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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

Rhubarb & Almond Cobbler

We all know my love for rhubarb and my annual rhubarb week on my social media and this year I was looking for inspiration for a new recipe.

Sarah L Samuels

May 93 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

Hot Cross Bread & Butter Pudding

A bread and butter pudding is a traditional English dessert made from buttered bread, dried fruit and a vanilla custard then baked in the...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 33 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

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

Tunis Cake

This is a cake I remember from the Great British Bake Off and it was a Mary Berry recipe I seem to remember. It was actually a cake...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 29, 20243 min read

Mincemeat Loaves

I used to make these every Christmas when I baked for a local market and they were always very popular. They are a good way to use up any...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 15, 20242 min read

Caraway Seed Cake

Seed cakes appeared from the 17th century and it is similar in texture to a Madeira cake. It is a perfect cake sliced with a cup of tea.

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 27, 20242 min read

Cumbria Life - June 2024

Sarah’s Rhubarb Tiramisu I do love Tiramisu and I really love rhubarb so I thought I would make a fusion of the two! It's a lovely light...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 1, 20241 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

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

Linzer Cookies

These cookies are named after the Linzer Torte from Austria and are delicious cookies sandwiched together with raspberry jam. They are an...

Sarah L Samuels

Dec 8, 20232 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