Taking the Cake Dome to a Garden Tea Party

What perfect weather it was for garden tea party last Thursday! So fun to catch up with friends over sweets. I think it is just about my favorite past-time these days. How grand that I have found yet another opportunity to wear my senior prom dress (it is almost always my last resort for a Halloween costume).

The menu included:  

Chilled Lime and Mint Tea

Chilled Cucumber Tea

Radish and Chive Herb Butter Sandwiches

Cucumber Sandwiches (thanks Laura!)

Egg and Rosemary Sandwiches

Coreopsis Fairy Cakes

British Butter Scones (served with clotted cream)

Wee Ginger Cake and Lemon Curd Trifles

It was a delightful evening - a shame I don't have the energy to do something like that more often! The turn-out was modest but made for rich company. So many leftovers! I forget to compensate in my baking when I make it an "girls only" affair.