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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Weekend baking recipes
Maritozzi (Italian cream buns)
A maritozzo is an Italian brioche bun, filled with fluffy vanilla cream. Learn how to perfect this classic with baker Roberto Nitti.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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