Monday Bake - Date, Banana and Rum Loaf

What a busy week!   Minibakebakegirl went back to school on Wednesday - I can't believe the summer holidays are over already - good news is the sun in shining today so I am holding on to the fact it is still summer - late summer.  Autumn can start on the 1 October!

I packed a lot of baking in this week. It was Hubby's birthday on Saturday.   I made a salted caramel layer cake which we shared with family on Saturday afternoon.  Layered birthday cakes seem to be my thing at the moment.

I made a cake for my team on Tuesday - raspberry ripple cake (will do a separate blog post about this next week).  It was my turn for cakeclub this week so on Thursday I made a date, banana and rum loaf. This is a really easy gluten free recipe - with the spices it is quite christmassy so I think I will made it again in December.   I omitted the nuts and added some dried cranberries and only sprinkled the top with brown sugar.  One of my cakeclub friends said it reminded her of bread pudding (which was a good thing she said!) - quite a dense consistency - very fruity.

Hubby then asked me to make 24 cupcakes for him to take into work - 12 chocolate and 12 vanilla - perfect Sunday afternoon - baking in the kitchen listening to my music.

And to end a great week - Strictly is back on - really looking forward to this year's, thought the pairings that were revealed last night were good.

Hope to see you next week,

Bakebakegirl

Today's top three Spotify songs:

1. Angel In Blue Jeans - Train

2. Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

3. Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil