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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.

Jaffa Drizzle Traybake

This week I had lots of oranges spare so had a look through my notebook to see what ideas I had to use up some of them. This is a cake I...

Sarah L Samuels

May 15, 20233 min read

Coconut & Cherry Flapjack

This is yet another version of my popular flapjack recipe. For this one I used coconut and glace cherries with the oats. It's a flavour...

Sarah L Samuels

May 12, 20233 min read

Grandma’s Cumberland Currant Cake

This is another recipe from my Grandma's handwritten recipe book. I love currant slice or fly pie but this version has rum in it which is...

Sarah L Samuels

May 9, 20233 min read

Rhubarb & Ginger Traybake

I love rhubarb and every year try and make a new recipe or two with it! I have been wanting to make a traybake type cake and I thought...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 30, 20232 min read

Chocolate & Raspberry Brownies

This recipe is based on my very popular caramel brownies but I decided to add some raspberries and white chocolate chips for a change....

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 17, 20233 min read

Sarah’s Gluten Free Flapjack

After the success and popularity of my GF Crunch recipe I thought I would see if I could replicate my extremely popular flapjack recipe...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 31, 20232 min read

Lemon & Ginger Flapjack

This is yet another version of my popular flapjack recipe. For this one I used lemon and added stem ginger. It's a fabulous flavour...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 20, 20233 min read

Spiced Parsnip Traybake Cake

Traybakes are very popular on my blog and as I got quite a lot of reduced price parsnips this week to I decided to bake with some of...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 17, 20233 min read

Gluten Free Raspberry & Almond Crunch

I started making this crunch recipe years ago with dates then I started baking for a local cafe and the owner said her customers loved it...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 14, 20233 min read

Passion Fruit & Coconut Shortbread Slice

I saw some reduced price passion fruits this week in the supermarket so as I hadn't baked anything with them before I thought it would be...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 13, 20232 min read

Cherry Bakewell Crunch

This traybake is a real classic and I usually make it with dates. I recently asked on my Facebook page for some ideas for different...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 10, 20233 min read

Whole Orange & Almond Cake

This cake is made with whole oranges and contains no dairy or gluten so it's a perfect bake for people with these allergens.

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 30, 20232 min read

Sarah’s Sticky Toffee Flapjack

This version of my popular flapjack was made especially for Cumbria Life Magazine and is perfect for a cold evening by the fire or a...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 19, 20233 min read

Nutty Mincemeat Crunch

This traybake is a real classic and I usually make it with dates but I decided to make a festive version with my homemade Nutty Mincemeat...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 25, 20222 min read

Fig & Hazelnut Crunch

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...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 11, 20222 min read

Whole Satsuma Cake

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...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 4, 20222 min read

Tres Leches Cake

This is a cake that my eldest Son had been asking me to make for probably about three years but I have never actually got round to it! It...

Sarah L Samuels

Oct 3, 20223 min read

Apricot Crunch

I have been amazed at how popular all my oat crunch recipes are and I have received lots of lovely comments about them - especially the...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 30, 20222 min read

Pecan Pie Flapjack

I love Pecan Pie so decided to try this recipe using maple syrup instead of golden syrup and it worked really well, especially when...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 21, 20222 min read

Apple Butter Shortbread Slice

This is another bake using my amazing apple butter! The apple butter has a really intensive flavour and is perfect with the delicate...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 15, 20222 min read