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MY DEBUT COOKBOOK, SCOTTISH BAKES, IS OUT NOW! ➜
Baking with Granny Logo, featuring a pink splodge background, with a white cupcake with a pink cherry on top overlay, and the text "Baking with Granny" looping around.

British Baking Recipes

While at Baking with Granny, I am very much Scottish, I do have a love for all things British baking too!

The very best recipes for homemade cakes, biscuits, tray bakes…all from the UK. Oh, and all my recipes use the metric system!
(Cup conversions are available, though).

  • A slice of classic British Spotted Dick pudding sitting in a pool of smooth yellow custard.

    Spotted Dick

  • Top-down view of a classic French fruit tart on a white plate, with a silver cake server lifting out a single slice to show the colorful geometric pattern of kiwi, strawberries, and blueberries.

    Fruit Tart

  • Whole Manchester Tart cut into slices and topped with desiccated coconut and glace cherries on a serving plate.

    Manchester Tart

  • Freshly baked Chelsea Buns cooling on baking paper over a wire rack.

    Chelsea Buns

  • Eccles cakes served on a plate with one opened to show the fruit filling.

    Eccles Cakes

  • Close-up of Simnel Cake slice with visible dried fruit, glace cherries, and baked marzipan layer.

    Simnel Cake

  • Easter biscuits cooling on a wire rack, dusted with sugar and studded with currants, with pastel Easter eggs and tulips in the background.

    Easter Biscuits

  • Golden Madeira cake on a cake stand styled with sliced lemons on a marble surface.

    Madeira Cake

  • Traditional English-style pancakes folded and drizzled with golden syrup.

    Pancakes

  • Overhead view of classic mince pies with star-shaped pastry tops, sprinkled with sugar, showing their traditional festive design.

    Classic Mince Pies

  • Stack of homemade orange creams dipped in dark chocolate – festive treat or edible Christmas gift.

    Chocolate Orange Creams

  • Homemade Christmas mincemeat in a glass jar beside unbaked mince pies in pastry cases.

    Christmas Mincemeat

  • Selection of homemade Viennese Whirls biscuits with piped butter biscuit swirls sandwiched with jam and buttercream.

    Viennese Whirls

  • Pile of freshly baked meringues with cracked, glossy shells, part of an easy homemade meringue recipe.

    Meringues

  • Individual slice of British treacle tart with visible syrupy filling and crumbly pastry. A simple and nostalgic UK dessert.

    Treacle Tart

  • Custard tarts piled on a decorative plate with rustic woven placemat and mustard yellow napkin.

    Custard Tarts

  • Overhead view of custard cream biscuits arranged on a cream plate beside white coffee mugs and napkins.

    Custard Creams

  • Freshly baked Rhubarb Scones cooling on a wire rack, with freshly chopped rhubarb visible in the dough.

    Rhubarb Scones

  • Close-up of a Victoria Sponge cake with visible layers of piped buttercream and jam, alongside whole strawberries on the cake stand.

    Victoria Sponge

  • A stack of cherry scones, showcasing their delightful recipe with visible fruit pieces, sits on a white plate. In the background, a glass jar brimming with red jam complements the scene on a sleek marble countertop against a partially visible brick wall.

    Cherry Scones

  • A stack of delectable rocky road bars sits on a marble stand, inspired by a classic rocky road recipe. These treats are made of chocolate, nuts, and colourful marshmallows, drizzled with white chocolate. The background is softly blurred against a light marble surface.

    Rocky Road

  • Easy flapjack recipe from Baking with Granny. Chewy flapjack, simple recipe, perfect to bake at home.

    Flapjack

  • Iced Finger Buns recipe from Baking with Granny. Sweet yeast buns, topped with deliciously sweet, sticky icing.

    Iced Finger Buns

  • Jam Roly Poly recipe from Baking with Granny. Delicious golden roll, made with traditional suet dough. Filled with raspberry jam. Served in slices.

    Jam Roly Poly

  • Scottish Fudge Donuts recipe from Baking with Granny. Yeast donuts, filled with custard, topped with homemade fudge icing.

    Fudge Donuts

  • Blueberry Scones recipe from Baking with Granny. Traditional British scones, with a fruity twist.

    Blueberry Scones

  • Marmalade cake loaf, sliced into individual portions, with a small jar of open marmalade in the background.

    Marmalade Cake

  • Small stack of Sponge Drop cakes, sandwiched together with fresh cream and strawberry jam. More Sponge Drops can be seen around the stack.

    Sponge Drops

  • Victoria Scones on a wire rack. Freshly baked golden scones, finished with a cross and glace cherries.

    Victoria Scones

  • Close up of a golden cornflake tart, on a round wooden board, with a spoonful of jam in the background.

    Cornflake Tart

  • A close-up of freshly baked Scottish morning rolls on a baking tray. The rolls are golden brown with a slightly cracked, crusty surface. A white cloth is partially visible in the background, hinting at their homemade recipe origin.

    Morning Rolls

  • Brandy Snaps recipe from Baking with Granny. Sweet, lacy, crunchy biscuits.

    Brandy Snaps

  • A pile of round, green peppermint creams half-dipped in dark chocolate are scattered on crumpled white paper. These traditional peppermint creams have a grooved pattern on their tops. Chocolate crumbs speckle the paper

    Peppermint Creams

  • Classic British Christmas cake with a slice being lifted from the cake stand, showing dense fruit cake texture. Traditional UK Christmas cake recipe.

    The Best British Christmas Cake

  • Slices of traditional jam and coconut school cake arranged on a white background, showing soft yellow sponge and coconut-covered jam topping.

    School Dinner Jam and Coconut Cake

  • Rhubarb Crumble

    Rhubarb Crumble

  • Cheese Scones

    Cheese Scones

  • Hungarian chocolate biscuit cookies.

    Hungarian Chocolate Biscuits

  • Almond Slice recipe, delicious traybake with a pastry base, jam layer and almond sponge top.

    Almond Slice

  • Hot Cross Buns recipe from Baking with Granny. No-frills, easy and traditional.

    Classic Hot Cross Buns

  • Warm sticky toffee pudding sponge with toffee sauce being poured over the top, dripping down the edges onto the plate.

    Sticky Toffee Pudding

  • Recipe for easy Viennese biscuits. Buttery biscuits, dipped in chocolate and sandwiched with buttercream.

    Viennese Fingers

  • Plate of homemade gingernut biscuits stacked on a floral china plate.

    Gingernuts

  • Angel Cake. The classic layer sponge loaf. Pink, yellow and plain, sandwiched together with buttercream.

    Angel Cake

  • Wire rack filled with traditional Fruit Scones, with a pastry cutter in the background.

    Fruit Scones

  • Chocolate Digestives biscuit recipe from Baking with Granny.

    Chocolate Digestive

  • Melting Moments biscuits recipe from Baking with Granny.

    Melting Moments

  • Jammy Dodgers recipe from Baking with Granny. Classic British biscuit. Melt-in-the-mouth, sandwiched with jam, and a little heart middle.

    Jammy Dodgers

  • Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

    Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

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