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Treat Mum to a Mother's Day afternoon tea at home, complete with savoury delights, beautiful bakes and her favourite cocktail or brew. We have so many easy yet impressive Mother’s Day afternoon tea ideas to help you create a special menu at home, plus find lots more Mother’s Day cakes and baking ideas and Mother's Day recipes to make her whole day wonderfully delicious!
Bake a batch of these classic ginger biscuits, they're seriously easy to make and totally irresistible
When it comes to celebrating a special occasion, there is nothing better than tucking into a slice of classic chocolate cake. The ultimate indulgence, a rich, velvety ganache takes this dessert to the next level
These delicate pastel-coloured iced buns will make a gorgeous addition to an afternoon tea spread. Serve with a cup of your mum's favourite tea and savoury sandwiches or nibbles
This deliciously chocolaty cake is rich and indulgent. Enjoy a slice as an occasional treat.
Blood oranges, also known as Jaffa Reds have a unique raspberry-like taste, and they're perfect in this show-stopping bake
A delectable twist on the classic cinnamon bun that's a fitting special bake for Easter, these raspberry and cardamom buns are sweet and fragrant. This is a great baking project for an afternoon, and the effort is totally worth it. Finish with a drizzle of honey-laced cream cheese icing and chopped pistachios, and prepare to impress!
Buttery, chewy and moreish, blondies are on trend for a reason! Like brownies without the chocolate, although many blondies contain white chocolate, the caramel-vanilla flavours pair well with bold fruit. Our blondie recipe adds a new dimension with zesty lemon and zingy passion fruit. Great for Easter hosting or just a fun teatime treat, you can make these ahead, then decorate before serving.
Classic Easter cornflake cakes get a glow-up with this sticky honey and yogurt cheesecake recipe. This is a real crowdpleaser for your Easter lunch gatherings and best of all, you can prep it in advance for low-stress hosting. Finish with a drizzle of honey, crumbled cornflakes, mini eggs and grated chocolate.
If you're looking for a chocolate cookie recipe with a difference, this could be it! Perfect for an afternoon tea at home or just a nice teatime treat, the star ingredient here is rosemary, lending fabulously fragrant and subtly peppery notes. Combined with rich, dark chocolate and sweet orange, it's a combo not to be missed!
Zingy lemon and creamy white chocolate are a match made in heaven in these delicious cookies - the perfect afternoon treat.
This classic lemon meringue pie will never fail to impress your guests. With crisp pastry, tart lemon curd and towering fluffy meringue, this is the ultimate dinner party dessert.
Start the day with a speedy breakfast for all to share
A dairy-free, gluten-free alternative to classic scones so you don't have to miss out on one of life's best teatime treats. Punchy Cheddar gives these scones an irresistible flavour, topped off with dairy-free cream cheese spread and sprinkled with fresh chives.
One of our all-time favourite biscuits just got better, with a double whammy of salted caramel in the sandwich and buttercream filling. Bake a batch for teatime, Mother's Day or any occasion. One thing's for sure, once you've tried homemade, there's no going back!
This salmon tart is perfect for a relaxed Mother's Day brunch or light lunch. Puff pastry is topped with tzatziki, pickled radishes, avocado and smoked salmon. And the secret finishing touch? A drizzle of honey to offset the smoky salmon – delicious!
We've added three types of ginger to a classic lemon drizzle cake and the result is warm, spicy and zingy – everything you'd expect from this fab flavour combination. Serve at teatime or for dessert with a dollop of crème fraîche. Either way, this ginger cake will go down a treat!
These cute cherry Bakewell cookies are a great edible gift idea for Valentine's Day. Studded with dark chocolate chunks and salted almonds, then finished with a cherry on top, you won't get a sweeter Valentine's date.
This dreamy baked vanilla cheesecake is the ultimate comforting dessert
These picture-perfect vanilla cupcakes are a great way to show someone you care. Dainty and delicious, they're the perfect bake for a special occasion. Don't forget to decorate with the pearl swirls or silver balls, or decorations of your choice, to up the wow factor.
These cute little dairy-free cupcakes are the perfect afternoon treat
Packed full of goodness, these tasty muffins are a great way to start the day - or eaten as a snack.
Make this delicious rhubarb traybake with oat and walnut topping to enjoy this season's rhubarb.
This banoffee pie is made with gluten-free oatcakes and roasted pecan nuts, the perfect crunch dessert
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This gorgeously gooey vegan brownies recipe is super easy to make and seriously satisfying.
This dairy and egg-free cake recipe is the perfect vegan chocolate cake recipe for an indulgent treat or for serving up for a special occasion.
These beautiful strawberry shortcakes are made with just three ingredients and are quick and easy to make.
A gorgeous, light sponge topped with a creamy, buttery, coffee-flavoured icing
Made with velvety chocolate and peanut butter, these decadent flapjacks are perfect for a special treat
Polenta cake is one of the easiest bakes to make and this fruit-filled gluten-free recipe is one the best around. Ripe plums retain moisture as lemon zest adds a pleasant citrus tang to proceedings. Perfect for a Saturday afternoon.
Baking without eggs might seem like a challenge, but it’s easy to make an egg-free sponge. You can use the mix in any recipe that calls for sponge, but we’ve topped ours with a classic lemon drizzle.
This steamed pudding is nostalgia on a plate and the perfect comfort food.
Lemon drizzle cake is a classic for good reason. This dairy-free lemon drizzle cake recipe means everyone can enjoy - the all-in-one cake mixture is blitzed together in minutes and the finished cake is soaked in a lemon sugar crust for an easy weekend bake