Afternoon tea recipes

Whether you’re having friends round for afternoon tea or want to bring a treat in for your office tea-break, we have a recipe for you.

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Nicola Lamb’s flaky cheese and pickle scones

Scone recipes

Nicola Lamb’s flaky cheese and pickle scones

Cheese scones get the flaky treatment. Rye flour and gherkins in the layers gives these scones a deli-sandwich energy, welcome at any picnic.

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Raspberry and sesame cheesecake danishes

Raspberry recipes

Raspberry and sesame cheesecake danishes

These easy pastries are like a cheesecake in danish form, with raspberries, a cream cheese base and sweet-salty sesame caramel.

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Cottage cheese and chive scones

Scone recipes

Cottage cheese and chive scones

Cottage cheese gives these deliciously savoury scones a subtle tang, amped up with a little kick of chilli.

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Caramelised white chocolate madeleines

Afternoon tea recipes

Caramelised white chocolate madeleines

Fluffy madeleines are a treat warm from the oven, especially when these delicate French bakes get a dose of caramelised white chocolate.

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Tarte Tropézienne

Baking recipes

Tarte Tropézienne

Tarte Tropézienne is essentially a giant cream bun made with brioche dough. The French bake filled with raspberry jam and crème légère.

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Date and walnut loaf

Baking recipes

Date and walnut loaf

This classic date and walnut loaf may keep for a few days in the tin, but you won't be able to resist it warm from the oven with butter.

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Lemon pepper biscuit kisses

Biscuit recipes

Lemon pepper biscuit kisses

The lemony zing of these buttery biscuit kisses is swiftly followed by a prickly heat of black pepper with every bite.

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Blackberry millefeuille

Brilliant blackberry recipes

Blackberry millefeuille

Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.

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Peanut butter and jam marble cake traybake

Teatime traybake recipes

Peanut butter and jam marble cake traybake

Our peanut butter and jelly marble cake traybake sees swirls of fluffy peanut butter icing and glistening jam on top of a marbled cake underneath.

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Tahini and nectarine cake

Afternoon tea recipes

Tahini and nectarine cake

Rich and nutty tahini makes a surprisingly good flavour for a sponge cake, especially when paired with a zesty homemade nectarine curd.

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Sea shell madeleines

Baking recipes

Sea shell madeleines

What would you say if we told you you could bake madeleines in sea shells? Do sweet treats get much more alluring than that?

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Vanilla slice

Patisserie recipes

Vanilla slice

The hero of many a high street bakery, the vanilla slice is a glorious thing. Like a cross between a custard tart and a mille feuille, it takes you through a whole range of textures and embraces the retro aesthetic better than any other bake.

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Lavender shortbread biscuits

Biscuit recipes

Lavender shortbread biscuits

These beautiful lavender shortbread biscuits are made with lavender extract, which lends a delicate flavour.

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Lemon and pistachio shortbread biscuits

Biscuit recipes

Lemon and pistachio shortbread biscuits

Crumbly, buttery shortbread is lightened with lemon and given a nutty richness thanks to plenty of pistachios. The perfect teatime treat.

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Pineapple and pink peppercorn frangipane tart

Afternoon tea recipes

Pineapple and pink peppercorn frangipane tart

We’ve given the traditional frangipane tart a modern makeover with tropical pineapple and punchily floral pink peppercorns. Irresistible!

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Juniper millionaire’s shortbread

Bake sale recipes

Juniper millionaire’s shortbread

The botanical flavour juniper adds to millionaire's shortbread is exceptional. Chocolate tastes fruitier; caramel's sweetness is tempered.

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