Sarah's Slice

This cake is a real winter warmer! It has both ground ginger and stem ginger in it and is a really tasty sticky ginger cake with juicy apples and crunchy hazelnuts. I didn’t add treacle to this recipe as I wanted a lighter ginger sponge so that the apple wasn’t overpowered by the treacle flavour. It’s a light cake but still packs a ginger punch. It can be enjoyed with a cuppa or served as a delicious winter pudding with homemade custard . Jump to recipe To start pre-heat th

I make this chutney for presents for family and friends every year and it is always well received. You need to make this ahead of time as it takes a few weeks for the flavours to develop. It’s packed with festive flavours of cranberries, apples, clementines and figs with a little festive spice. I have also added some pink peppercorns as I like the citrus note and they are not as strong as black ones. It is perfect with cold meat, cheese and crackers over the festive period. I

As I have a large plum tree in my garden I always have lots of plums and I decided to make this jam. It has plums, apple and pears in it.