Afternoon tea recipes

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

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

Rich, moist and sticky, this ginger drizzle cake is topped with lime-spiked cream cheese icing...

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

Melt-in-the-mouth Viennese whirls are given an upgrade with this straight-forward but super indulgent recipe. Shortbread-like...

A more-ish recipe to add to your baking repertoire, these sea salt blondies are made...

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

Ottijiet biscuits are rich, spiced shortbread biscuits traditionally eaten at tea-time. They’re very light so...

Our can’t-stop-at-one chewy flapjacks are the best combination of oats, syrup and butter with a...

delicious. reader Miriam Lewis wrote to us to tell us about these sweet almondy treats,...

It’s simple but delectable: a soft shortbread-like base with a zingy citrus topping melding into...

This classic flapjack recipe champions one of nature’s sweetest treat: maple syrup. Filled with crunchy...

Sweet baked apples, warming cinnamon and crunchy almonds go into this gorgeous apple cake recipe....

Marshmallows, pecans, plump raisins and malted milk biscuits are smothered with a sweet syrupy chocolate...

A thick layer of pillowy meringue is sandwiched between a biscuity oat base and a...

It’s the chocolate cake to rival all others: devil’s food cake. A rich and fudgy...

Light-as-air sponge is topped with generous dollops of vanilla bean buttercream in these almost-too-good-to-eat vanilla...

Your sweet treat with a cuppa just got more saintly with this moist and fruity...

Light and utterly elegant French madeleines are drizzled in a citrussy lemon and thyme icing....

Chef Peter Gordon grew up in New Zealand, where he was inspired by mum Timmy...

A stunning, summery bake that sees a zesty orange and almond sponge slathered in a...

We’ve toasted desiccated coconut and blended it until finely ground to add a wonderfully nutty...

All the zingy flavour and crunchy texture of a lemon and poppy seed cake, but...

”They look truly elegant stacked up on a tiered cake stand. The cupcakes keep well...