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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

17 hours ago2 min read

Sarah’s Jammy Flapjack

I made lots of raspberry jam last week with all the fruit I had in the freezer and was deciding what I could make with it. I looked...

Sarah L Samuels

May 233 min read

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

Guinness Loaf Cake

This is a cake I see quite often on social media and recently one of my followers said they had made one and it was very disappointing...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 283 min read

Apricot & Almond Shortbread Biscuits

Apricot & Almond Shortbread

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 142 min read

Honey Loaf Cake

This cake is based on my very popular Golden Syrup Cake but I have used honey in this recipe. It was actually one on my original...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 172 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...

Sarah L Samuels

Aug 23, 20242 min read

Cumbria Life - August 2024

Courgette, Feta & Pine Nut Quiche I have been devising some new recipes using courgettes and this one was a winner! It's a delicious...

Sarah L Samuels

Aug 1, 20241 min read

Lemon Polenta Cake

I bought some polenta recently for a bread recipe I was working on and had a lot left so decided to whip up a quick lemon polenta cake....

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 28, 20242 min read

Cumbria Life - June 2024

Sarah’s Rhubarb Tiramisu I do love Tiramisu and I really love rhubarb so I thought I would make a fusion of the two! It's a lovely light...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 1, 20241 min read

Bakewell Flapjack

I am not sure why it took me so long to make a Bakewell Flapjack with my love of Bakewell tarts and anything with almonds!!! I was...

Sarah L Samuels

May 31, 20243 min read

Rhubarb & Custard Traybake Cake

I love a traybake and I love rhubarb and I have been making my Rhubarb & Almond traybake for years so I wanted to make a different one...

Sarah L Samuels

May 10, 20242 min read

Lemon & Blueberry Mini Loaves

I love my new mini loaf tin and after my popular Mincemeat Loaves I did for Christmas I wanted to make some more Mini Loaves and as I had...

Sarah L Samuels

May 2, 20242 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

Malted Chocolate Loaf Cake

I was trying to decide what to make for my youngest son for celebrating his GCSE results. He is not keen on loads of icing so I thought a...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 2, 20242 min read

Banana, Pecan and Oat Muffins

I always get the £1.50 boxes at Lidl if they have bananas in them as I need very ripe bananas for my baking. I got some last week so...

Sarah L Samuels

Jan 19, 20242 min read

SNICKERSdoodles Cookies

My youngest son has been asking if I could recreate these cookies since last Christmas and I have finally got round to making them for...

Sarah L Samuels

Dec 9, 20233 min read

Egg Custard Tarts

I love an egg custard tart and quite often treat myself to some from the supermarket but I realised I had never actually tried to make...

Sarah L Samuels

Aug 4, 20233 min read

Mini Baked Blackcurrant Cheesecakes

I love baked cheesecake and I was given some lovely ripe blackcurrants from a neighbour so I decided to make these mini versions. They...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 19, 20232 min read

Rhubarb and Almond Traybake Cake

I had a new window fitted in my eldest sons bedroom yesterday and they dropped some rubble in my rhubarb patch so I had to go and rescue...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 14, 20232 min read