Lake at Crathes Castle

Autumn at Crathes Castle for a birthday cake picnic

It was Ben’s birthday yesterday and our favourite thing to do for birthdays is a walk in the woods (or hills) with a picnic cake stop and maybe also lunch and whisky. Yesterday we chose a walk in the woods at Crathes Castle, followed by a picnic cake and whisky in a lovely secluded spot in the castle grounds.

Autumn has arrived and with it a beautiful colour palette. The background in these photos looks fake but it is definitely real! I saw it with my own eyes.

Elizabeth and Ben in front of the lake
Rachel and Ben in front of the lake
Elizabeth on the new timber walkway
Crathes Castle visible between the trees
Rural landscape with grass, trees beyond and hills in the distance. A sunny blue sky overhead with a few clouds.
Elizabeth and Ben on the picnic rug with cake and two mugs plus a small bottle of whisky.
A grassy lawn with Ben and Rachel on a picnic rug plus half an eaten cake.

I made a delicious almond, orange and cardamom cake from the Leon Fast Vegan cookbook. This is one of our favourite cakes and I’ve made it for several birthdays now.


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