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Sweets

There is no limit to the variety of sweet treats that are served at Tea.
Banbury Cakes
Puff pastry with a filling of mixed peel, raisins and currants.
Butter Tarts
A simple and classic sweet.
Honey Tea Bread
A lightly sweetened bread that would be excellent with fresh butter or clotted cream.
Lavender Cookies
Basic butter cookies, but elegently flavoured with dried lavender.
Lemon Sponge Cake
A light and fluffy cake that you can serve to finish off your traditional English Afternoon tea.
Madeleines
A little puff cookie, flavoured with either lemon or orange.
Meringues
These meringues are a melt-in-your-mouth treat.
Shortbread
A basic recipe for this classic dessert.
Strawberry Tartlet
These take a bit more work, but they're like a little taste of summer.

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