Sarah's Slice

I had a lot of satsumas to use up this week so I made these delicious stars! They are satsuma ginger shortbread biscuits. I have used...

This traybake is a real classic and I usually make it with dates but I was asked recently if it could be made with figs for a Christmas...

I love this time of year with Christmas approaching there are lots of citrus fruits in the shops. I used satsumas in this recipe but...

Last year I didn’t have time to make my own mincemeat but I had lots of requests for a recipe so this year I got prepared early and I was making mincemeat in August! I love Christmas time so I am am happy to have the smell of Christmas at any time of the year!!! This mincemeat is full of dried fruit and packed with nuts. If you prefer something more traditional see Sarah’s Christmas Mincemeat recipe. It is really easy to make and you can use it in so many recipes in the lead

Last year I didn’t have time to make my own mincemeat but I had lots of requests for a recipe so this year I got prepared early and I was making mincemeat in August! I love Christmas time so I am am happy to have the smell of Christmas at any time of the year!!! This mincemeat is full of dried fruit and I have added dried cranberries to mine too. It is really easy to make and you can use it in so many recipes in the lead up to Christmas and for Christmas Day too. My favourite

This recipe is based on my very popular caramel brownies - they are lovely an gooey and are a perfect partner to chocolate orange! I decided to make these brownies in a long tart tin so I could slice them into nice oblongs and topped each slice with a chocolate orange segment. They are lovely gooey brownies and they should not need to be baked for more than the 25 minutes if you use the correct sized tin and oven temperature! I see so many reviews that people say they have 'h

I made this as I had a lot of frozen cranberries to use up and it’s really delicious. It is not as sweet as lemon curd but as it is...

I wanted to make a festive cake that was also a bit of a showstopper. For this recipe I decided to pair the tart cranberries with almond...

This recipe is based on my fruit scone recipe just updated to be a bit festive. I love using dried cranberries in my recipes and with this scone I paired them with clementines and a touch of cinnamon. When I had my cafe I was making scones every morning before we opened at 10am. We always made fruit and cheese scones and they were always good sellers. It took many tries to get a recipe I was happy with and my customers really loved them! They are delicious served warm with ju

I decided to make these mini panettone as little gifts for Christmas to go with my festive marmalade. It is an Italian sweet bread not...

This is the second part of my Christmas cake making and decorating blog. The first part was how to make the cake and this part...

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 loved...

I made these for cake sales at my sons primary school and they never lasted very long! These are nice and sticky gingerbread topped with...

I love baking lots of cookies during the festive season and these don’t disappoint. They are very easy to make and are based on my oat and raisin cookies but I have given them a festive twist! I have used cranberries instead of raisins and added the zest of an orange for a delicious Christmas cookie. They are delicious soft oat cookies and perfect with a cuppa during the festive season. Or why not give them as Christmas gifts for family and friends. Jump to recipe These coo

After the success of my Frangipani and Viennese mince pies I was trying to think of another version to try. I love lemon drizzle cakes...

These are a slightly altered version of my double chocolate cookies. They are soft in the middle and crunchy around the edges and taste...

Every Christmas I am always asked by family to make Frangipani mince pies so I thought I would make a large tart this year for a family gathering. It is delicious with some rum butter or cream for a lighter dessert on Christmas Day or perfect for a Boxing day buffet. Jump to recipe Start by making the pastry. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor and pulse until you have fine breadcrumbs. Alternatively rub the butter into the flour and sugar by hand until yo

I made these mini mince pies for my sister for a new shop opening last Christmas. They are now a firm family favourite as they are just a...

I like Christmas cake but my Husband and boys don’t! So I wanted a recipe so I could enjoy a little piece but without making a whole cake and baking it for hours. I used to buy Mr Kipling Christmas cake slices so I could have a little bit of cake at Christmas but this year I decided to make my own. I have used a mixture of dried fruits, glacé cherries and crystallised pineapple but you can use whatever are your favourites. Jump to recipe Put the dried fruit, glacé cherries a

I have been making these frangipani mince pies for the last eight to ten years at Christmas. My family are always asking me to make them...