School holiday baking
School holiday in the area? Whether it’s summer, Easter or a half term, there are worse ways to spend a school-free day than in the kitchen, teaching your child new skills (we hope), with a tasty treat to eat at the end of the day. All of these recipes and ideas have been chosen because they’re quick, easy or have an element of fun in the shape or decoration.
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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.
Afternoon tea recipes
Ginger toffee dodgers
Classic dodger biscuits get a welcome update with the warming flavours of ginger and caramel in this easy toffee dodgers recipe.
Afternoon tea recipes
Peanut butter muffins
In just over half an hour you can have a tray of still-warm, fluffy and delicious peanut butter muffins packed with goodness. Great for feeding a crowd or filling lunchboxes.
Scone recipes
Fruit scones
If you’re in need of a classic fruit scone recipe, look no further than this foolproof option made with buttermilk. These fluffy scones can be ready in 30 minutes, and you can use sultanas or raisins - whichever you have to hand.
Brownie recipes
Tunnock’s caramel wafer blondies
If you're partial to a Tunnocks wafer, you'll love these moreish caramel blondies. The classic snack is baked right into the squidgy squares.
Brownie recipes
Tea and biscuit brownies
Is there a more comforting combination than tea and biscuits? Martha Collison's tea and biscuit brownies are the ultimate afternoon treat...
Biscuit recipes
Easy jammy biscuits
Ever so easy and great fun to make with kids, these easy jammy biscuits make a quick-fix treat and require only six ingredients.Â
Christmas baking recipes
Vanilla fudge
Give our easy vanilla fudge recipe a go! It takes less than an hour to make 20 squares – perfect for a homemade Christmas gift. Â
Celebration cake recipes
Sugarplum fairy cakes
Fluffy fairy cakes are dotted with nuggets of marzipan and topped with buttercream and caramel shards. A cake truly fit for a fairy queen.
Scone recipes
Easy scones
Make our easy recipe for classic freshly-baked scones next time you want to treat yourself or someone special to afternoon tea.
Teatime traybake recipes
Quick rocky road
This rocky road recipe is easy: stir marshmallows, nuts, raisins and biscuits into melted chocolate. The hard bit is waiting for it to set...
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