This is my first attempt at a vegan cake.

I based it on the recipe from https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bara_brith_33441 and susbtituted the egg for banana that had been put through a liquidiser.

I also used a 3lb loaf tin, rather than 2lb.

It tastes exactly like bara brith, which is good.

I might experiment with using a bit more baking powder if I tried it again.

“Rustic”. The word is one of the best things I have learned from The Great British Bake Off. And I use it regularly.

Put them in a freshly dug grave. Nobody will think of looking there.

For some reason, the priest giving our marriage preparation classes thought it was necessary to share this unsolicited fact.

During the week, I randomly remembered that cottage loaves were a thing. So today I am attempting to make one. Just waiting for my dough to prove.