Afternoon tea with a selection of cakes

Location: Cox's Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon
Date: 26 March 2010
Details: Tea and a selection of cakes

Notes: Afternoon tea with my brother John, his lady-companion Sophie and Nick, my gentleman-companion. John was buying on account of having securing a new job. Sophie and I did a recce of the cake counter in the waterside café and gave John a report; he then bought a sample of everything that looked decent and returned with tea and tray laden with cake.

The ginger crumble-cake I'm holding aloft on the photo was very good - heavy, moist and not really a crumble, just a ginger cake with a good thick wadge of frosting.

The raspberry slice was rather minging due to the inclusion of coconut (making it reminiscent of those evil raspberry and coconut square sponge puds we used to have foisted upon us at primary school).

The toffee cheesecake (background of photo) was dense and sweet, not really appropriate for afternoon tea but a good rival to Caffe Nero's excellent cheesecakes.

Good job we were sharing the cakes because each one individually was too big for one person. Although I think John ate most of them on his own anyway...

John is moving to Liverpool soon so Nick and I look forward to sampling some Liverpool cuppas-and-cakes this summer. All suggestions gratefully received.