46 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: Hefty amounts of water for your entire roadtrip

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64 oz Bottle

Price: £60

Size: 12.2 x 29.4cm / 64 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: A day's worth of icy water or enough coffee to go around

Shop available colours:

Discover More...

For even more information about YETI and for a handy buying guide to their coolers, check out our Yeti Provenance

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26 oz Bottle

Price: £40

Size: 8.6 x 27.8cm / 26 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: Hours of hydration: from hot tea to cold water

Shop available colours:

26 oz Straw Cup

Price: £30

Size: 10.1 x 18.9cm / 26 fl oz

Lid Included: Straw Lid

Cupholder Compatible: Yes

100% Leakproof: No

Holds: Texas sized teas, large gulps of H2O and XL smoothies

Shop available colours:

46 oz Bottle

Price: £55

Size: 10.1 x 31.4cm / 46 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: Hefty amounts of water for your entire roadtrip

Shop available colours:

64 oz Bottle

Price: £60

Size: 12.2 x 29.4cm / 64 fl oz

Lid Included: Chug Cap

Cupholder Compatible: No

100% Leakproof: Yes

Holds: A day's worth of icy water or enough coffee to go around

Shop available colours:

Discover More...

For even more information about YETI and for a handy buying guide to their coolers, check out our Yeti Provenance.

Read our YETI Provenance here ►

Cooking with Falcon: The Professionals

2023-04-28T12:00:36+01:00

Cooking with Falcon: The Professionals

Mix together a Bake Off winner, a cook and storyteller and a Leith trained chef and cookery writer; add a dash of Falcon Enamel and a spoonful of seasonal ingredients and it's tkdcincinnati's very own cookery show. Ready Steady.....

GEORGINA FUGGLE

Candied Beetroot, Dill & Almond Salad

FRANCES QUINN

Rhubarb and Custard Cream Crumble

LINDSAY RADCLIFFE

Raspberry Frangipane Bake

Georgina Fuggle

CANDIED BEETROOT, DILL AND ALMOND SALAD

Georgina is a chef, writer, food stylist and, for good measure, jewellery designer. She trained at Leiths, worked for Green & Blacks, was Food Editor for a London publishing house and now lives and works in Winchester, running Little by Little (her jewellery brand) and consulting on all things foodie.

@georginafuggle

georginafuggle.com

INGREDIENTS

2-3 candied beetroots, peeled very thinly sliced.

3-4 spring onions, thinly sliced

A small bunch of fresh dill, finely chopped

1 small cucumber, peeled, deseeded and sliced

A handful of almonds, lightly toasted and chopped

1 round of goat’s cheese, sliced

For the Vinaigrette:

Zest and juice of a Lemon

A glug of white wine vinegar

60ml olive oil

METHOD

In the Falcon large salad bowl, gently combine the sliced beetroot, spring onion, dill and cucumber.

In a separate, smaller bowl, whisk together the white wine vinegar, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Crumble the goats cheese rounds into the salad, sprinkle through the toasted almonds. Pour the dressing over the salad and combine until evenly coated. Serve.

Large Salad Bowl Original White

Frances Quinn

QUINNTESSENTIAL RHUBARB & CUSTARD CREAM CRUMBLE

A textile designer by training with a career working for design companies from London to Vancouver, Frances Quinn was Bake Off's 2013 winner and will be best known to us for her marvellously creative bakes on the nation's favourite cooking show. Her cooking, writing and creating in fabric and food continue apace.

@frances_quinn

francesquinn.co.uk

INGREDIENTS

Fruit Mix:

400g rhubarb
300g raspberries
2 tbsp golden caster sugar (from below)
1 tbsp custard powder

Crumble:

100g plain flour
100g salted butter
100g golden caster sugar

100g custard cream biscuits, plus extra for presentation

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180C/160Fan/Gas 4. Trim and cut your rhubarb into 2cm slices and place in your bake set. Add raspberries if using, and spoon over 2 tbsp of sugar and 1tbsp of custard powder. Mix everything together and set aside.

Place the remaing sugar, flour and butter into a bowl and rub together to create the crumble. Break up the custard creams into pieces with a rolling pin. Transfer this into your crumble mix and combine everything together.

Scatter the crumble over the fruit mix, distributing everything evenly. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling and the crumble is golden brown. 5 minutes before removing your crumble from the oven, add a whole custard cream to the top of your crumble. Remove crumble from the oven, allow to cool slightly before serving with custard in your 2 pint jug! Enjoy!

Bake Set Original White

2 Pint Jug Original White

Lindsay Radcliffe

RASPBERRY FRANGIPANE BAKE

Lindsay Radcliffe, delightfully known on Instagram as @lindsaysfeast, is a food stylist, cook, photographer and content creator based in Berkshire. Her photography is quite simply beautiful: inspirational and aspirational.

@lindsaysfeast

lindsaysfeast.com

INGREDIENTS

250g unsalted butter

250g caster sugar

200g ground almonds

100g self-raising flour

2 eggs

1tsp vanilla paste

150g – 200g fresh raspberries

50g flaked almonds

2 tbsp demerara sugar

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 200C (180C Fan).

In a mixing bowl, beat all the butter, sugar, ground almonds, flour and eggs together until light and fluffy. Spoon into the Falcon enamel square baking tin, smoothing the surface with a palette knife. Scatter over the raspberries, followed by the almonds and Demerara sugar.

Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes, until set, but not too solid. Serve slightly warm with a drizzle of cream or a scoop or two of vanilla ice-cream.