Afternoon tea recipes
High tea makes a comeback with dainty finger sandwiches, delicate cakes and scones topped with lashings of clotted cream.
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Classic scones with jam & clotted cream
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You can have a batch of scones on the table in 20 minutes with Jane Hornby's storecupboard recipe, perfect for unexpected guests
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Selection of summer sandwiches
- Ready in 20 mins
Keep the whole family happy this summer with a delicious spread of summer sandwiches
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Fruity teacake
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
Perfect with a reviving cuppa, this cake is a keeper and will happily sit in a tin for a week or so
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Cucumber, smoked trout & horseradish sandwiches
- Ready in 10 mins
Tasty little bites of sandwich, with the crusts cut off to make them extra special
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Summer sausage rolls
- Ready in 40 mins
When the weather is warmer, bring some sunshine flavours into everyone’s favourite afternoon tea and picnic snack
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Raspberry almond bites
- Ready in 50 mins
These heavenly teatime bites taste as gorgeous as they look
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Griddle scones with honey
- Ready in 25 mins
Quick and easy to make with storecupboard ingredients, griddle scones go perfectly with creamy honey and butter
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Chocolate caramel cake
- Ready in 50 mins
This rich cake makes an impressive centrepiece for any summer tea party
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Blueberry lemon cakes with cheesecake topping
- Ready in 35 mins
These neat, zesty cakes are finished off with a smooth, rich topping
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Cheddar scones
- Ready in 25 mins
Fantastic straight from the oven or served the next day, split and toasted through
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Strawberry cream tea cake
By Good Food
- Ready in 50 mins
This super-sized scone is perfect to feed a crowd for afternoon tea
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Roast beef, mustard & watercress sandwiches
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Peppery watercress with cold roast beef must be one of the greatest sandwiches
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Best-ever crab sandwiches
- Ready in 20 mins
A classic crab sandwich made a bit more substantial with a few of Barney's favourite flavours
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Classic Victoria sandwich
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
You can't go wrong with this perfect party cake - full of spongey goodness. Makes a super-simple wedding cake, too
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Fab sandwich fillers
- Ready in 10 mins
These sandwich ideas are great for a school packed lunch and they’re so tasty, you’ll be taking them to work for your lunch, too
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Frosted lemon fairy cakes
- Ready in 50 mins
A touch of citrus frosting makes these family favourites especially tangy
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Egg mayo mini rolls
- Ready in 20 mins
A quintessentially British bread roll, made mini so you can have more, and with Onuga for a decadent touch
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Cherry Bakewell cake
- Ready in 45 mins
If you know someone who likes Bakewell tart, then they will just love this cake – it’s full of almond flavour and sandwiched with cherry jam
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Cherry & almond muffins
- Ready in 40 mins
Once you've had your fill of fresh cherries, try them in these tasty muffins
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Boozy coffee & walnut cake
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
Boozy coffee & walnut sponge, the perfect party cake, afternoon-tea cake or any-excuse cake...
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Gingered rich fruit cake
By Good Food
- Ready in 3 hrs 15 mins
This traditional cake has been jazzed up with lots of ginger - you'd never know it's gluten-free and dairy-free. Perfect for weddings and Christmas
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Easy chocolate cupcakes
By Good Food
- Ready in 40 mins
These light cakes are perfect for freezing – they just need a quick blast in the microwave to bring them back to life
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Golden orange & walnut flapjacks
- Ready in 55 mins
Enjoy a tasty treat with golden orange & walnut flapjacks
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Stilton & poppy seed sablés
- Ready in 40 mins
Sablé is French for sandy, which explains the crumbly texture of these pastries - given extra crunch by the addition of polenta
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Chocolate & vanilla melting moments
- Ready in 55 mins
These melt-in-the-mouth biscuits are truly irresistible, and the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea
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Mini pistachio & chocolate macaroons
- Ready in 25 mins
Re-create memories of romantic Paris with these melt-in-the-mouth macaroons
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Ginger madeleines
- Ready in 1 hr
Delicately flavoured with spice, these little cakes are perfect for afternoon tea
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Mini Bakewell tarts
- Ready in 2 hrs
They may look girly, but even the toughest boy will love these mid-afternoon treats
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Parmesan & anchovy straws
- Ready in 30 mins
Every afternoon tea needs a cheese straw, especially when they're this easy to make
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Iced & spiced biscuits
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Bake up a batch of these oh-so-pretty afternoon tea-time treats
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