Not Kipping nor even Kipling but what is your favourite cake?

[Just One More]

So many I like but I think tarte au citron tops the list 

[Nick]

I like a nice tart 

[miss Tchevious]

If I am not allowed muffin, you can't have tart.

[Nick]

This sounds like the start of a negotiation 

[Miss Demeanour]

If I am not allowed muffin, you can't have tart.

Miss T withdraws sexual favours 

[Barman]

If I am not allowed muffin, you can't have tart.

Miss T withdraws sexual favours 

 

[miss Tchevious]

 

[Tipsy Gipsy]

 

[Pastis]

Lardy cake ...



 

[Snoopy]

Lardy cake ...



 

One of those cakes that is almost impossible to bake for yourself. 

[Barman]

Lardy cake ...



 

 

[Snoopy]

Lardy cake ...



 

 

But it MUST be eaten on the day it is made.   

[Pastis]

Lardy cake ...



 

 

But it MUST be eaten on the day it is made.   

God, this is all too much ... I'm going to have to try and make one this weekend ...

 

[Snoopy]

Lardy cake ...



 

 

But it MUST be eaten on the day it is made.   

God, this is all too much ... I'm going to have to try and make one this weekend ...

 

I have never been able to recreate that "original" texture. I wonder if beef dripping or fat from the butcher would be the secret. 
Also my sugar on the top never seemed right ~ I tried once with sugar lumps that I put in a bag and bashed with a rolling pin. That came closest to the top I remember.
Oh and Morrisons Lardy cake is nothing like those from the Hovis Baker at the end of Gran's road.

[Barman]

Ingredients

    560g strong white bread flour
    Pinch of sea salt
    50g lard
    10g dried yeast
    300ml warm water
    Handful of raisins and sultanas

For the lard and sugar mix

    500g caster sugar
    500g lard