ve day baking

Egg and bacon is a match made in heaven. This pie from The Hairy Bikers is quick, easy and delicious served warm or cold.

Egg and bacon pie

sunflower oil

8–10 rashers smoked streaky bacon

eggs

milk

salt and black pepper

300 grams/10½oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting

sea salt

butter,

free-range egg

For the final technical challenge Mary Berry asked the bakers to make this simple sponge with homemade jam and buttercream – without a recipe. We won't be so unkind. Mary's perfect Victoria sponge recipe with buttercream is yours.

For this recipe you will need two 20cm/8in sandwich tins, an electric mixer and piping bag fitted with plain nozzle. 

Mary’s Victoria sandwich with buttercream

225 grams/8 ounces caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling

flour

level tsp baking powder

225 grams/8 ounces unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

raspberries

250 grams/9 ounces jam sugar

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, softened

200 grams/7 ounces icing sugar, sifted

tbsp milk

Mary Berry's scones are the perfect easy tea-time treat, whether jam-and-cream-topped (in whichever order you like), plain or packed with sultanas. 
 
Equipment: You will need a fluted 5cm/2in cutter.


Mary Berry's scones

450 grams/1lb self-raising flour

grams/1¾oz caster sugar

grams/3½oz butter, softened,

free-range eggs

(optional)

strawberry jam

clotted cream

For James Martin’s easy quiche Lorraine, choose between making your own proper homemade pastry or a taking the shortcut with a quick shop-bought version.

Each serving provides 698 kcal, 27g protein, 25g carbohydrates (of which 3g sugars), 54g fat (of which 30g saturates), 2g fibre and 2.2g salt.

Quiche Lorraine

175 grams/6 ounces plain flour,

salt

250 grams/9 ounces cheddar, grated

tomatoes, sliced (optional)

streaky bacon, chopped

eggs,

100 milliliters/3½fl oz milk

200 milliliters/7fl oz double cream

thyme

black pepper

I make these easy sausage rolls often – they are always welcome at a picnic or party. Feel free to enhance them as you like.


Easy sausage rolls

puff pastry

flour,

egg,

sausages

thyme leaves

Rock cakes are a light, crumbly tea-time favourite. Eat while they are still warm from the oven. So easy to make, and lots of fun for children to join in too. 

Each serving provides 214 kcal, 3g protein, 29g carbohydrates (of which 14.5g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 6g saturates), 1g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Rock cakes

75 grams/2½oz caster sugar

tsp baking powder

grams/4½oz unsalted butter,

150 grams/5½oz dried fruit (raisins, sultanas or currants)

tsp vanilla extract

A true British classic pudding, Bakewell tart is best served slightly warm with a dollop of lightly whipped cream.

Bakewell tart

280 grams/10 ounces plain flour,

free-range egg, beaten

unsalted butter

65 grams/2½oz caster sugar

grams/1 almonds

300 grams/10½oz ground almonds

130 grams/4¾oz caster sugar

almond essence

raspberry jam

almonds

Pineapple upside down cake is a retro favourite that's stood the test of time for good reason. Moist, tangy and easy to make, it's a great make-ahead dessert served with ice cream or custard. 

Pineapple upside-down cake

pineapple

tbsp soft light brown sugar

235 grams/8 ounces unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

caster sugar

vanilla bean paste

This super easy chocolate marble cake recipe has a mocha twist, adding a rich flavour. A perfect teatime treat.

Marble cake

butter

vanilla extract

cocoa powder

tbsp strong black coffee, cooled

Try piping whipped cream into Mary Berry’s easy brandy snaps for a deliciously retro dessert. Or make these easy brandy snaps into baskets for ice cream.

Brandy snaps

demerara sugar

golden syrup

grams/1¾oz plain flour

½ level tsp ground ginger

lemon juice

Baking a batch of fruity little scones for tea is really easy... though maybe less so if you rope in the little ones! 

Fat rascals

150 grams/5¼oz plain flour

150 grams/5¼oz self-raising flour

65 grams/2¼oz lard, diced

65 grams/2¼oz unsalted butter, diced

90 grams/3¼oz caster sugar

orange, zest only

lemon, zest only

cinnamon

½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

currants

grams/1¾oz raisins

grams/1¾oz sultanas

milliliters/1¾fl oz double cream

cherries

grams/1¾oz almonds

grams/3½oz clotted cream

This simple lemon drizzle cake recipe is super-quick to bake and perfect with an afternoon cup of tea. It's made in a food processor, so in 10 minutes you'll have it in the oven! 

This recipe makes a lemon drizzle loaf, but if you want to make a cake in a different shape, try our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a>.
Each serving provides 401 kcal, 5.3g protein, 47.5g carbohydrate (of which 31.3g sugars), 20.9g fat (of which 12.4g saturates), 0.9g fibre and 0.29g salt.


Easy lemon drizzle cake

lemon,

icing sugar sugar

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