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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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