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

Quite a few years ago I was watching the Great British bake off and the technical challenge was a battenburg. I had a go as I have always...

This is a cake I remember from the Great British Bake Off and it was a Mary Berry recipe I seem to remember. It was actually a cake...

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!...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I made mini mince pies for my sister for a new shop opening a few years ago at Christmas. They are now a firm family favourite as they...

As my Christmas cake slice was so popular I thought I would make an Easter slice. This is a delicious fruit cake topped with toasted...

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...

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