Summer has apparently arrived. For us it starts the week after Easter, last year we had afternoon teas on offer, delivered to your home. We will be doing likewise this year.

This is what we will be offering each Saturday, they must be pre-booked in order for me to have everything baked on time. I would like to add EVERYTHING will be handmade by us.

Afternoon Tea 2019

Mini Brioche Roll filled with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese

Mini Brioche Roll filled with Coronation Chicken

Individual Cheese & Onion Quiche

Scotch Quail Egg

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Strawberry & Cream Shortbread Sandwich

Tart au Citron

Salted Caramel Choux Bun

Coffee & Walnut Loaf Cake

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Vanilla Scone

Served with Clotted Cream and Strawberry Preserve

£15.00

We’ve already had orders for Belgian Buns, Millionaire Shortbread, Custard Slices, Fresh Cream Iced Slices and Biscoff Cheesecakes, so as usual I make full batches then we post these over bakes on Facebook on Tuesday.

In addition, ready for the weekend I will be making Banoffee Pies and

Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecakes. Something I wanted to try, which we tried in Devon, is a Chicken & Chorizo Pasty.

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First up was the Biscoff Cheesecake. We had a lovely meal in Pizza Express, courtesy of our Tesco Clubcard points. My dessert was a Biscoff Cheesecake, I was totally uninspired by this. The portion was small but I knew that was coming as it came in a deal alongside a Salted Caramel Latte, secondly I couldn’t believe how bland it was. So, I produced our own version.

I already had in mind the next goodie, our version of a Lemon Meringue Pie. I was recently asked to supply some of our products to a local business as samples, the person who we gave them to told us her favourite item was a Lemon Meringue Pie, so I made this today. Sadly we gave over the sample but haven’t heard a word since.

Lastly this afternoon my intention was to make more Creme Egg Cupcakes. The main ingredient, mini creme eggs were out of stock, so quick thinking was needed on the spot. Not easy on a Friday morning in Tesco. We spotted Reese’s Miniature Cups, and so our cupcake was mentally put together in aisle number 9.

It’s not often my bakes go wrong but my last 2 millionaire shortbread batches have gone totally wrong. I hadn’t changed anything at all.

The caramel has been the issue, it just won’t set, it’s spilling out like larva from a volcano. The only thing I can think has changed is the condensed milk recipe.

So today, there has been no condensed milk, in fact I’ve only used 4 ingredients, sugar, butter, cream and sugar. Below is what I finished up with….

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