Sarah's Slice

Welcome to my little slice of the internet! Here I will take you on my baking journey, show you my recipes and hopefully you'll find your own passion for baking from my blog.

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Christmas Loaf Cake

I was asked a lot last Christmas if I had a Christmas loaf cake so I wanted to make sure I made one for this year! It's based on my usual...

Sarah L Samuels

Oct 29, 20234 min read

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Banana Loaf Cake

We had a lot of extremely ripe bananas that no-one was going to eat and my eldest son was going back to university this weekend so he...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 22, 20232 min read

2,433 views

3 comments

Spiced Plum Traybake

I picked some lovely ripe plums from the tree in my garden this weekend and decided to make this delicious cake as I was asked if I had a...

Sarah L Samuels

Sep 15, 20232 min read

911 views

2 comments

Strawberry & Pistachio Cake

I love fresh strawberries and had some spare so I wanted to make a cake with them but nothing too complicated. I decided to pair them...

Sarah L Samuels

Aug 18, 20232 min read

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Rhubarb and Almond Traybake Cake

I had a new window fitted in my eldest sons bedroom yesterday and they dropped some rubble in my rhubarb patch so I had to go and rescue...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 14, 20232 min read

1,651 views

3 comments

Dorset Apple Cake

I keep getting asked if I have a Dorset apple cake on my blog so I had to make one as it seems to be very popular. It is quite a rustic...

Sarah L Samuels

Jul 7, 20232 min read

2,784 views

2 comments

Raspberry, Lime & Pistachio Muffins

I had a punnet of raspberries in my fridge that needed using up and some limes in the fruit bowl so I decided to make some muffins and...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 26, 20232 min read

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Blackberry & Almond Cake

I have always loved blackberries or brambles as I call them! As my raspberry version went down well I thought I would try with...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 13, 20232 min read

1,092 views

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Carrot Cake Traybake

I love a carrot cake and this one is lovely and light and the icing with orange blossom water is pretty special too!! I really don't like...

Sarah L Samuels

Jun 4, 20233 min read

6,890 views

2 comments

Rhubarb & Almond Friands

I had a small stick of rhubarb and six egg whites from making lemon curd to use up so I decided to make my delicious friands with them as...

Sarah L Samuels

May 26, 20233 min read

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Jaffa Drizzle Traybake

This week I had lots of oranges spare so had a look through my notebook to see what ideas I had to use up some of them. This is a cake I...

Sarah L Samuels

May 15, 20233 min read

2,452 views

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Rhubarb & Ginger Traybake

I love rhubarb and every year try and make a new recipe or two with it! I have been wanting to make a traybake type cake and I thought...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 30, 20232 min read

2,521 views

7 comments

Chocolate & Orange Marble Cake

You can't beat a marble cake and as I had lots of oranges to use up I thought I would make a chocolate and orange marble cake. It's a...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 21, 20232 min read

3,876 views

4 comments

Cherry & Almond Friands

I had a few fresh cherries to use up so I decided to make my delicious friands with them as cherries and almonds go so well together!...

Sarah L Samuels

Apr 14, 20233 min read

3,385 views

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Sarah’s Cranberry & Orange Tea Loaf

I wanted to make another tea loaf for my blog but with a fruity tea. I had a lot of dried cranberries in my store cupboard so I decided...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 27, 20232 min read

1,016 views

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Easter Simnel Loaf Cake

I was asked a lot last Easter if I had a Simnel loaf cake so I wanted to make sure I made one for this year! Simnel cake is a fruit cake...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 18, 20233 min read

4,710 views

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Spiced Parsnip Traybake Cake

Traybakes are very popular on my blog and as I got quite a lot of reduced price parsnips this week to I decided to bake with some of...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 17, 20233 min read

1,424 views

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Sarah’s Moss Cake

I made this cake to celebrate the 2nd birthday of my blog. I put a post out on social media asking people for suggestions of what cake I...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 11, 20234 min read

3,644 views

2 comments

Almond, Orange & Raspberry Cake

I wanted to make an orange and almond cake and after various ideas I decided on an almond cake, filled with orange buttercream and...

Sarah L Samuels

Mar 2, 20233 min read

4,563 views

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Easter Simnel Cake

Simnel cake is a fruit cake usually eaten at Easter here in the UK. It typically has a layer of marzipan in the middle of the cake and...

Sarah L Samuels

Feb 24, 20234 min read

1,280 views

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