These classic British desserts are the kind of recipes that feel familiar and nostalgic, and wonderfully comforting. Whether you are planning an afternoon tea party, or you simply want to enjoy a good homemade treat that has been loved for generations, this collection is all you need. There are everyday bakes that can be enjoyed all year round, seasonal bakes that make any holiday special, and puddings that take you down the memory lane.
These timeless British desserts will never go out of fashion, and they will always bring a little comfort to the table. They are incredibly indulgent and scrumptious, and perfect for every occasion.
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Lemon Drizzle Cake, an absolute classic British dessert that is beautifully moist and zesty, and perfect throughout Spring time, but also all year round. It's easy to make with a few everyday ingredients, but it's always a guaranteed winner with everyone.
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Victoria Sponge Cake
Victoria Sponge Cake with buttercream and jam or Victoria Sandwich Cake, a truly classic British dessert for a traditional tea party. Moist and rich sponges, silky vanilla buttercream and your favourite jam, what a treat that is! Super easy to make, and heavenly delicious!
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Eve's Pudding
Eve's Pudding, a classic British dessert made with apples topped with a light vanilla sponge and baked until golden. It's a very easy pudding to make, and it can be served either warm or cold with custard or ice cream. Delicious and quick to make, this dessert can be served throughout the year.
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Old-Fashioned Rock Cakes
Old-Fashioned Rock Cakes, a delicious British recipe that is perfect for an afternoon tea party. Soft, crumbly and buttery and packed with dried fruit, these classic rock cakes or rock buns are a timeless family-favourite treat that has been loved for generations.
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Cherry Bakewell
Cherry Bakewell with buttery shortcrust pastry, frangipane filling, glace cherries and sweet cherry jam topped with flaked almonds, a delicious sweet tart that is quintessential British. It might not be the quickest dessert to bake, but the process is really easy, and the result is well worth it!
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Queen of Puddings Recipe
Queen of Puddings Recipe is a traditional British dessert with 3 delicious layers: the base is a bread custard, the middle layer is jam, and the topping is made with fluffy meringues. Such a simple dessert to make, but so amazing, this has been a family-favourite pudding for hundreds of years now.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky Toffee Pudding with butterscotch sauce and served with vanilla ice cream, one of the finest British desserts that is surprisingly really easy to make with very little prep and a few very simple ingredients.Â
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Date and Walnut Cake
Date and Walnut Cake, a traditional British sweet bread that goes wonderfully well with a nice cup of tea. The loaf has a dense texture, and a good crunch from the walnuts, while the dates and golden syrup add a delicate sweetness that is hard to beat. A great addition to your afternoon tea party, this cake is sheer pleasure.
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Ginger Cake
Ginger Cake or Gingerbread Cake, a delicious traybake dessert with a touch of earthy spices and treacle. It's moist and light, and so flavourful, a perfect sweet treat for Bonfire Night or the Christmas season.
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Irish Tea Cake
Irish Tea Cake, a scrumptious vanilla sponge cake that is buttery, but light and fluffy, and dusted with icing sugar for sweet touch. It's incredibly easy to make with just a handful of easy-to-find ingredients, and it can be served throughout the year, and particularly on St Patrick's Day.
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Apple Crumble with Oats
Apple Crumble with Oats, an old-fashioned Autumn dessert that is the very definition of perfection. Perfectly juicy apples with a lovely hint of cinnamon and crispy oat topping; it really can't get better than that. The nation's favourite dessert that is very easy to make at home from scratch with a few simple ingredients.
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Coffee and Walnut Cake
Coffee and Walnut Cake, rich, decadent, with a silky coffee icing, and a moist, crunchy coffee sponge. One of my favourite desserts that makes an excellent choice for any party or celebration.
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Madeira Cake
Madeira Cake, a classic dessert recipe for your afternoon tea party. It's a light and fluffy sponge made with simple ingredients, and the lemon touch makes the cake flavourful and fresh.
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Fruit Scones
Fruit scones served with clotted cream and jam, the finest British afternoon tea time treats. Buttery, crumbly, and so fluffy these scones are the perfect treat for a garden or afternoon tea party.
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Scottish Shortbread
Melt-in-your-mouth Scottish Shortbread with cornflour (corn starch), an old-fashioned recipe that is incredibly easy to make, and really quick too. The shortbread cookies are crumbly, rich and buttery, and ready from scratch in around half an hour. This traditional recipe is very popular all year round, but particularly at Christmas.
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Manchester Tart
A delicious British pudding, this Manchester tart has a shortcrust pastry made from scratch, a layer of jam, a layer of custard, and it's then topped with desiccated coconut and Maraschino cherries. It's so scrumptious, and super easy to make too!
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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing and walnuts, a family-favourite dessert not only for Easter, but also all year round. It is beautifully moist, with a dense texture and a magnificent blend of spices that works very well with the sweetness of the cream cheese icing. My kind of cake!
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Mini Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cakes with Lemon Icing
Mini Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cakes, beautifully moist and packed with fresh lemon flavour. Each sponge is baked in a small loaf tin, then a tangy lemon drizzle is poured over the sponges while they are still hot from the oven. Once fully cooled, the cakes are finished off with a refreshing lemon icing that makes them look apart and gives them that extra zesty kick.
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Ecclefechan Tarts
Scottish Ecclefechan Tarts made with a sweet shortcrust pastry and a filling of light brown sugar, butter, mixed dried fruit and walnuts, some delicious festive tarts that make a wonderful alternative to the classic mince pies. The tarts have a hint of caramel coming from the rich butter and sugar filling, and go down a treat with a hot drink at Christmas.
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Christmas Cake
Easy Christmas Cake Recipe, beautifully moist and rich, and full of festive flavour. This classic Christmas fruit cake is made with rum-soaked mixed dried fruit folded into a luxurious batter with an orange touch. It's topped with a smooth rum icing that adds just the right amount of sweetness and a pop of colour.
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Old-Fashioned Ginger Biscuits
Old-Fashioned Ginger Biscuits, wonderfully spiced and aromatic, one of my favourite baked treats for the festive season. They are incredibly easy to make with a few simple ingredients, and they are perfect for sharing with the loved ones.
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Jam Tarts
Jam Tarts with a homemade shortcrust pastry and a selection of homemade jams, delightfully rich and indulgent, and so delicious! They are very easy to make with a handful of ingredients, and they make some excellent sweet bites for any celebration.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
A delicious and easy Strawberry and Rhubarb Pie with a homemade crust that doesn't need any chilling, and a fantastic filling of fresh strawberries and rhubarb. This fruit pie is an all-time favourite that is a big hit with everyone. An old-fashioned strawberry and rhubarb pie that is ready in about one hour from scratch. The best sweet pie that is a summer favourite.
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Hot Cross Buns
Traditional Hot Cross Buns Recipe, sweet, lightly spiced, and so fluffy, the very best Easter treat. They are so soft, baked to perfection, and so much better than the store-bought buns. Great on their own, or toasted and served with butter and jam, these hot cross buns are absolutely delicious. Serve them with a nice cup of hot drink, and you have the best breakfast or brunch at Easter.
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I hope you'll give these delicious desserts a try, they are easy to put together even by complete beginners in the kitchen, and failproof. And, it goes without saying, they are just perfect with a nice cup of tea.
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