50 of the best afternoon tea recipes

Savoury and moreish, these palmiers are perfect with a cocktail or as a picnic snack.

This 6-ingredient vanilla cake recipe is so easy to make, ideal for beginners. Feel free to go big on the decoration. A basic dusting of icing sugar or edible flowers are our go-to options for a sponge cake.

Helen Evans, previously head baker at Flor Bakery and now owner/baker at Eric’s in East Dulwich, presents baking recipes where the flour is the star of the show, including these rhubarb cakes, using red lammas wheat flour and ground almonds

This orange marmalade recipe is tart, tangy and tasty. If you haven't made your own marmalade yet, get your oranges on standby, because now is the time to try

Ricotta replaces butter in this cake and adds moisture, which keeps it tasting fresh for a few days. 

This little loaf celebrates the incredible perfume of bergamot.

In an extract from their new book ‘The Irish Bakery’, food writer Cherie Denham and photographer Andrew Montgomery present a recipe for barmbrack, the sticky Irish fruited loaf perfect for eating with afternoon tea (or on Halloween)

This fruity jam is wonderful served with scones and clotted cream, or layered into a Victoria sandwich

A brownie recipe you'll be glad you found. Here's the secret for how to make perfect gooey-in-the-middle chocolate brownies.

A banana bread recipe that's hard to beat - simple, healthy and delicious. This banana bread is great freshly baked, but is also terrific when stored for a day or two and then sliced, toasted and spread with butter

A cool, Scandinavian take on an old favourite that's similar to compote

An easy, gooey chocolate cake recipe with simple chocolate butter frosting. This lovely moist chocolate sponge can be in the oven in just 10 minutes.

Behold the dreamy chai. 

A recipe for rich, chewy almond cookies from Jeff Koehler's The North African Cookbook

Helen Evans, previously head baker at Flor Bakery and now owner/baker at Eric’s in East Dulwich, presents baking recipes where the flour is the star of the show, including these

Inspired by a French patisserie recipe, this variation on a walnut tart has a coffee kick

In an extract from The Exploding Bakery's new cookbook Bake It. Slice It. Eat It. we get the recipe for slices of a classic carrot cake with the perfect cream cheese frosting

The new Borough Market cookbook is full of delicious recipes from this glorious London foodie destination, including this rather grown-up twist on Victoria sponge

Benjamina Ebuehi of GBBO fame shares a tantalising cream bun recipe from her new cookbook of baked delights

A fairy cake recipe that produces a quick, easy and pretty-as-a-picture version of this childhood favourite. This can easily be made dairy- and gluten-free