Juliet Sear served up a delicious gin and tonic with juniper berries cake on This Morning.
The ingredients for the gin and tonic syrup: 150ml tonic water, 100g sugar and 30 juniper berries, crushed and 30ml gin.
For the sponge: 300g soft butter, 300g golden caster sugar, approx 40 juniper berries, crushed finely, grated zest of one lemon and one lime, 6 medium free-range eggs and 300g self-raising flour with a teaspoon of baking powder sifted in.
For the gin and tonic lemon curd: 40ml gin and 250g of good quality shop bought lemon curd.
For the lemon and lime butter cream: 200g soft butter, Zest of one lemon and one limes, 1 tablespoon of each juice and 450g icing sugar.
See more recipes from Juliet Sears in her book titled: Kawaii Cakes: Adorable and Cute Japanese-Inspired Cakes and Treats, available from Amazon now.