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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.

Peanut Butter Muffins

I was asked recently if I had a recipe for peanut butter muffins and I didn’t but I love a challenge so I set out to make some as my...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 28, 20222 min read

Mocha Oat Cookies

These cookies are based on my popular oat and raisin cookies. I like making bakes based on the coffee I served in my cafe and for this...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 26, 20222 min read

Gooseberry & Orange Blossom Water Friands

If you have a small amount of gooseberries at the end of the season this is a perfect recipe to use them up. I have paired them with the...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 22, 20223 min read

Blackcurrant & Almond Friands

Friands are small almond based cakes using egg whites as the only raising agent. The texture is quite unusual and not what you may...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 22, 20222 min read

Nectarine Jam

I have made many jars of jam over the years and I used to sell it in my cafe. This week I was given quite a few punnets of Nectarines, so...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 21, 20223 min read

Chocolate Orange Flapjack

Flapjack is traybake cut into slices and made from oats, butter, sugar and syrup. My version also contains condensed milk which gives it its

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 13, 20223 min read

Grandma’s Grasmere Gingerbread

Grasmere gingerbread is iconic in the Lake District in the north of England and there are usually queues down the street from the little...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 9, 20222 min read

Strawberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake

I got a huge amount of strawberries this week and my son who is back from University requested a cheesecake! I don’t really like...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 1, 20223 min read

Lemon & Strawberry Frangipani Tart

I love making and eating frangipani tarts and I wanted to come up with one that incorporated strawberries. I decided on lemon and...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 30, 20223 min read

Strawberry & White Chocolate Muffins

Muffins are something we always see on our trips to America and something I love to eat! I wanted to make a nice summer version so I used...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 29, 20222 min read