Baking a Victoria Sponge Cake With My Mum and Chatting About Books!
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- Welcome to my first 'Tea Reads' episode! In this video, I'm joined by my Mum (Donna), and we share our regular Friday routine of a teatime chat about books over tea and cake. In our 'Tea Reads' episodes, we'll be sharing great short reads that can be enjoyed in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. And as an extra special treat, we baked a Victoria Sponge Cake for our Friday treat and showed you the step-by-step process for baking this delicious cake.
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO:
Yours Sincerely by Monica Dickens and Beverley Nichols (out of print)
Country Matters by Claire Leighton: tinyurl.com/y4...
The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield: tinyurl.com/yx...
GET THE RECIPE:
Victoria Sponge Cake Recipe: tinyurl.com/y6...
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ABOUT ME: I'm Miranda Mills, a freelance writer and photographer who recently moved from London to Yorkshire.
This should really be a television series!
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Agree!! ☺️
Yes, you should pitch it to a tv company. You are both naturals.
This is the kind of content I did not know I needed in my life, thank you Miranda and Donna, and please keep it going! I had a hideously frantic day at work and watching this instantly made me relax, I loved it! I always make Victoria sponge with raspberry jam and whipped cream, I like the sharpness of the fruit, and somehow I always think of it as a summer treat - I usually make ginger cakes and parkin in autumn. Great tea reads as well! I only discovered The Diary of A Provincial Lady last Easter and it became one of my favourite books, I loved it! Have a fab weekend, gx ps: your mum's hair looks adorable
I’m sorry you had a frantic day, Georgia, but I’m so glad this video helped you unwind. I hope you have a restful weekend ahead of you! Thank you very much - I’m really relieved the hair turned out ok 😄💇🏻♀️❤️
What a great idea for a video. Such a lovely way to start the weekend. Your mum’s hair looks very chic - well done Miranda!
Oh thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it! I was rather anxious about the hair so glad it turned out ok 😅💇🏻♀️
I really enjoyed watching this video at lunch time. You are my absolute favorite on TH-cam!
Aw, that’s made me so happy to hear! Thank you 😘
So lovely to see your beautiful mother-daughter relationship, I can relate, I am an only child, so for me my mom is someone I consider to be one of my best friends 🥰😉
Thanks so much! Yes, I’m an only child too, and I definitely lucked out in the mum department 😄💕
I love how close you and your mother are, it’s so sweet. You are both so lucky to have each other.
I loved this video ! Reminded me of my Mum when we cooked together and our chats about our new cook books ! You are so lucky to share your life with your dear Mum. Donna did such a lovely job baking the Victoria sponge it was superb! My Mum was one of 12 and her sisters were all wonderful cooks ! Their family had their own pastry cook business . So cakes were such a big part of our life always. They would have a Sisters Birthday each month and it was a delicious spread of afternoon tea . I'm so very glad i found you Miranda and love to your Mum .
Thank you for the lovely comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed our baking and chatting and that it brought back some happy memories for you :)
This was such a lovely video to watch- a perfect cosy accompaniment with tea! Beverley Nichols is fast becoming a favourite of mine, his writing never fails to make me laugh. Thanks to your lovely mum for sharing her recipe, also.
Yay! Thank you so much; I’m really glad you enjoyed it. BN often makes me chuckle too 😂
This was just so lovely, Miranda! I‘ll definitely try your Victorian Sponge Cake soon. I think Donna should apply for a job as a TV chef. She was marvellous d ( and you too of course!). The extracts you read were really charming. I have the same beautiful edition of Diary of a Provincial Lady so I can reread the excerpt. If only I could try a piece of your
Haha wish I could pass one through the screen Marion! Thank you so much - really glad you enjoyed it 😊📚🍰💕
This was so enjoyable! Donna - love the hair. You both create such a warm, friendly atmosphere, really lovely. Diary of a PL is a great favourite of mine, so funny. X
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it, Penny! And that you like my Mum’s hair 😅💇🏻♀️
This is such a delightful way to spend an afternoon. Thank you, lovely Miranda and Donna, for inviting us all to tea and book talk. Wonderful...
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 📚😘
I enjoyed this video so much ladies! You both look like you had a wonderful time, I know I had a wonderful time watching. I am definitely going to try the Victoria sponge. I’ve always wanted to and I’m going to make it just like you and put them in two 6 inch springform pans. If you do continue to make these videos weekly I am so going to be looking forward to them! 🥰
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it & I’m excited you’ll be trying the Victoria Sponge Cake! I do hope we’ll be able to make this a regular Friday special. It’s lovely to hear people are enjoying it! 📚💕🍰
First of all Donna, your hair looks amazing!!! When I first clicked on the video I noticed your hair first, Miranda this video elevated my mood from a 2 all the way to 10...I could watch You and Donna bake all day...the cake is beautiful and looks delicious, I never realized how not icing the sides can make a cake look so beautiful 🥰 and OMG!!!! The Reading 📖 💕💕💕
Thank you so much, Kiki! I’m so very happy you enjoyed this episode and that it helped to lift your mood. And I’m so glad my Mum’s hair turned out alright 😅 - thanks for your lovely words. Enjoy your weekend xxx
The cake looks amazing and you did such a fantastic job on your mom's hair! Such a celebration - I loved watching you both make the sponge cake :D (Beverly Nichols made me laugh - that was awesome about daffodil rows!)
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed. It was a big relief my Mum’s hair turned out ok 😅 Hope you’re having a cosy weekend 📚☕️
@@MirandaMills I can't wait for the next baking and chatting about books video :D
Double yolks tend to come from younger hens who've just started laying. I always thought of them as good luck!
Oh that’s interesting! I never knew! We liked to think they were good luck 😄
This was so fun!! I love to bake. I've never made a Victoria sponge, but now I'm eager to try. The Tea Reads portion was such a treat, too. When I have my own garden, I fully intend to follow Beverley Nichols' bulb planting advice. Tea time today will be a pumpkin quinoa muffin and some more Wilkie Collins!
Your own teatime treat & read sound lovely, Elizabeth! I'm so glad you enjoyed this video - thank you! xxx
Such a lovely treat on a Friday, Miranda and Donna - thank you! I just may try my hand at your cake recipe. And the tea reads were lovely, too. A delight to watch! xx
So glad you enjoyed it, Lisa! Thank you! Let us know if you try the cake 🍰
What a lovely video, Miranda. I'm team hand mixer like Mum. 😉 Your cake looked absolutely delicious!
I loved the passage that you read from Yours Sincerely. I've not read Beverley Nichols and think I shall have to now, so funny and so spot on - plant all the bulbs! Hope you have a lovely weekend. ❤️
So glad you enjoyed it! Beverley Nichols is very witty. I hope you can find some of his books! Enjoy your weekend too 😊😘
Such a warm, cozy chat to watch. A real treat. Looking forward to watching this weekly. xx
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much. Enjoy your weekend 😊
How amazing 😉 what a treat getting to watch you and you mum bake a Victoria sponge. Have a lovely weekend! You both are a real
joy to watch, and I can’t wait to try the recipe. 🌺🌸🌼🌻
Thank you so much! Hope you have fun giving the Victoria Sponge a go. Enjoy your weekend too 😘
What a delightful episode Miranda and Donna! The Victoria Sponge Cake looked delectable, and I am looking forward to taste testing your recipe once I purchase the recommended cake tins. The book readings had me smiling ear to ear...and as always after one of your episodes, my book wish list has grown a little longer! Wishing you both a lovely weekend xo
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Do let us know how you get on with the sponge. Have a wonderful weekend 😘
What a perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon. You and your mum made me chuckle, you are both so charming to watch. I’m not a baker, but I was very inspired by your delicious looking sponge, who knows maybe next time I might just have one of my own, my family would delighted and most grateful to you to ladies. I hope this does become a regular event, it will be lovely to have something so lovely to look forward to 😊
I’m so happy you enjoyed it, thank you! And it would be lovely if we inspired you to try baking your own sponge! Do let me know if you give it a go 🍰😊
Love watching this video again and again. This is really nice to watch beginning of the weekend which I can try the recipe with the family. Love to see more recipes of delicious food . Thank you Donna and Miranda, you both are doing an amazing job which inspires everyone to read more books and enjoy tasty food at the same time ❤
That's lovely of you to say, Jess - thank you! Wish you could have a slice of cake with us. Enjoy your baking and hope you have a relaxing weekend 😘
Catching up on your earlier videos. That sponge cake looks so delicious!
Thank you so much Miranda & Donna! What a wonderful idea for a video series! I loved it! The sponge cake looked delicious & I thoroughly enjoyed the readings as well. Miranda in an earlier video you mentioned Beverley Nichols & I now have Down the Garden Path on my Kindle. I’ve been reading a bit before bed each night & loving it! ❤️
Oh I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you very much. And that’s a lovely bedtime read. I’m so glad you’re enjoying his writing 😊
Hello Ladies. This was such an enjoyable video. I absolutely loved it. I have a cookbook of vintage British cake recipes, which, of course, has the recipe for Victoria Sponge. I have always wanted to bake one, and have went so far as to purchase the 7 inch pans, not realizing the 6 inch pans may have been the better choice. I am going to bake one very soon. I also totally enjoyed the readings and discussion on bulb planting from you and your mother. I have always felt bulbs produce the most beautiful flowers in the garden. As always, I will anxiously await your next video. Take good care....... Crystal.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! I’m excited you’ll be baking a Victoria sponge soon - do let us know how you get on 🍰💕
Hello Miranda and lovely mum, I am from The Netherlands and I just discovered your channel and I love it! It is so cosy to watch you baking and chatting. Please keep doing these video’s. Greetings from a book lover
Welcome! I’m so glad you are enjoying my channel - thank you! I’m hoping to make these Tea Reads a regular Friday special 😊💕📚☕️
This is lovely! So cozy and sweet! ❤️
Thank you so much! Have a lovely weekend 😊
I've just discovered your Instagram/TH-cam channel Miranda and I'm so enjoying watching all your videos. I especially love these ones with your mum 💕. I'm also hoping to move to Yorkshire one day ☺️.
Thank you so much! So glad you're enjoying my videos xxx
A deliciously delightful tea reads ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much Anita! Hope you're having a lovely weekend xxx
Lovely, I really enjoyed you discussing books with your Mum and baking🤗
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊
So, so lovely! I am going to heed Beverly Nichols' advice on planting bulbs this year - I have a huge box of daffodil bulbs. Also, I will definitely be making this cake during Victober. Thank you for the recipe - you and your mom are precious.
Such a great video. I loved every minute. Your mom is just lovely. Looking forward to the next tea time. 😊❤📚☕
Yay! Thanks so much; I’m so glad you enjoyed it. And I agree my mum is lovely 😊 💕
Oh Miranda this was wonderful. I knew you were baking and that I would get hungry half way through, so I pulled out 'Oats in the North, Wheat from the south' ( which I discovered on your podcast) and baked Regula's Madeira cake prior to watching this video. Naturally there was also tea to accompany the cake. I loved this video, but of course I say that about all your videos. Take care x
I'm so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you. How lovely you baked a cake to accompany us :)
I so enjoyed afternoon tea with you. So cozy and lovely. Your hair looks lovely Donna.💙
Thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed it! Xxx
I missed this post so glad to catch up on it and with you today. Another delightful baking session and read. The bulb advice made me think of our battle with squirrels here who seem to love them. Your scarf is gorgeous too. Love your hair cut, Donna. See you next Friday!
Thank you very much! I am hoping we don’t lose all our bulbs to the squirrels 🐿 😂
Just adorable! 👌🏻
Thank you! 👯♀️💕
delicious cake!!!
Thank you Miranda and Donna !With such videos my day becomes cozier and brighter.Donna' haircut is so charming.Loving you both!😍😍😍😍
So happy to hear that! Thank you xxx
Absolutely loving these. And loving the content with your mom. Thanks so much to both of you for being a bright light during these challenging times!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it- thank you! Have a lovely weekend 💕😘
This was wonderful! ❤️
Thank you! 😊
Absolutely delightful! I adore all of your episodes but this one is certainly a favourite. Thank you Miranda and Donna!
So happy to hear that! Thank you. Have a lovely weekend 😊 💕
Hello, Miranda! What a treat this was. I love when you talk books and other things with your mum, it is as if I were there having a conversation with you. What a beautiful and informative moment. Thank you! (margareads on IG)
Yay! I love having my mum on so I’m really glad you enjoyed this too 😊
I LOVE this. You too are so calming together in your cosy home!
How beautiful! What a precious video baking and talking about books together as mother and daughter 😍💕😊
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
Such a lovely chat and video, so cosy! Thank you Miranda and Donna! Looking foward for next week! 🧡
Thanks so much :)
I just loved everything! Thank you for sharing such pleasant moments with us.
So happy you enjoyed it- thank you 😊
Pure joy for me.
Yay! Thank you!
This was just so delightful. What a special relationship the two of you share. So fun to watch you giggle together!
Thank you so much, Pamela! We are lucky to be such friends, as well as Mother - Daughter ♥️
Hello Miranda and Donna, thank you both for inviting us to join you for your first 'Tea Reads'. What a delight! Your cake looked so tasty. I am currently enjoying Katherine Mansfield's 'The Collected Stories'. Can't wait to join you both again next time and until then happy baking and reading! Teresa 🍂🍰🤎📚🧡☕️💛🍂
Thank you so much Teresa! Really glad you enjoyed it. I love KM’s short stories. Enjoy your weekend xx
Lovely ...enjoyed the sponge cake part and the tea party as well. Thanks
I’m so glad! Thank you! 😘
Really enjoyed this, Miranda. Thanks!
Happy you enjoyed it! Thank you!
lovely video with your mum
Thank you so much!
This was a wonderful video! Thank you Miranda and Donna!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
You both seem to be such good and adorable persons ! So warm, cosy and friendly moment ! Thank you
Oh thank you! That's so kind xxx
So lovely! Thank you both x
Glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely as always... Letting us peek into your cosy world and inspiring us.
Thank you so much Paloma! 😘
That looks delicious! I enjoyed watching you make it.
Thank you so much -really enjoyed this! Coffee and walnut is my favorite cake ❤️
Bliss!
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You and your mum are just wonderful to watch ☺️
Thank you so much! Have a lovely weekend 😘
What a delight!
Thank you 😘
I just ordered 2 cake tins and a sifter. I’m visiting my grandchildren soon and will enjoy making this for them and serving tea.
i love your dresses i also like your mother and daughter vlogs
so wounderful to be watching
Thank you! I enjoyed that!
Yay!
Thank you, I forgot to write it down when I finished watching the video 😊
✨Brilliant! ✨
Lovely & cosy! 🥧🧡🍁
Thank you! 😊
Thank you! 😁
Can't get enough of this channel! And absolutely LOVE hearing Donna's stories. Thank you, beautiful ladies!
I think this is such a generous thing that you and your mum do, inviting us into your home for a chat. I loved it. The cake looked delicious. We are ploughing our way through a coconut and lime loaf cake at the moment.
It had poured with rain all day here, so we had a quick trip to a local farmers market; then this afternoon I have been reading September by Rosamund Pilcher from your recommendations that I watched last weekend. Stay warm and dry xxx
So glad you enjoyed it- thank you! It’s rained steadily all day here too. Currently have the oil lamp lit, a glass of sherry to hand & reading Elly Griffiths’ latest 😊📚🍷
@@MirandaMills sounds lovely x
You two melt my heart🥰
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it was so wholesome 🍰💛
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Thank you so much Miranda and Donna :) Your videos and blogs are all so lovely; and I look forward to more videos. I've never made Victoria Sponge Cake; I definitely will be baking one for my birthday. I love the small size.
Thank you! The September Book Club Read was The Fortnight in September. We’ve already done a video on that, in which we announced the October read: Affinity by Sarah Waters 😊📚