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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.

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

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

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...

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Jun 13, 20232 min read

Jaffa Drizzle Traybake

This week I had lots of oranges spare so had a look through my notebook to see what ideas I had to use up some of them. This is a cake I...

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May 15, 20233 min read

Pink Grapefruit & Ginger Bundt Cake

I had some grapefruit given to me this week and I made shortbread but also wanted to make a cake. I decided to pair it with ginger and...

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Dec 21, 20223 min read

Tres Leches Cake

This is a cake that my eldest Son had been asking me to make for probably about three years but I have never actually got round to it! It...

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Oct 3, 20223 min read

Coffee & Walnut Cake

I was trying to decide what to make for my Dad’s birthday this year and as I hadn’t made him a coffee cake before I decided on this...

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Mar 16, 20223 min read

Almond & Coconut Cake

On March 11th 2021 I started Sarah’s slice so I wanted to mark this day with what else but a cake. A year ago when my husband helped to...

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Mar 11, 20224 min read

Grandma’s Genoa Cake

I have been wanting to add a light fruit cake to my blog for a while and haven’t found one I was happy with so I looked in my Grandma’s...

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Mar 7, 20222 min read

Making a 6” Christmas Cake

This is my go to recipe for a Christmas cake and one I have been making for years. It is a very deep cake and the ingredients will fill...

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Oct 27, 20213 min read

Making a 8” Christmas Cake

This is my go to recipe for a Christmas cake and one I have been making for years. In this blog I will cover how to make and bake your...

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Oct 27, 20213 min read

Victoria Sponge Cake

This is a classic cake which doesn’t need any introductions! I thought it was time I got this recipe on my blog as I made it regularly in...

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Oct 14, 20214 min read

Golden Syrup Loaf Cake

Golden syrup has been made in London since 1881 and is a sticky golden syrup that is great on toast, pancakes and great for baking. This...

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Sep 20, 20212 min read

Grandma’s Pineapple Cake

This is a family favourite that my Dad and his brothers remember their Mum (my Grandma) making regularly. It is made with a tin of...

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Jul 12, 20213 min read

Lemon Drizzle Traybake

This was a popular choice in my cafe as a traybake or loaf cake and is delicious with a cup of tea or coffee. It is a light sponge with a

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Jul 1, 20212 min read

Gooseberry and Orange Drizzle Traybake

This is yet another Sarah’s cafe recipe! I was given a lot of gooseberries by my Mum one year and I was trying different cake recipes and...

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Jun 25, 20212 min read

Gingerbread Latte Loaf Cake

This was another good seller in my cafe and I actually invented it one day at work when I wanted something quick to make that looked...

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Jun 3, 20213 min read