There is something genuinely fascinating about any afternoon tea related object, image, note, type of food, drink… (you name it!) that instantly attracts my absolute attention and deepest interest.
You already know that I have a weakness for traditional, old-style recipes. Speaking of which, I recently learned that, according to a survey published in 2013 in the National Trust Magazine, Coffee and walnut cake came in as the third favourite cake among the British population —with 102,000 slices sold each year.