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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Tunnock’s teacake traybake

Tunnock’s teacake traybake

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

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Devil’s food cake

Devil’s food cake

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

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Easy butterfly cakes

Easy butterfly cakes

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

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Lighter plum and almond traybake

Lighter plum and almond traybake

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

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Madeleines with a lemon and thyme drizzle

Madeleines with a lemon and thyme drizzle

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

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Timmy’s mo-yos

Timmy’s mo-yos

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

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Orange blossom, lemon thyme and almond cake with rosé red berries

Orange blossom, lemon thyme and almond cake with...

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

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Toasted coconut cake

Toasted coconut cake

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

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Limoncello and poppy seed cake

Limoncello and poppy seed cake

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

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Nut-free carrot cupcakes

Nut-free carrot cupcakes

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

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Savoyarde bilberry tart

Savoyarde bilberry tart

“The Alps in summer are a pick-your-own bilberry buffet: the bushes line every path, laden...

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Miso caramel banoffee éclairs

Miso caramel banoffee éclairs

Ravinder Bhogal’s banoffee éclairs combine light choux pastry, a rich sweet and salty caramel and...

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Classic canelés

Classic canelés

Traditional French canelés are golden-brown with a crisp, shiny exterior and soft, custardy centre. Use Philippe...

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RoséŽ and raspberry financiers

RoséŽ and raspberry financiers

Small, but mighty. This delicate almond cake recipe is studded with rosé wine macerated raspberries.

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Gill Meller’s brown butter and poppy seed shortbread biscuits

Gill Meller’s brown butter and poppy seed shortbread...

Gill Meller’s easy shortbread biscuits are the perfect end to a meal. Made with browned...

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Carrot and walnut cake

Carrot and walnut cake

Ciara Davis’s lusciously moist carrot cake is full of sultanas, walnuts and desiccated cocount and...

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Chocolate orange tea loaf

Chocolate orange tea loaf

The inspiration for this chocolate and orange tea loaf recipe comes from the jaffa cake...

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Marmalade and coconut bakewell tart

Marmalade and coconut bakewell tart

Debbie Major swaps the jam and almond sponge layers with marmalade and coconut creating a...

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Sticky almond and date shortbread

Sticky almond and date shortbread

John Whaite’s recipe of crisp, crumbly shortbread is topped with a sticky almond and date...

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Hazelnut meringue cake

Hazelnut meringue cake

This showstopper cake recipe is made with layers of hazelnut meringue and sherry chocolate cream...

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Custard tart

Custard tart

This classic custard tart is based on Marcus Wareing’s famous recipe. The texture is the...

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Lemon and pistachio battenberg

Lemon and pistachio battenberg

This battenberg recipe has a beautiful hit of lemon to cut through the sweetness.

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Date and ginger cake with caramel glaze

Date and ginger cake with caramel glaze

This indulgent date and ginger cake is doused with a rich, glossy golden caramel glaze....

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French strawberry tart

French strawberry tart

A beautiful strawberry tart recipe made with a shortcrust pastry case filled with crème pâtissière...

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