Recipes

Coffee Morning recipes

Whether you want to make something sweet or savoury, chocolately or spicy, find the recipe for a treat your guests won't be able to resist.

Our traybakes and cake recipes

Explore our delicious traybakes and classic Coffee Morning cake recipes. From frequent coffee morning table visitors like carrot Cakes, exotic flavours like the Basbousa, and all-time classics like the Battenberg – we have a recipe for every palette.

Chris Robshaw's pear and ginger cake

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Large salted caramel cake on a white cake stand

Greg Rutherford's salted caramel and peanut brittle showstopper

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Close up of a strawberry arctic roll

Michelle Evans-Fecci's strawberry arctic roll

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Apple cake with pecan nut streusel

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A woman holding a plate of date and pecan millionaire's shortbread. They have an assortment of flowers on the top.

Michelle Evans-Fecci's Date and pecan millionaire's shortbread

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Luis Troyano's golden carrot cupcakes

Luis Troyano's golden carrot cupcakes

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Coffee, walnut and cardamom cake on a stand

Coffee, Walnut and Cardamom cake

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Lemon and Ginger cheesecake

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Chocolate tart

No bake chocolate tart

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A tray of four cupcakes with frosting and cherry on top.

Michelle Evans-Fecci's Pineapple upside down cupcakes

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Chocolate cherry popcorn cakes

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Luis Troyano's red velvet cupcakes

Luis Troyano's red velvet cupcakes

Red cupcake recipe
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Carrot cake

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Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Guinness Cake

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Cherry and Almond tray bake

Cherry and almond tray bake

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Martha Collinson's chocolate & pomegranate layer cake

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A cherry bakewell Battenberg cake on a chopping board, held by a woman with a Coffee Morning apron on.

Michelle Evans-Fecci's Cherry bakewell Battenberg cake

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Kiwi lime trifle

Jemma Melvin’s Macmillan Kiwi and Lime Trifle Recipe

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Sweet snack recipes

Are you after something pocketable, or something easy to dunk in your cuppa? Our sweet bite recipes are perfect for those situations. Choose from wholesome granolas, crumbly cookies and even a classic syrupy middle eastern treats like baklava

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Salted caramel biscuit bars

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15 friands on top of a patterned doily on a green tablecloth

Lesley Nicol's pistachio and lemon friands

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Luis Troyano's custard tart

Luis Troyano's custard tart

Red tart recipe
Coconut, raspberry and peanut slice

Coconut, raspberry and peanut slice

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Chocolate rocky road

Hokey pokey rocky road

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Aerial shot of maracroons on a wooden cutting board

Madeleine Shaw's coconut macaroons

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Blueberry and orange crumble muffins

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Mont Blanc meringue kisses

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Savoury baking recipes

For those who don’t have a sweet-tooth and fancy something moreish, our savoury recipes will still go well with Coffee Morning brews. From finger food classics sausage rolls with a Chorizo twist, to vegetable samosas and even beetroot latkes – we have recipes that will satisfy any savoury palette.

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M&S Middle Eastern-style breakfast muffins

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Speedy bake - cheese and herb mug muffin

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Carrot and courgette muffins

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Chicken baida roti

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Luis Troyano's pizza dough

Luis Troyano's pizza dough

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Chorizo sausage rolls

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Vegetable Samosa

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Beetroot latkes

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Challah bread

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Sourdough bread

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Spinach and feta parcels

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Dr Rupy Aujla's Punjabi pakoras

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Cheese blintzes

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Free from and vegan baking recipes

Check out our delectable vegan and free-from baking recipes. From gluten-free cookies and cakes, to cocount milk matcha tarts – our recipes are here to help you cater for Coffee Morning guests with dietary needs.

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Gluten-free Blood orange polenta cake

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Vegan Peanut Butter and Banana Cupcakes

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Vegan Coconut matcha tart

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M&S Gluten-free chocolate cookies with coconut cream

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Chestnut cake with a slice cut out on a white cakes stand on top of a wooden garden bench

Caroline Quentin's Gluten-Free chestnut cake

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Gluten free black bean chocolate and chilli muffins

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Vegan lime, Passionfruit and Coconut Cake

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Vegan truffles

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M&S Vegan chocolate and orange cheesecake pots

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