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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Double-ginger parkin

Recipe by Emily Jonzen

1 hr 10 mins, plus cooling and setting

Serves: 16

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Peach and thyme traybake

Bring guaranteed sunshine to the weekend with this super simple traybake. Follow our tip below to make this traybake gluten free

Recipe by Mitzie Wilson

1 hr 30 mins, plus cooling

Serves: 12-6

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Coconut, lime and mango traybake

Made with coconut sugar, this has a lovely tropical flavour – and at just 12g of sugar and 233 calories per serving, it's a lighter choice than many ready-made cakes. We’ve swapped calorie-laden buttercream for a delicious Greek-yogurt topping

Recipe by Lucy Jessop

50 mins, plus cooling

Serves: 20

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Tropical carrot cake squares

Give carrot cake an exotic twist with dried fruits and a luscious whipped coconut cream topping

Recipe by Tamsin Burnett-Hall

1 hr 25 mins, plus chilling and cooling

Makes: 16 squares

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Coconut and white chocolate blondies

These squidgy blondies are irresistible. Browning your butter before adding the rest of the ingredients gives them a deliciously toasted, nutty flavour

Recipe by Lucy Jessop

1 hr 10 mins, plus cooling

Makes: 16

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Black Forest flapjacks

Dark chocolate goes so well with tangy dried cherries and a touch of cinnamon. Feel free to use milk chocolate if you prefer

Recipe by Lucy Jessop

45 mins, plus cooling

Makes: 16

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Twix traybake

This fabulous chocolate traybake is studded with chunks of shortbread and topped with a luscious chocolate caramel icing and Twix slices. It makes a great celebration cake

Recipe by Emily Jonzen

1 hr, plus cooling and chilling

Makes: 20 pieces

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Poppyseed elderflower drizzle cake

Try our elderflower and poppyseed traybake for a teatime treat

50 mins, plus chilling and cooling

Makes: 20 squares

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Party Ring rocky road

Our nostalgic Party Ring rocky road is an easy no-bake recipe, made with white chocolate, marshmallows and Rich Tea biscuits

Recipe by Emily Jonzen

15 mins, plus chilling

Makes: 16 pieces

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