Afternoon tea recipes

These dainty strawberry and lemon drizzle madeleines are the perfect addition to a homemade afternoon...

Bake homemade fondant fancies with our easy recipe. Madeira cake cubes are filled with buttercream...

Bake a strawberry version of classic custard creams. Crisp vanilla biscuits are filled with jam...

A vanilla roulade filled with strawberries, cream and meringues. Our Eton mess roulade is the...

Take your cheese scone game to the next level with Debora Robertson’s easy recipe for...

A couple of secret ingredients and a simple frosting transform an easy sponge cake into...

This homemade, herb-flecked, tear ‘n’ share savoury monkey bread is so soft and tasty –...

These delectable rhubarb and custard slices are pretty as a picture for afternoon tea served...

Add these hot cross cookies to your Easter baking repertoire: scented with mixed spice and...

Can’t choose between creamy cheesecake or fluffy cupcakes? Why not have both at the same...

These buttery almond biscuits, inspired by Spanish polvorones and flavoured with rosewater, are delicious with...

This banana and chocolate loaf uses tahini, cardamom and sesame seeds to bring a Middle...

Getting the signature chequerboard effect of the classic Battenberg cake requires a little know-how and...

Is there a more comforting combination than tea and biscuits? A brew and a bourbon...

Rich, moist and sticky, this easy ginger traybake cake is topped with cream cheese icing...

This Russian honey biscuit cake needs to be assembled at least 6 hours ahead of...

These melt-in-the-mouth Viennese whirls are so much better than the shop-bought version: crumbly shortbread-like biscuits...

Food writer and cookbook author Niloufer Mavalvala‘s coconut cake recipe was handed down to her...

Raise your afternoon tea game with a batch of these sea salt blondies, made with...

Shortcakes are a mix between a shortbread biscuit and a classic scone, so you get...