Bread, Cake and Pastry Recipes
It’s hard for Jack to pick favorites when it comes to baking recipes, but if he had to, this carrot cake would be his #1. It’s moist, delicate, and warmly spiced – perfect for a celebration or anytime you’re craving a sweet treat. Pork pies are a British classic, with the revered Melton Mowbray variety being so famous and traditional that they’ve been awarded protected origin status. What makes these pies so unique is the amazing hot water crust pastry – golden, crumbly, and delicious. It’s not quite as simple as shortcrust pastry to make, but our recipe takes you through it step by step. This version is easy to make and topped with classic cream cheese frosting.
Sally’s Classics
In addition to decorating them with matcha (3 ways!), I mix it into the batter, so they’re green through and through. These 6-ingredient squares could pass for breakfast or dessert, which is good news, because you’ll want to eat them all day long. If you don’t have pistachios on hand, feel free to swap them for whatever nut you do.
This version by pie connoisseurs, The Hairy Bikers is packed with juicy meat, mushrooms, and veg and topped with golden flakey puff pastry. Scones have been dividing Britons and bringing them back together for centuries. Pretty much the only thing we can all agree on is that we like eating them for afternoon tea with lashings of cream, fruity jam, and a cuppa. This easy-going vanilla cake is the ultimate fuss‑free bake – light, fluffy and super simple. It’s forgiving with tin sizes too, making it the perfect place to start if you’re new to baking…
Custard Cream Cookies
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- Do your bit to save this piece of Welsh heritage by making this version at home.
- It’s traditionally eaten on Bonfire Night and through the winter, but it’s nice at any time of year.
- Serve warm with butter, or top with cream cheese and onion jam, or slices of cheddar and pickle.
It was invented around the late 1960s but pretty much became an instant classic and has graced pretty much every pub menu ever since. Parenting advice, hot topics, best buys and family finance tips delivered straight to your inbox.
Vegan Chocolate Cake
It only takes an hour and the smell while it’s cooking is amazing. The content on this website may not be copied, shared, transmitted, stored, or used in any way without prior written permission of Jane’s Patisserie. This version features a dash of Welsh whisky, to make things even more exciting. This cake sounds anything but English, but it the coffee rush menu was actually named in celebration of the marriage of one of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters. She was marrying Prince Louis of Battenberg and this cake was made to celebrate the occasion. Sponge puddings served with custard have a long history but Sticky Toffee Pudding is actually a relative newcomer.
Then the top is cut in half and stuck back on to form butterfly wings. This chickpea flour flatbread is a great recipe for a gluten-free pizza night, but even if you’re not gluten-free, you’re going to want to try it. Spiced with cumin, coriander, and chili powder, the soft, hearty flatbread is delicious on its own, but if you want to take it to the next level, load it up with toppings. I love the fresh combination pictured, but hummus, pickled onions, tahini sauce, roasted red peppers, carrot ribbons, and/or olives would also be fantastic here. Our food team shares tips, techniques and their all-time favourite recipes in our lively weekly podcast.
You can feel good about eating them for breakfast, but they can also pass for dessert, especially with a zesty cream cheese frosting on top. Many traditional pound cake recipes call for sour cream, so I thought, why not yogurt? It gives this simple loaf a wonderful moist texture and lightly tangy flavor. Serve it on its own, with yogurt and fruit, or with a dollop of coconut whipped cream for a more decadent dessert. Who needs cake mix when a rich, moist chocolate cake is so easy to make from scratch?