Pop-Up Afternoon Tea

What an amazing weekend - full-on food for 48 hours! Firstly it was Colin my Scottish neighbours' 50th on Saturday, so it had to be a Burns Night celebration, with haggis, clapshot (neeps and tatties together), and a recipe that came from Colin's family that consisted of cabbage with oatmeal.  We followed with one of my favourite desserts, cranachan - oats toasted with honey, double cream whisked with whisky, and fresh raspberries, all gently stirred together and drizzled with a little more honey.
Sunday was the culmination of lots of hard work, by lots of great friends, and it was a huge success - a Pop-Up Afternoon Tea at Mortlake Boathouse on the Thames.  I have never seen so much bunting and so much cake!  Sloe Gin Fruit & Nut Cake (recipe in an earlier blog), Florentines, Lemon Drizzle Cake, spiced Bread Pudding, Peach Cup Cakes, Lemon & Mascarpone Victoria Sponge. fruit scones with clotted cream........and much, much more.
Everybody was so generous too - the beautiful tablecloths and bunting were supplied by Sarah Frost, flowers by Flourish & Green, and delicious clotted cream by Robert Wiseman Dairies.
The sun was shining, the tea was flowing, and the guests were happily munching - it was perfect.
If you are thinking of having a celebration and would a Vintage Afternoon Tea, get in touch - I have the best Tea Team!