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Welcome to Tilly’s Table — here you’ll find seasonal baking recipes, Australian-made table linens and prints, and other good things for your home and table.

Hello! I’m Tilly – a cook and photographer based in the Blue Mountains, Australia, with my husband and two small children. Here, in between chasing kids around, I photograph food and flowers and write seasonal baking recipes for my website and online store. My photographs are available as greeting cards, limited edition prints and luxurious table linens via my online store, and I share seasonal baking recipes and family stories via my monthly newsletter. So, please pull up a chair, let me make you a cup of tea (wouldn’t that be nice?) and have a look around…

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Starting the year as I mean to go on: with tea, bl

Starting the year as I mean to go on: with tea, blooms and biscuits.(I find this trio immensely therapeutic - they help my busy mind and general state of overwhelm.)Recipe for doppel decker biscuits is by the wonderful @anjadunk and it’s linked in my bio of you too should need some baking therapy. And glorious flowering gum as always, from the beautiful @floral_ink_bluemountains. x#tillystable #cookeatshare #theplaincakeappreciationsociety #lifeandthyme #feedfeed #bakefeed #f52grams #foodfluffer #seasonalsimplicity #thatsdarling #graziher #firstweeat #slowandglow #countrystyleloves #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine #teaandseasons #lovelocalbluemountains #wherewomencook #myopenkitchen #imsomartha #clickcommunity
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Rhubarb & Raspberry Trifle.And just like that w

Rhubarb & Raspberry Trifle.And just like that we’re two days out from Christmas – and I’m stuck somewhere between wanting to do it all and wanting to do nothing at all…I do, however, have one final sweet offering for you before I sign off for Christmas and a few weeks of eating too much and doing too little. It’s a rather impressive trifle (if I do say so myself). Our veggie patch has again been taken over by rhubarb, and this seemed like a very satisfactory way to use up some of it. It also happens to combine an awful lot of my favourite things all in one bowl (surely the drawcard of trifle, no?) – sparkling jelly, meringues, whipped cream, madeleines and of course rhubarb. Happiness in one big (trifle) bowl. Grab a spoon lovely people, grab a spoon.Now, this trifle is not at all complicated, I promise – it does, however, have a few steps to work through. Do start this the day (or a couple of days) before you want to serve it to give your jelly time to set and to make sure your nerves remain un-frayed. Recipe for this one now on my website (link in bio).I also wanted to say thank you all for your support and enthusiasm for cake and pretty pictures this past year - your lovely comments and pictures never fail to make my day. Wishing you all a very safe and merry Christmas. I’ll be back in the new year with more cake and flowers, don’t worry. Tilly x#tillystable #cookeatshare #theplaincakeappreciationsociety #lifeandthyme #feedfeed #bakefeed #f52grams #foodfluffer #seasonalsimplicity #thatsdarling #graziher #firstweeat #slowandglow #countrystyleloves #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine #lovelocalbluemountains #averyniceteatowel #wherewomencook #myopenkitchen #imsomartha #clickcommunity #petalsandprops
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Furry friends & flannel flowers. A very Australian

Furry friends & flannel flowers. A very Australian Christmas.After a hot couple of days in the mountains, a cool mist has rolled in and it’s starting to rain. The gentle pitter-patter on the roof and cool air wafting in the windows a rather lovely relief after the heat.I’ve got a sleeping tot on my lap and I’m just trying to work out the best way to conjure up a cup of tea and one of these delightful spiced honey animals. Recipe below if you’re in need of a dose of Christmas-food-cheer. xSpiced Honey Biscuits:
300g plain flour
165g light brown sugar
Pinch salt
1/2 tsp bicarb soda
2 tsp Christmas spice
1 tsp cinnamon or ginger
100g unsalted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp honeyPlace flour, sugar, salt, bicarb, spices and butter in a food processor and blitz to breadcrumb consistency (alternatively, do this by hand by rubbing the butter into flour with your fingertips).Add egg, vanilla, and honey and pulse until dough comes together and forms a ball. Divide in two, flatten each ball slightly, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour.Preheat oven to 160 degrees C (fan-forced) and line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Take dough out of the fridge and roll each ball between 2 sheets of baking paper to about 3mm thick. Place back in the fridge for another 1/2 hour.Cut out biscuits using cooking cutters and place on baking trays leaving a little space between biscuits. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.When cool, ice using a simple royal icing if you like and store in an airtight container. These keep well for at least a week.

Christmas Cake. I’ve just pulled our Christmas c

Christmas Cake. I’ve just pulled our Christmas cake out of the oven, and she’s a real beauty. Full of fruit, studded with almonds, and just a wee bit sunken in the middle - but really, to expect a perfect cake to finish a rather imperfect year is a little unrealistic, don’t you think? I’ve just given her a little tipple of Perdro Ximenez and she’s cooling nicely on the table, making the kitchen smell warm and Christmassy.There is also strawberry jam bubbling away in the oven, mince pies on the bench and rhubarb gently poaching in a pot on the stove. My people are (almost) all here too, mooching around - snoozing, mowing the lawn and watching telly. And I feel as if I can finally exhale. Happy Monday, eh? x(This photo is of my mum’s most excellent Christmas cake last year. It was very good and not in the least bit sunken in the middle.)#tillystable #cookeatshare #theplaincakeappreciationsociety #lifeandthyme #feedfeed #bakefeed #f52grams #foodfluffer #seasonalsimplicity #firstweeat #slowandglow #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine #lovelocalbluemountains #averyniceteatowel #wherewomencook #myopenkitchen #imsomartha
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The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 39},

The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 39}, Meringues with Roasted Strawberries & Rosewater Cream.I’m bending the rules again. And I’m sorry, but I’m not sorry. These meringues are exactly what I want to be eating at the moment. The weather has finally warmed up here and I feel like clouds of whipped cream, syrupy strawberries and crisp meringue.In keeping with our little society’s ethos, these are very simple. And very good. And if we can call meringue a cake, then we’re technically not breaking any rules either. So let’s do that.Recipe is on my website (link in bio), because the word count was too long - but rest assured, this is not a difficult recipe. All the elements can be made ahead of time too, which makes assembling a total breeze. Happy Friday lovely people, hope it’s been a good one. x#tillystable #cookeatshare #theplaincakeappreciationsociety #lifeandthyme #bakefeed #f52grams #foodfluffer #thatsdarling #graziher #firstweeat #slowandglow #countrystyleloves #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine #lovelocalbluemountains #wherewomencook #myopenkitchen #imsomartha #clickcommunity
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That Christmas feeling. A bit fuzzy, a little out

That Christmas feeling. A bit fuzzy, a little out of focus, a wee bit tired, but optimistically full of festive cheer - and about to switch on the fairy lights.The kids have finished school and preschool for the year, the oven is fixed (hooray) and there are gingerbread biscuits in a tin on the bench. Things are looking up.(The flip side being that the food processor is now broken. I must have done something substantial to displease the Kitchen Gods. Am trying to think what food offerings my appease them…) Happy Thursday. x#talesofthemoment #heitermoments #tillystable #cookeatshare #foodstories #eatcaptureshare #verilymoment #foodfluffer #seasonalsimplicity #thatsdarling #slowandglow #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine

Yesterday our oven decided that it was a good time

Yesterday our oven decided that it was a good time to go on strike. Something about overworked and underpaid…? I mean, really, what happened to Christmas spirit and soldiering on? I don’t know, ovens these days…So since there’ll be no cake in our house today, I figure someone else better bake one - and this peach and raspberry layer cake is not bad, if I do say so myself. Soft vanilla cake layered with pillowy raspberry curd cream, maple roast peaches and fresh raspberries. I’ve shared the recipe over on @centralwestmumnsw website (link in bio).If nothing else, make the peaches, they’re excellent with vanilla ice cream. Now I’m off to call the oven-man again and impress upon him the urgency of this repair. x#tillystable #cookeatshare #theplaincakeappreciationsociety #lifeandthyme #bakefeed #f52grams #foodfluffer #seasonalsimplicity #firstweeat #slowandglow #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine #lovelocalbluemountains #wherewomencook #myopenkitchen #imsomartha #clickcommunity
#wildseasonalinspiration #petalsandprops

The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 38},

The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 38}, Fruit Mince Pies & bending the rules.Now, I am usually a stickler for the rules - but it’s December, we’re all tired, and I think we can bend the rules of our little society a wee bit, don’t you? Because although they’re not strictly a cake, I just really needed mince pies. And I thought you might need some too…Fruit mince pies are one of the mandatory items on my Christmas cook-list (along with gingerbread and meringues). My mum always makes them in the days leading up to Christmas and it is a tradition I have adopted also. Mum often makes some with tinned apple too (on account of my brother not being a fan of fruit mince), and my kids rather like them with a spoonful of jam instead of mince. I like mine with a layer of frangipane between the pastry and fruit, which is how I’ve written my recipe. Homemade fruit mince really does make them special, but if you’re pressed for time, a good quality bought one will do nicely.Recipe for my Fruit Mince & Frangipane Pies (including the recipe for my homemade fruit mince) is up now on my website. Link in bio. x#tillystable #cookeatshare #theplaincakeappreciationsociety #lifeandthyme #feedfeed #bakefeed #f52grams #foodfluffer #seasonalsimplicity #thatsdarling #graziher #firstweeat #slowandglow #countrystyleloves #myseasonaltable #momentsofmine #lovelocalbluemountains #wherewomencook #myopenkitchen #imsomartha #clickcommunity
#wildseasonalinspiration

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Seasonal Recipes

Rhubarb & Raspberry Trifle
I have one final sweet offering for you before I sign off for Christmas and a few weeks of eating too much and doing too little - a rather impressive Rhubarb & Raspberry Trifle (if I do say so myself).
23. December 2021/by Tilly Pamment

Meringues with Roasted Strawberries & Rosewater Cream
These meringues are exactly what I want to be eating at the moment. The weather has finally warmed up here and I feel like clouds of whipped cream, syrupy strawberries and crisp meringue.
17. December 2021/by Tilly Pamment

Fruit Mince & Frangipane Pies
Fruit mince pies are one of the items on my mandatory Christmas cook-list (along with gingerbread and meringues) - my mum always makes them in the days leading up to Christmas and it is a tradition I have adopted also.
10. December 2021/by Tilly Pamment

TillysTable_CardamomCake_2_2224 — Cardamom, Rose & Poppyseed Cake
The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 34}, Cardamom, Rose & Poppy Seed Cake.
I don't know about you, but I find cake with pink icing inordinately cheering. Even more so at the end of a wet and windy week, when everyone feels more than a bit harried.
15. November 2021/by Tilly Pamment

TillysTable_PassionfruitCakeCover_1770 — Passionfruit Butter Cake
The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 30} - a Passionfruit Cake and playing favourites.
27. October 2021/by Tilly Pamment

TillysTable_SugaredCitrusCake_2021-07-17_9015 — Sugared Citrus & Semolina Cake
A simple, sturdy drizzle-cake that can be made with whatever citrus you have on hand. I’ve made versions with lemon, lime and bergamot (after impulse buying a glorious box of bergamots online…) and all work beautifully.
10. September 2021/by Tilly Pamment

TillysTable_PistachioCake_Cover2 — Pistachio & Rose Cake
The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 22}, Pistachio and Rose Cake.
20. August 2021/by Tilly Pamment

TillysTable_burntbutter5 — Burnt-Butter Sheet Cake with Blackberry Buttercream
The Plain-Cake Appreciation Society {edition 15}, Burnt-butter Sheet Cake with Blackberry Buttercream.
25. June 2021/by Tilly Pamment

TillysTable_brownies3 — Sour Cherry & Shiraz Brownies
Years ago, when I ran a cake stall at the Bondi Farmers' Market, double chocolate brownies were my best seller. I would make trays and trays of them on Friday night and inevitably wish I had made one more tray when they sold out early the next morning.
31. March 2021/by Tilly Pamment

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