Afternoon tea recipes
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Bake sale
Juniper millionaire’s shortbread
The botanical flavour juniper adds to millionaire's shortbread is exceptional. Chocolate tastes fruitier; caramel's sweetness is tempered.
Freezable
Seville orange marmalade drizzle cake
When the weather’s drizzly, bring on the drizzle cake! There's nothing better than a cup of tea and a slice of orange marmalade drizzle cake.
Weekend baking
Iced cinnamon rolls
The soft and pillowy, lightly spiced and immensely comforting cinnamon roll is one of the baking world’s great joys.
Vegan desserts
Vegan Victoria sponge cake
Light, springy and seriously moreish, this vegan Victoria sponge is packed with fresh lemon flavour, vegan buttercream and raspberry jam.
Oranges
Orange and poppy seed cake
Debora Robertson's fragrant poppy seed cake is delicious as is. If you want to gild the lily, add melted choc or crystalised orange slices.
Afternoon tea
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
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.
Raspberries
Raspberry loaf cake
This raspberry loaf cake is a beautiful thing – easy to make, easier to eat and ready for whatever fruity additions you fancy.
Afternoon tea
Chetna Makan’s cherry, almond and honey upside-down cake
This cherry upside-down cake from food writer and Bake Off star Chetna Makan looks and tastes wonderful – plus it’s a cinch to make.
Scones
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.
Platinum Jubilee
Lemon madeleines with gin and Dubonnet sorbet
Debora Robertson's lemon madeleines with gin and dubonnet sorbet are a delicious Anglo-French celebration dessert for the Queen's Jubilee.
Mother's Day
Karpatka (Polish custard slice)
Kuba Winkowski shares his recipe for karpatka, Polish custard slice. Thick custard is sandwiched between two flaky layers of choux pastry.
Afternoon tea
Spiced plum cake with swiss meringue frosting
Usher in autumn with our spiced plum cake. A golden sponge studded with juicy red plums is coated in a thick layer of swiss meringue frosting.
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