Afternoon Tea – Cinnamon Tea Cake

afternoon tea

(noun)

A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; “an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea”#

I think afternoon tea is probably one of the most likeable meals (if you could call it that) of the day.  It fills that expansive period between lunch and dinner.  At my work the dedicated lunch time is 11:30 and due to my culinary ambition or laziness I usually eat dinner at about 8pm.  This means there is eight and a half hours between meals.  This is way too long for my liking.  By about 5:30 my stomach has started consuming itself.

The great thing about afternoon tea is that it fits that gap perfectly with class and sophistication.  It’s there when you need it most wearing a top hat and tails.  No matter what it is on offer, it will be appreciated.  A unique feature of afternoon tea is that it serves no nutritional value.  It doesn’t have to be meat and three veg, you don’t have to add an obligatory side dish of rice or pasta.  Afternoon tea just is….. goodness.

As a child we would always come home and raid the refrigerator.  It was like Genghis Khan and his band of marauding hungry Mongols were descending.  We would fight each other and nag our mother to get the best that was on offer.  Some days Mum would pity on us and indulge our whims and cook up a little treat.  She would often cook scones or pikelets.  When something a little more refined was required this little cake would appear.  It is light and simple and goes well with tea or a freshly brewed espresso.

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