I DID make cakes to go with these tea time treats, and the recipe is below for Strawberry Iced Butterfly Fairy Cakes - it seemed right to continue the strawberry theme and I used some of the jam on the cakes too…
Yorkshiretea loaf. This prune tea loaf is just the ticket. I’ve been a bit tardy again this year with preparing & filing our tax returns so I wanted this week’s Cakes & Bakes to be quick and simple
It’s big and blousy with loads of custard, cream and fruit as well as the essential sponge cake soaked in sherry or brandy, and if I didn’t make one, there would be a riot in my house
I’m from Wales originally but now live in West Yorkshire. The cakes were shaped like hearts, compliments of my sister-in-law, and were made with cranberries and white chocolate instead of the traditional currants
Viennese whirls are one of my favourite biscuits that would often make an appearance at the table accompanied by a cup of Yorkshiretea that had been brewed in one of the many tea pots, my grandmother had collected over the years
Betty's Tearooms in Harrogate has to be one of my favourite places to visit and when I do I always have Welsh rarebit followed by a Fat Rascal served with a pot of Orange Pekoe tea
Yorkshiretea loaf. Justin, once again, requested an afternoon fruitcake to accompany a cup of tea. I’ve reordered the prunes from Amazon and this week and have made a prune and almond fruitcake
A Yorkshiretea loaf that is tradtionally served on Bon Fire Night. We love our tea loaves buttered. Parkin is a a strongly-spiced sticky gingerbread-cum-cake-loaf flavoured with treacle and dark brown sugar, and it's gorgeous
I hearby promise that one day I will steam punk it to the max and DO the Whitby weekend. I was still stuffed from lunch so left this to DB who told me that the home made cakes were delicious and the selection of sandwiches were fantastic
whilst it's very tenuous, i'm linking these Yorkshires to Tea Time Treats hosted by Lavender and Lovage as it has the theme of Pancakes, Hotcakes and Waffles (or anything with batter