Sarah's Slice

I thought I would make some mini Christmas cakes this year as they would make great presents for friends or family. I have added dried cranberries into my cakes but you could just use a traditional dried fruit mix. You can add any decorations you like and be creative! I have lots of nice festive cutters that I have used in the past to decorate my Christmas cakes for my cafe. I also think the addition of the baking parchment and festive string really finishes them off but you

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...

I decided to make some delicious festive shortbread fingers but something a bit different to the usual cranberry, ginger orange or...

I love fudge at any time of the year but decided to make a festive version but an easy quick recipe. I didn't want to make a complicated...

I recently asked on my social media what people would like me to bake for Christmas and the one bake that I had a lot of requests for was...

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...

I recently asked on my social media what people would like me to bake for Christmas and the one bake that I had a lot of requests for was...

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...

I was asked a lot last Christmas if I had a Christmas loaf cake so I wanted to make sure I made one for this year! It's based on my usual...

This is the second part of my Christmas cake making and decorating blog. The first part was how to make the cake and this part...

Every Christmas I am always asked by family to make Frangipani mince pies so I thought I would make a large tart this year for a family gathering. It is delicious with some rum butter or cream for a lighter dessert on Christmas Day or perfect for a Boxing day buffet. Jump to recipe Start by making the pastry. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor and pulse until you have fine breadcrumbs. Alternatively rub the butter into the flour and sugar by hand until yo

I like Christmas cake but my Husband and boys don’t! So I wanted a recipe so I could enjoy a little piece but without making a whole cake and baking it for hours. I used to buy Mr Kipling Christmas cake slices so I could have a little bit of cake at Christmas but this year I decided to make my own. I have used a mixture of dried fruits, glacé cherries and crystallised pineapple but you can use whatever are your favourites. Jump to recipe Put the dried fruit, glacé cherries a

I have been making these frangipani mince pies for the last eight to ten years at Christmas. My family are always asking me to make them...

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...