On January 29, 2026
By Rebecca Field
A few mountain biking groups are coming through Boat of Garten these days. They come in all shapes and sizes and ages. The local riders can be aged as young as 4 or 5. Really they don’t have a lot in common except for loving bikes and cakes! I’ve yet to find a mountain biker/trail rider who doesn’t have a sweet tooth. Maybe it’s the adrenaline of the ride or the sense of burning energy, but cake shops are always popular. The most popular rides are those which end in a top cake shop or have more than one cake stop along the route.
Here are Fraoch Lodge we have an almost bottomless list of cake recipes, but we don’t run a cake shop. We bake for pleasure and for the enjoyment of our guests on trips with Scot Mountain Holidays or staying here at the Lodge. We usually have a wide range available which will vary with the season depending on what we have in the garden to incorporate in the baking eg raspberries, wild strawberries, courgettes, green tomatoes, herbs …
From Spring 2026, we’ll have a menu of options available for our guests to order by piece or by tray to take out with them or take home. Come and check us out as an Aviemore area cake option in addition to comfortable and friendly accommodation. The advantage of baking ourselves is that we can also offer a far wider variety than you would ever find in the supermarket – and a much fresher and tastier flavour.
DRIED CRANBERRY FLAPJACK
12oz butter
14oz soft brown sugar
4 tbsp golden syrup
28oz rolled oats
6 oz dried cranberries
2 handfuls of white chocolate chips
Large flat baking tray or 2 x 7 x 11 inch trays
- Preheat the over to 160oC
- Melt the butter, sugar, and golden syrup in a pan until the sugar is dissolved
- Stir in the oats, cranberries and white chocolate
- Bake for 25 – 35 mins and cool in te tin
- Store in an airtight tin. Suitable for freezing.
