Afternoon tea recipes
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Patisserie
Vanilla slice
The hero of many a high street bakery, the vanilla slice is a glorious thing. Like a cross between a custard tart and a mille feuille, it takes you through a whole range of textures and embraces the retro aesthetic better than any other bake.
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Biscuits
Lavender shortbread biscuits
These beautiful lavender shortbread biscuits are made with lavender extract, which lends a delicate flavour.
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Biscuits
Lemon and pistachio shortbread biscuits
Crumbly, buttery shortbread is lightened with lemon and given a nutty richness thanks to plenty of pistachios. The perfect teatime treat.
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Afternoon tea
Pineapple and pink peppercorn frangipane tart
We’ve given the traditional frangipane tart a modern makeover with tropical pineapple and punchily floral pink peppercorns. Irresistible!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Afternoon tea
Rhubarb and custard blondies
Tart rhubarb cuts through the sweet vanilla richness of these soft blondies, amped up by the toasted nuttiness of brown butter.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Afternoon tea
Maamoul date cookies
Maamoul are Lebanese date cookies made with semolina. Try food writer Angela Zaher's family recipe for these pretty, filled biscuits.
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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.
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Afternoon tea
Rhubarb and rosé wine crumble tart
This stunning rhubarb tart with custard filling and pistachio pastry is easier to make than it looks - thank you, shop-bought custard!
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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.
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