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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


Raspberry, Lime & Pistachio Muffins
I had a punnet of raspberries in my fridge that needed using up and some limes in the fruit bowl so I decided to make some muffins and...
Sarah L Samuels
Jun 26, 20232 min read


Blackberry & Almond Cake
I have always loved blackberries or brambles as I call them! As my raspberry version went down well I thought I would try with...
Sarah L Samuels
Jun 13, 20232 min read


Dark Chocolate & Ginger Flapjack
Flapjack is traybake cut into slices and made from oats, butter, sugar and syrup. My version also contains condensed milk which gives it its
Sarah L Samuels
Jun 5, 20233 min read


Jaffa Drizzle Traybake
This week I had lots of oranges spare so had a look through my notebook to see what ideas I had to use up some of them. This is a cake I...
Sarah L Samuels
May 15, 20233 min read


Chocolate & Orange Marble Cake
You can't beat a marble cake and as I had lots of oranges to use up I thought I would make a chocolate and orange marble cake. It's a...
Sarah L Samuels
Apr 21, 20232 min read


Cherry & Almond Friands
I had a few fresh cherries to use up so I decided to make my delicious friands with them as cherries and almonds go so well together!...
Sarah L Samuels
Apr 14, 20233 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


Sarah’s Lemon Scones
These lemon scones are based on my cafe fruit scone recipe that we always baked fresh every morning and had lovely comments from...
Sarah L Samuels
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Chocolate & Hazelnut Brownies
This recipe is based on my very popular caramel brownies - this recipe was requested by my son who loves a certain chocolate and hazelnut sp
Sarah L Samuels
Jun 22, 20223 min read


Sarah's Lime & Coconut Loaf Cake
This is another of my popular bakes from my cafe and one I regularly got asked for the recipe as they enjoyed it so much! I also used to...
Sarah L Samuels
May 12, 20223 min read


Cherry & Almond Shortbread Biscuits
This is another variation of my popular shortbread recipe. As a huge fan of Bakewell tart I decided to do a version with these flavours...
Sarah L Samuels
Mar 30, 20222 min read


Chocolate Mini Egg Loaf Cake
My favourite Easter eggs have to be Mini eggs so this year I wanted to make a chocolate loaf cake and decorate with lots of eggs!!! This...
Sarah L Samuels
Mar 14, 20222 min read


Carrot Cake Muffins
This is my first new recipe of 2022 and I really wasn’t sure what to make as it’s January it’s cold but we are probably all fed up of...
Sarah L Samuels
Jan 7, 20223 min read


Chocolate Mousse
This is a really easy recipe that I used to make at Christmas time for a local cafe that did free Christmas dinner for people on their...
Sarah L Samuels
Nov 3, 20212 min read


Victoria Sponge Cake
This is a classic British cake which doesn’t need any introductions! I thought it was time I got this recipe on my blog as I made it regularly in my cafe. Victoria sponge and Lemon drizzle were regulars on my cafe menu and always sold well. Victoria sponge cake is named after Queen Victoria who was said to have enjoyed a slice with her afternoon tea. It was a popular cake during her reign in the 19th century. The jam inside always causes a debate - should it be raspberry or
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 14, 20214 min read


Pumpkin Spice Cookies
This is currently my favourite cookie! They are soft, spicy and melt in the mouth. I was experimenting with pumpkin spice and these...
Sarah L Samuels
Oct 6, 20213 min read


Golden Syrup Loaf Cake
Golden syrup has been made in London since 1881 and is a sticky golden syrup that is great on toast, pancakes and great for baking. This...
Sarah L Samuels
Sep 20, 20212 min read
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