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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.

Apricot and Almond Cake

It’s an oil based cake, dairy free and really light and fluffy and really tastes delicious. You can enjoy it is with a cuppa or with cream.

Sarah L Samuels

Aug 12 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

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

Apricot & Almond Shortbread Biscuits

Apricot & Almond Shortbread

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 142 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

Lemon & Honey Biscuits

These biscuits are made with lemon & honey and are soft and chewy with a lemon glaze and delicious with a cuppa any time of the day

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 14, 20243 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

Fruit & Nut 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

Apr 25, 20242 min read

Easter Bakewell Tart

Anyone who follows my blog regularly knows I love a Bakewell tart or any bake that features almonds so I thought why not make an Easter...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 15, 20243 min read

Almond Galette

This is a bake I have made for years and I used to make it regularly for a local cafe. They had one customer who enjoyed it for...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 5, 20243 min read

Lebkuchen Cookies

These spiced cookies are sold at Christmas markets in Germany and enjoyed by many. They date back to the 14th century and are still a...

Sarah L Samuels

Dec 10, 20233 min read

Amaretti Biscuits

As you will know I love anything and everything with almonds and this is a biscuit I have been wanting to add to my blog for ages. As it...

Sarah L Samuels

Dec 2, 20232 min read

Festive Mincemeat Slice

This is a great dessert to bake when you need to make something quickly over the festive season. It is made with ready roll puff pastry...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 27, 20232 min read

Mincemeat Bread & Butter Pudding

This is a great dessert to make with left over bread and mincemeat for the festive season or New Year. A bread and butter pudding is a...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 22, 20233 min read

Peach and Almond Slice

I got some lovely ripe fresh peaches today when I was doing my shopping and was trying to decide what to do with them. I wanted a cake...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 8, 20232 min read

Apricot Frangipani Tart

I love making and eating frangipani tarts and I am always looking at new flavour combinations. I think apricots and almonds are such a...

Sarah L Samuels

Aug 11, 20233 min read

Rhubarb and Almond Traybake Cake

I had a new window fitted in my eldest sons bedroom yesterday and they dropped some rubble in my rhubarb patch so I had to go and rescue...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 14, 20232 min read

Blackberry & Almond Cake

I have always loved blackberries or brambles as I call them! As my raspberry version went down well I thought I would try with...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 13, 20232 min read

Rhubarb & Almond Friands

I had a small stick of rhubarb and six egg whites from making lemon curd to use up so I decided to make my delicious friands with them as...

Sarah L Samuels

May 26, 20233 min read

Cherry & Almond Friands

I had a few fresh cherries to use up so I decided to make my delicious friands with them as cherries and almonds go so well together!...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 14, 20233 min read