Gratitude…where else can I begin? Bound in Roses is off to an auspicious start and there are new fans for Bound in Flame as well. Roses remains solidly in the top 100 for Gilded Age eBooks on Amazon and the reviews continue to be good. And to have been back in Hawai‘i again? Paradise as always.
First the backstory. My husband’s Idaho grandmother baked an apple cake that he remembers with great fondness. We have spent years attempting to replicate it with varying levels of success. We may never reach the pinnacle of his grandmother’s achievement (local apples and a woodfired oven may have played a role) but this cake approaches greatness.
Yes, it is French. A dear friend from the region around Toulouse gave us the recipe. Yes, we had to translate and work on some ingredient changes. Did you know that the French use a different leavening agent than we do? But I think it is worth it. And once you get the hang of it, it’s very easy. Or as they say in French, “trop facile.”
