Afternoon tea

We have all the afternoon tea recipes you need - from sandwiches to scones to cakes and everything in between

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Batten-bee cake

Ready to ‘bee’ enchanted? Cocoa and almond chequerboard squares are sandwiched with honey, instead of jam, and finished with a swarm of little marzipan bees in this cheery twist on the teatime favourite

Recipe by Abigail Spooner

1 hr 45 mins, plus cooling and chilling

Serves: 8-10

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Mocha hazelnut thumbprint cookies

These cute cookies are not child-friendly due to the caffeine, but they are great for a coffee morning or an afternoon tea.

Recipe by Nadine Brown

1 hr 30 mins, plus chilling

Makes: 30

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Matcha buttercream cake

This whimsical cake, with its swooping piping, vivid hue and decorative blooms, is destined to be the centrepiece of your afternoon tea. Be sure to check your flowers are food safe

Recipe by Nadine Brown

1 hour 40 mins

Serves: 14-16

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Sticky jaggery pudding

The sticky date pud we know and love but infused with Darjeeling tea, spiced with cardamom and made extra rich and indulgent with molasses-like jaggery.

Recipe by Abigail Spooner

1 hr 5 mins plus cooling and standing

Makes: 10-12

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Mulled wine chocolate mini cakes

Pop these cute mini cakes in a gift box tied with ribbon to take to your Christmas host, or wrap individually for a fun table favour

Recipe by Nadine Brown

1 hr 20 mins, plus cooling and chilling

Makes: 10

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Boozy plum crisp with brown butter ice cream

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

1 hr 10 mins, plus freezing and cooling

Serves: 6-8

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Banana bread cheesecake

Everyone’s favourite loaf cake gets an upgrade with a swirl of baked vanilla cheesecake hidden in its sticky middle.

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

1 hr 15 mins, plus cooling

Serves: 12

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Treacle and fig scones with whipped treacle butter

The treacle adds a lovely warming toffee-like flavour to these puffy, light scones studded with pieces of sticky dried fig.

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

35 mins, plus resting

Serves: 16

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Blackberry and goat's cheese panna cotta

Pairing soft, earthy goat’s cheese and juicy seasonal blackberries, this panna cotta makes for an impressive dinner party dessert and is surprisingly easy to make

Recipe by Nadine Brown

40 mins, plus at least 3 hrs' chilling

Serves: 4

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