Happy Dessert Day!

Cardamom Buttermilk Cake with blackberry whipped cream...

Putting it all together:  


The cake is made with buttermilk, ground cardamom and ginger, orange juice (freshly squeezed), and some vanilla.  The texture is firm, but light tasting...sort of similar to pound cake.  The cake pan is lined with ground pecans mixed with sugar and some orange rind to give the cake a little crust.  

The filling is just some Cool Whip and blackberries gently folded together.     

It was the best way to celebrate National Dessert Day!

Marionberry Scones

My attempt to copy the Marionberry Scone from Great Harvest Bread Co.  

Great Harvest Scone:  

My Scones:  

The recipe comes from Food to Live By by Myra Goodman.  It is the first recipe I've made from the book & turned out pretty well.  I substituted blackberries for the raspberries in Myra's version.  We quickly gobbled some up for breakfast.  I'm stuffed now.  Great start to Saturday.  :)