British Baking Goals

There are certain recipes that I keep coming back to when it comes to British baking: Millionaire's shortbread, Scottish shortbread, scones, Yorkshire pudding (more cooking, I know), Easter cakes, Christmas cake, Sticky Toffee pudding (steamed of course) and the very occasional Battenberg cake.

Sticky Toffee Pudding

But there are other recipes I think about baking a lot, and never seem to get around to: Flapjacks, Brandy snaps, Victoria sponge, Bakewell tart and various types of puddings. For some reason, although my mom definitely made these bakes all throughout my childhood, I can't find any of these recipes in the books she left behind. I'm not sure why she didn't keep them....but alas, I need to find new recipes.

Flapjacks

If anyone has a good flapjack recipe or brandy snap recipe, please share if you're willing, as I've had a hard time with these two in particular. I think Victoria sponge, Bakewell tart and the puddings are fairly straight forward - really it's just a matter of making the time to experiment. And I recently received my new steamed pudding bowl from the UK, as my last steamed had lost its tight seal, so I'm ready to go on the pudding front.

Are there other British bakes I should add to my list for 2026? Let me know!