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Welcome to my little slice of the internet! Here I will take you on my baking journey, show you my recipes and hopefully you'll find your own passion for baking from my blog.

Blueberry & Lemon Drizzle Traybake

My lemon drizzle traybake was a popular choice in my cafe and is delicious with a cup of tea or coffee. I decided to add some blueberries...

Sarah L Samuels

11 minutes ago2 min read

Rhubarb & Pistachio Traybake Cake

I wanted to do another traybake cake this year using pistachios, as my other traybake cakes using rhubarb have been very popular. I did a...

Sarah L Samuels

May 62 min read

Mini Easter Simnel Cakes

I thought I would make some mini Simnel cakes this year as they would make great presents for friends or family. I have added dried...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 253 min read

Persian Love Cake

It’s the 4th birthday of my blog today so to celebrate I had to make a special cake. I asked on my social media for suggestions and this...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 113 min read

Guinness Loaf Cake

This is a cake I see quite often on social media and recently one of my followers said they had made one and it was very disappointing...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 283 min read

Honey Loaf Cake

This cake is based on my very popular Golden Syrup Cake but I have used honey in this recipe. It was actually one on my original...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 172 min read

Battenburg Cake

Quite a few years ago I was watching the Great British bake off and the technical challenge was a battenburg. I had a go as I have always...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 103 min read

Tunis Cake

This is a cake I remember from the Great British Bake Off and it was a Mary Berry recipe I seem to remember. It was actually a cake...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 29, 20243 min read

Mincemeat Loaves

I used to make these every Christmas when I baked for a local market and they were always very popular. They are a good way to use up any...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 15, 20242 min read

Clementine & Ginger Marmalade Loaf Cake

If your not that keen on marmalade you will still enjoy this delicious citrus cake with little bursts of ginger and a sticky marmalade.

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 8, 20242 min read

Caraway Seed Cake

Seed cakes appeared from the 17th century and it is similar in texture to a Madeira cake. It is a perfect cake sliced with a cup of tea.

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 27, 20242 min read

Lemon Polenta Cake

I bought some polenta recently for a bread recipe I was working on and had a lot left so decided to whip up a quick lemon polenta cake....

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 28, 20242 min read

Rhubarb & Custard Traybake Cake

I love a traybake and I love rhubarb and I have been making my Rhubarb & Almond traybake for years so I wanted to make a different one...

Sarah L Samuels

May 10, 20242 min read

Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

When I had my cafe Lemon Drizzle was always a popular choice with my customers and I made several a week. I also had a regular customer...

Sarah L Samuels

May 7, 20242 min read

Lemon & Blueberry Mini Loaves

I love my new mini loaf tin and after my popular Mincemeat Loaves I did for Christmas I wanted to make some more Mini Loaves and as I had...

Sarah L Samuels

May 2, 20242 min read

Easter Swiss Roll

I decided to make a chocolate Swiss roll for Easter this year - well why not you make them for Christmas! I have filled it with vanilla...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 22, 20244 min read

Black Forest Cake

I made this cake for the third birthday of Sarah's Slice on 11th March 2024. I asked on social media for some ideas of what I could make...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 11, 20246 min read

Ginger Friands

I had six egg whites from making lemon curd to use up so I decided to make my delicious friands but wanted to try a completely different...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 15, 20243 min read

Malted Chocolate Loaf Cake

I was trying to decide what to make for my youngest son for celebrating his GCSE results. He is not keen on loads of icing so I thought a...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 2, 20242 min read

Banana, Pecan and Oat Muffins

I always get the £1.50 boxes at Lidl if they have bananas in them as I need very ripe bananas for my baking. I got some last week so...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 19, 20242 min read