Recipes

A real girly pink, this American style whisked sponge cake is made with pureed strawberries and vegetable oil rather than butter so is light but still moist and moreish. You don’t need any fancy tins to make this, just 2, 20cm (8inch) springform tins that you can easily pick up from the supermarket. Serves 10 […]

This tart is definitely dressed to impress, with a crumbly buttery tart case spread with melted chocolate then filled with homemade crème patissiere and the very best of British strawberries, glistening with strawberry jelly – what’s not to like? Serves 6 Preparation time: 1 hourChilling time: 1 hour 35  minutesCooking time: 15-20 minutes Pastry100g (4oz) […]

Who can resist trifle? This lighter more modern version is made with Pimms soaked strawberries and topped with reduced fat custard and a lighter, reduced fat creamy yogurt layer flecked with citrusy lemon and orange rind. If you have time leave the strawberries and Pimms to soak for 30 minutes or more so that the […]

Makes 10Preparation time: 15 minutesFreezing time: overnight 75g (3oz) blackberries150g (5oz) raspberries4 tsps runny honey300g (10oz) flavoured Greek yoghurt – vanilla, honey or coconut Mash blackberries on a plate with 2 teaspoons of the honey using a fork. Do the same with the raspberries and another 2 teaspoons of the honey on a second plate. […]

Celebrate in style with our berry version of Pimms, add two large handfuls of  halved or sliced strawberries, depending on their size to a large jug with a large handful of fresh raspberries, a few sprigs of fresh mint and ¼ cucumber, sliced and cut into 4. Add Pimms No1 and fizzy lemonade or tonic […]

Enjoy the first of the rhubarb with naturally sweet and juicy British strawberries spooned over a rich creamy vanilla custard and buttery melt in the mouth shortbread style pastry case. Serves 8Prep: 30 minutesChill: 15 minutes plus several hoursCook: 29-40 minutes Tart cases 250g (9oz) plain flour 50g (2oz) icing sugar 100g (4oz) butter at […]