Rhubarb, pear and pomegranate custard tea cakes
Elegant, delectable and delicately spiced, these rhubarb, pear and pomegranate custard tea cakes make a wonderful dessert or afternoon tea treat. Serve warm with good quality cream.
Orange blossom and raspberry angel food cake
A gorgeous rustic cake that brings the sights and smells of spring with delicious orange blossom water and edible blooms.
Caramelised apple and cinnamon tea cakes
Topped and tailed with caramelised apple, these delightful tea cakes can be served up for morning or afternoon tea, and would be a different and welcome addition to the school lunchbox.
Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake
Don’t miss out on the goodness of chocolate cake just because you’re gluten free. This dark, rich and nutty cake cuts out the flour, but not the warm and gooey textures.
Spiced tea cake with honey frosting
Layers of fluffy spiced tea cake and lashes of indulgent honey frosting create an utterly decadent dessert.
Walnut cake
This spiced walnut cake with a brandy syrup is rich with the fragrance of cloves, cinnamon and orange.
Honey and vanilla cake
Delightfully sweet and fragrant.
Gluten-free raspberry and lemon syrup cake
This one will delight the senses.
Rhubarb custard tea cake
Rich buttery custard tea cake is perfectly contrasted with the tartness of its vibrant rhubarb topping.
Coffee and walnut cake
The ideal afternoon tea treat.
Lemon and earl grey chiffon syrup cake
Variation; for an orange blossom and mint tea syrup cake, omit the french earl grey tea in the cake and instead add 1 tablespoon orange blossom water with the lemon juice in step 3. Omit the earl grey syrup and instead make ‘orange blossom and mint tea syrup’. Serve the cake drizzled with syrup. Note
Raspberry and custard tea cake
This moist and buttery tea cake, with pockets of vanilla custard, and adorned with raspberries and almond flakes is a wonderful afternoon or after-dinner treat.
Vanilla butter cake
A good basic, light cake that is perfect as a base for kids’ birthday cakes. It is also nice plain or with cream and berries.
Almond carrot cake
This dense, moist almond carrot cake has a delicious lemon cream cheese frosting. If you prefer, you can use orange juice and zest in place of lemon in both the cake and frosting.
Apple cake
This simple apple tea cake is dense, moist and delicious. Glazed with apricot jam and studded with tender apple pieces, it makes a great afternoon tea treat.
Orange and poppy seed syrup cake
This light and fluffy orange poppy seed cake with a delightfully sweet orange syrup will satisfy your sweet tooth and have you coming back for more!
Polka dot butter cake
Use small piping bags without a tube or strong plastic bags snip a tiny corner from the bag for easy piping. Prepared cake boards are available from cake decorating and craft stores; you will need one 30cm (12-inch) round board for this cake. Note
Mochaccino marbled mud cake
Don’t overbeat the frosting or the texture will be grainy. Note
Layered banana butterscotch cake
You need about 7 overripe medium bananas for this recipe. Note