Mother's Day: Afternoon tea

Afternoon tea is a great way to enjoy Mother's Day.

Fill your table with homemade savoury and sweet scones, tarts, sandwiches, and sausage rolls, plus of course - cakes. Choose her favourite from sponge, meringue and fruity tea cake

For our Mother's Day menus, click here

A picture of Delia's Apricot Hazelnut Meringue Cake recipe

Apricot Meringue Cake

This used to be a rather soft, rather squashy meringue, but now I like it crisper and chewier. Either wa...

This used to be a rather soft, rather squashy meringue, but now I like it crisper and chewier. Either way it’s loved by everyone. You can of course use any other fr...

Buttermilk Scones with Cheshire Cheese

I'm convinced cheese scones were invented to use up the last remnants of some wonderful cheese – in this ca...

I'm convinced cheese scones were invented to use up the last remnants of some wonderful cheese – in this case, Cheshire. When you're down to the last bit, that is t...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Coffee and Walnut Sponge Cake

This is a revised, more contemporary, version of one of the original sponge cakes in the earlier book. I...

This is a revised, more contemporary, version of one of the original sponge cakes in the earlier book. I am still very fond of it and have continued to make it regu...

25 minutes

to cook

Easter Simnel Cake

What is Simnel cake? A rich fruit cake which includes lumps of marzipan stirred into the mixture that me...

What is Simnel cake? A rich fruit cake which includes lumps of marzipan stirred into the mixture that melts and combines with all the other flavours during cooking....

2 hours - 40 minutes

to cook

Feta, Olive and Sun-blush Tomato Scones

These are lovely served as a snack or savoury at teatime. They also go very well as a companion to many ...

These are lovely served as a snack or savoury at teatime. They also go very well as a companion to many soups for lunch.

12 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Egg and Bacon Sandwiches

My next-door neighbour Dot always keeps me well supplied with delightful home-made grainy brown rolls. A...

My next-door neighbour Dot always keeps me well supplied with delightful home-made grainy brown rolls. As supper at home on Sundays is almost always a snack meal, w...

Open-faced Egg, Anchovy and Shallot Sandwiches

My next-door neighbour Dot always keeps me well supplied with delightful home-made grainy brown rolls. ...

My next-door neighbour Dot always keeps me well supplied with delightful home-made grainy brown rolls. As supper at home on Sundays is almost always a snack m...

Open-faced Egg, Chive and Spring Onion Sandwiches

My next-door neighbour Dot always keeps me well supplied with delightful home-made grainy brown rolls. A...

My next-door neighbour Dot always keeps me well supplied with delightful home-made grainy brown rolls. As supper at home on Sundays is almost always a snack meal, w...

Vegetarian

Plain Scones

Plain, meaning without added fruit, but light, airy and just the right amount of crusty surface makes these...

Plain, meaning without added fruit, but light, airy and just the right amount of crusty surface makes these scones the perfect backdrop to preserves and clotted cream....

12 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian 'Sausage Rolls'

These make delicious party snacks and go well with chutney recipes. They can be frozen before cooking an...

These make delicious party snacks and go well with chutney recipes. They can be frozen before cooking and then glazed and cooked from frozen for about 30-35 minutes.

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Venetian Zabaglione Cake

This is my adaptation of a cake still served in the famous Harry’s Bar in Venice. You can eat it sipping...

This is my adaptation of a cake still served in the famous Harry’s Bar in Venice. You can eat it sipping a Bellini cocktail or with coffee at any time of day. But f...

30 minutes - 35 minutes

to cook

Very Fruity Irish Tea Cake

There are many versions of this and the type of tea used varies from what I call common tea to… you name it...

There are many versions of this and the type of tea used varies from what I call common tea to… you name it. But more importantly we have crammed in as much fruit a...

1 hour 10 minutes

to cook