How interesting to reconnect with a blogger that was my very first blog to follow! Alanna's blog is very interesting as she shares some of her personal history along with a recipe.
The latest being a story on one of her Grandfather's English-born cousins and her cousin's Irish Spiced Cake that she made every ten days for her husband.
In researching the Irish Dundee Cake, most of the recipes had little liquid other than a tablespoon of Whiskey. In my version, I added a tablespoon of plum jam, lemon zest and lemon juice plus 1/4 cup of Jameson Irish Whiskey. With the extra amount of Liquid, I added a 1/4 cup more of flour! The cake is full of plump raisins and cranberries, that I imagine if wrapped up and left for a couple of days would mellow! Unfortunately the cake disappeared quickly even when still warm.
