My friend's handwriting is very distinctive. It hasn't changed much since we were at school together. When I see her hand-written recipe for Feijoa Cake it reminds me of a long and faithfully kept friendship. One that has a history (we met when we were 6 years old) and one that has weathered lots of ups and downs and still remains comfortable and solid.Other friendships are short and sweet - only for a season. Just like Feijoa's - here for a short time, usually in great abundance and then gone again. I like to make the most of them while they're around. They are yum in porridge, in a smoothie or just eaten 'a la naturale' scooped out with a spoon! Since they coincide with Passion-fruit I like to put that in the icing. It's a great combination for a seasonal delight! The wee tea-tray-cloth has been hand embroidered by my Mum!
Bronny's Feijoa Cake
175 gms butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs (size 7)
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 & 1/4 cups coconut
6 large feijoas mashed
Lightly grease 23 cm cake tin. Preheat oven 180 deg C.
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time. Sift flour with baking powder and fold in alternatively with milk. Fold in feijoas and coconut. Pour into prepared tin. Bake 45 - 50 minutes.
Feijoas are rare in Australia but we have 3 tree ( very small ones) and have been trying to get fruit. Can you beleive today Ron found one under the tree our very first fruit in 5 years of trying I quickly pulled it in halve and ate it sharing with him or course. Hopefully next year we might have enough to try this recipe.
ReplyDeleteFriends are awesome as they say they come in t our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime all are special in their own way.
Michele