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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.

Coffee, Chocolate & Hazelnut Cookies

Who doesn’t love a chocolate chip cookie! My first experience of one was in America it was soft and had lots of chocolate chips in it. I dec

Sarah L Samuels

Oct 93 min read

Lemon Madeleines

We went on holiday and had a delicious coffee in a French cafe. We shared a little basket of lemon madeleines between us and I thought...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 122 min read

Mini Lemon Bakewell Tarts

They are delicious little lemon tarts with a nice thin buttery pastry case which not only looks great but tastes it too. They have a lovely

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 253 min read

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

Jul 182 min read

Soda Bread Rolls

This is a perfect recipe if you are going on a picnic and want to make some bread rolls quickly to take with you. I have made my soda...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 112 min read

Pork & Apple Sausage Rolls

I used pork sausage and added juicy apple and some dried sage for a bit of seasoning. They are delicious hot or cold and really delicious se

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 53 min read

Lemon & Blueberry Scones

All my sweet scones contain buttermilk as I think it makes a much lighter scone. Don’t be put off by the buttermilk it is easy to make yours

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 273 min read

Sarah’s Jammy 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

May 233 min read

Apricot & Almond Scones

I decided to make these delicious apricot and almond scones which are based on my cafe fruit scones. All my sweet scones contain buttermilk

Sarah L Samuels

May 23 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

Apricot & Almond Shortbread Biscuits

Apricot & Almond Shortbread

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 142 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

Turkey & Cranberry Sausage Rolls

I wanted to make some sausage rolls for a Boxing Day day buffet. This is a great way to use up a bit of leftover cranberry sauce.

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Dec 13, 20243 min read

Oat Shortbread Biscuits

Oat shortbread biscuits

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Nov 1, 20242 min read

Lemon Cakeies

These delicious delights are a cross between a cake and a cookie! They have the soft texture of a cake but look just like a cookie. I...

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Aug 23, 20242 min read

Cumbria Life - August 2024

Courgette, Feta & Pine Nut Quiche I have been devising some new recipes using courgettes and this one was a winner! It's a delicious...

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Aug 1, 20241 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....

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Jun 28, 20242 min read

Bakewell 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

May 31, 20243 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

Gluten Free Plain Scones

I was asked recently if I could do a recipe for gluten free scones. I used my regular recipe for plain scones and adapted it slightly....

Sarah L Samuels

May 8, 20242 min read