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"My sister Sally is an excellent cook and this shortbread is one of my favorite things to bake during the holidays. It smells fantastic and tastes wonderful with a hot cup of coffee."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, dark brown sugar...

Ingredients: fresh strawberries, milk, salt...

"The Victoria Sandwich is the quintessential English cake, conjuring up images of old England and afternoon tea. It's always been a favourite in cake baking competitions and is even used by manufacturers to test new cookers.This is one of the recipes that I use when I make my Victoria Sandwich sponge cake - the other method is posted at the end of..."

Ingredients: double cream, eggs...

"This recipe makes a delicious moist cake that keeps very well in a tin."

Ingredients: eggs, firm margarine, nuts...

"These are GREAT fun! Bake some chocolate fairy cakes, muffins or cupcakes, decorate them and then turn them into Hooting Halloween Owls! I made these last year for a children's Halloween party, and they all loved them. The recipe is based on our British fairy cake or angel cake recipe, where the top of the baked cake or muffin is cut off to create..."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, eggs, candies...

"Some recipe classics never go out of fashion and fairy cakes top the list
They are the stuff of childhood memories: just one nibble can transport you back in time and even today, no self-respecting children's birthday party would be without them. That said, why should the kids have all the fun? With just a little tweaking, fairy cakes can..."

Ingredients: eggs, icing sugar, fondant...

"This is, without a doubt, the easiest way on earth to make homemade caramel."

Ingredients: sweetened condensed milk...

"Patience is a virtue, and (trust me) this stuff is WELL worth the wait!"

Ingredients: dried apricots, eggs...

"A wonderful classic British preserve. Spread it thickly on fresh baked bread, crumpets, muffins or hot buttered toast. It's also delicious on pancakes and if used as a filling for cakes or tarts - such as my Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezie All-In-One Lemon Drizzle Cake!. This recipe has the benefit of being made in the Crock Pot/Slow Cooker, acting as a bain marie which allows you time to being..."

Ingredients: eggs, oranges...

"This recipe is a Christmas tradition in our house. It is comfort food and was given to me by a dear friend of mine who is the most wonderful chef I know. The entire dessert can be made in advance and even frozen--keeping the sauce separate from the cake. Reheat before serving. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have. (Usually, I at least double the..."

Ingredients: dates, eggs, granulated sugar...

"This is a real summer treat and a good way of using up slightly bruised or over-ripe strawberries or making just a few go further. It was originally made in the north of England by young girls for their betrotheds, hence the name."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"Another one of my Mum's failsafe recipes......originally taken from the Be-Ro Home Recipes Cookbook. This cake is always a winner for afternoon teas and is delicious if eaten with a glass of cold milk! A well-behaved cake when packed for a picnic too. If you don't have evaporated milk, use full fat fresh milk instead. You can decorate this..."

Ingredients: chocolate, cocoa powder, eggs...

"A delicious shortbread topped with jam and coconut! From an old Country Womans Association cookbook in Australia. In imperial measures as this was well before metric arrived!"

Ingredients: desiccated coconut, eggs...

"This is a magic cake that forms its own toffee topping as it bakes with trails of toffee and chocolate woven all through it. Spectacular!"

Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon...