Afternoon tea recipes

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...

Share the love this Valentine’s Day with these rich and satisfying red velvet cheesecake cupcakes....

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...

Ottijiet biscuits are spiced shortbread biscuits traditionally eaten at teatime in Malta. They’re so light...

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

These sweet almond macaroons, traditionally eaten during the eight-day Jewish festival of Passover, are easy...

Make your mum these lemony, flower-topped St Clement’s shortbreads to serve as afternoon tea on...

This classic maple and pecan flapjack recipe champions one of nature’s sweetest treats: maple syrup....