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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 & 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...

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

Mini Easter Simnel Cakes

I thought I would make some mini Simnel cakes this year as they would make great presents for friends or family. I have added dried...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 253 min read

Hot Cross Loaf

Hot cross buns are spiced sweet buns usually made with fruit and marked with a cross on the top to represent the cross on which Christ...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 204 min read

Christmas Pudding

Christmas pudding is a traditional dessert served with Christmas dinner here in the UK and originated in medieval times. It is a dessert...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 22, 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

Bread & Butter Pudding

I had some excess bread to use up this week so I decided to make a bread and butter pudding with it. I was thinking of different flavours...

Sarah L Samuels

Oct 3, 20243 min read

Fruit & Nut Flapjack

This is yet another version of my popular flapjack recipe. This time I decided to base it on my favourite chocolate bar which is Fruit &...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 25, 20243 min read

Cumbria Life - April 2024

Sarah’s Simnel Loaf Cake I was asked a lot last Easter if I had a Simnel loaf cake so I wanted to make sure I made one for this year!...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 1, 20241 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

Sarah’s Festive Biscotti

This is a recipe I have been wanting to do for ages and I thought it would be perfect for my 12 days of cookies. There are so many...

Sarah L Samuels

Dec 12, 20233 min read

Sarah’s Stollen Bites

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...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 28, 20234 min read

Sarah’s Festive Stollen

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...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 24, 20234 min read

Sarah’s Festive Flapjack

This is a Festive version of my popular flapjack recipe. For this one I used a mixture of festive dried fruit and nuts. I used...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 10, 20233 min read

Christmas Loaf Cake

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...

Sarah L Samuels

Oct 29, 20234 min read

Cumbria Life - April 2023

Hot Cross Scones Who doesn't love hot cross buns at Easter or anytime of the year!? However delicious they are time consuming to make and...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 1, 20231 min read

Sarah’s Cranberry & Orange Tea Loaf

I wanted to make another tea loaf for my blog but with a fruity tea. I had a lot of dried cranberries in my store cupboard so I decided...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 27, 20232 min read

Easter Simnel Loaf Cake

I was asked a lot last Easter if I had a Simnel loaf cake so I wanted to make sure I made one for this year! Simnel cake is a fruit cake...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 18, 20233 min read

Easter Simnel Cake

Simnel cake is a fruit cake usually eaten at Easter here in the UK. It typically has a layer of marzipan in the middle of the cake and...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 24, 20234 min read

Mini Christmas Puddings

Christmas pudding is a traditional dessert served with Christmas dinner here in the UK and originated in medieval times. It is a dessert...

Sarah L Samuels

Nov 18, 20224 min read