"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." - Henry James
This afternoon was absolutely lovely. A friend of mine from church invited me and a few other ladies over for a tea party to celebrate Bastille Day. In keeping with the theme, it was a French tea party and therefore the cake for this occasion must be a French cake.
I chose the Financiers aux Mirabelles (plum round ingots) because they are French in origin and are dainty enough for tea.
I did a little research and found that