Afternoon tea conjures up tea at the Ritz – elegance, sophistication and dainty treats, beautifully arranged on finest bone china. Be it in a café, a friend’s kitchen, a five star hotel or in the garden, afternoon tea is a wonderful way to entertain.

We will share with you our favourite sweet treats to serve at tea-time, be it a casual cuppa with family in the kitchen and steaming plate of hotcakes; a batch of cupcakes – lemon meringue or coffee buttercream perhaps – to take to a friend’s house; or an elegant afternoon tea on the lawn in the summer sun, replete with a chest of sandwiches, macaroons, delicate madeleines, a light airy sponge cake with raspberries, cream and rose petals...

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