Afternoon Tea and Cake or Scones

Betty’s curd tart, Fat Rascals and a pot of Earl Grey! Lovely.

Tea and cake, of course! Plain cakes, nothing with nuts in. Chocolate cake high on the list...

Last weekend when visiting family, I had home made earl grey fruit loaf with a slice of Wensleydale, delicious.

Finger sandwiches. Egg and cress, and cucumber. Small, warm sausage rolls. Then fruit cake, a fruit tart and a scone with jam and cream. Plus lots of tea. Of course this is all fantasy. I eat low carb so can't have any of it. But I like to see others enjoy a good tea.

Curd Tart in Bettys in Northallerton for me please! (I live near Bristol so it's a bit of a long drive though...!)

One of North's treasures!!

National Trust, especially the larger places, have nice cakes and scones. The best afternoon tea experience I ever had was a few years ago when we went to The Savoy, a birthday treat, we had the works, finger sandwiches, scones with jam and cream, endless tea and a glass of champagne. I think we went on to the theatre afterwards feeling totally bloated from an overload of carbs. I also love Bettys of Harrogate, I wish we had a Bettys down here in the south.

Last Sunday we were out for an old-fashioned High Tea!
Main courses were traditional - steak pie, chicken, salmon etc.
Then it was tea, scones with jam and cream plus beautiful cakes.
Served from 3 until 8 every Sunday.
Highlight of the meal was the announcement that DS and DiL will present us with their first baby in April.
So that's why he organised a family meal out!!

Mine has got to be lemon drizzle everytime followed closely by a fruit scone smothered in strawberry jam and a strong served in a china cup.
After reading this thread I am checking my store cupboard to make sure I have everything in to do some cake baking tomorrow.

Kitty, we have a cafe at our allotment every Sunday morning run by volunteers and today we offered 3 cakes a bakewell tart, peach pistachio and polenta cake and a jam and oat crumble slice, the last two were gluten free. We love a full blown afternoon tea with little sandwiches, scones and cakes. DH eats the egg ones and I eat the cucumber, but we both love the smoked salmon. We also like a glass of bubbles with our tea.

Filter coffee black no sugar
with Chocolate Cake and Alpro simply plain Yogurt

Delicious.

Absolutely love afternoon tea, but I can't have it as the carb content is much to high., I might have just a plain scone but that is not quite the same is it ?

I love a good slice of lemon drizzle ?

I have two favourite haunts when it comes to cafes
1: Blackhams in meadow walk Buckingham coffee £1.80p for a standard with cold milk , they also have a display of cakes , flapjacks etc tempting .
2: Nash's Bakery in Bicester café at back of shop , coffee £1.40p also tempting cakes , plus you also have stamp card with 9th free
With your receipt you can get a discount on cakes ,and bread at the shop counter.
Mick

Ugh, I hate smoked salmon! Hot smoked is lovely, but cold smoked........nope!
So, sandwiches, very thin white bread, crab; cucumber; cheese with onion pickle.
Cakes are to be Manchester tart, carrot cake, rich fruit cake with Cheshire cheese, and a bit of my home made Bara Brith, served with salty Welsh butter of course!
I'll be drinking Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee too please!

Hmmm Manchester tart,a pot of Earl grey, a table with a view,(outdoors) peace&quiet...lovely!

A pot of Assam tea for me please, and a strawberry tart - one of those with lots of confectioner's custard in the base and glazed strawberries on top.

And a big round fresh cream eclair with coffee icing on top (called an elephant's foot in my neck of the woods.

Oh and I think I'll round it all off with a custard slice.

Nothing else, just that, because I'm on a diet too

Thanks Mick, same time again tomorrow?

Afternoon tea for me would be a selection of daintily cut sandwiches (smoked salmon & cucumber, egg & cress, ham) followed by a selection of mini cakes plus scones with jam & clotted cream.
All washed down with a pot of Darjeeling tea, and if being extra indulgent, a glass of bubbles with a strawberry! ?
Ooh, I'm drooling now!

Oh, Harrigran, I’m with you. That sounds perfect! (Maybe some cream cheese with the sandwiches)

Afternoon tea for me would be smoked salmon and cucumber sandwiches followed by a custard slice or a strawberry tart and a pot of tea.

jamila virtual is good ?
I am also on a diet
but if the offer is there...
mmm Cherry and almond cake

Panache, I make a legendary pavlova. I'm always requested to make one for any family celebration. I make my late MiL's recipe, with fresh cream and any fruit you like. My personal favourite it mixed fresh berries.

I think we are discussing apples and pears here.
I was on a full blown afternoon tea with cucumber sandwiches , possibly smoked salmon, followed by scones then cake.
The sort that costs £25.
For tea and cake give me lemon drizzle any time.

or?

This is virtual Cherrytree!

I think I'll add a piece of cherry and almond cake to my order please.

Strong coffee (filter or Americano)
With coffee cake or ....

Ginger and lemon tea with lemon drizzle cake or ginger cake

In winter hot chocolate with chocolate cake

I like to double up on my flavours