Afternoon tea

Sweet potato and olive oil create a beautifully moist, squidgy sponge here, warmly spiced with the flavours of chai. Bake and mash the sweet potatoes up to 24 hours ahead, then the cake batter comes together quickly in one mixing bowl

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