Scones at the ready for National Cream Tea Day

Scones at the ready for National Cream Tea Day

The phrase ‘afternoon tea’ comes replete with images of treasured rituals and traditional treats. Yet its real beauty is how you can make what was originally just a way to fill the hungry stretch between midday lunch and a late dinner into whatever most tempts your appetite.

If you’re busy, it can be a precious few moments in which to relax and reward yourself. Or if the afternoon is all yours, fill it with scones and sandwiches, good conversation and laughter, dainty fancies and endless refills from a steaming teapot. The only rule is to make it delicious.

Traditional to a Tea:

At Bettys we’re always keen for you to join us in our Café Tea Rooms and experience our famous afternoon tea. But did you know that we can also deliver this most quintessential Bettys delight to your door?

Sent directly from our Harrogate Craft Bakery, our Afternoon Tea Gift Box is packed with four freshly baked scones and strawberry preserve, boxes of our elegant Spring Flower Fondant Fancies and summery Strawberry & Cream Macaroons, and a scrumptious Lemon & Lime Cake. A box of our fragrant Darjeeling tea makes the perfect accompaniment to the experience, and for truly sparkling occasions, there’s also our Champagne Afternoon Tea Gift Box.

All you need to do is grab some clotted cream and settle that eternal sandwich question: do triangles really taste better than squares?

Light fantastic:

We believe afternoon tea can be as decadent or as simple as you please, and even light bites can provide delicious moments of indulgence. Made from all-butter Genoese sponge sandwiched with marvellously tangy cherry pâte de fruit, our Cherry Fondant Fanciesmake the perfect dainty treat to share with your loved ones.

Dipped in flawless pink fondant icing then hand-piped with a cute cherry design, they may look super-chic accessorised with your smartest plates, but it won’t be long before they’re floating up towards your mouth… Like summer itself, our Cherry Fondant Fancies won’t be here for long, so catch yours while you can.

Add a little extra sunshine with our Lemon & Raspberry Bites. These wonderfully zingy squares of lemon and almond frangipane sponge, sweet pastry, raspberry jam and lemon icing are equally as good enjoyed at teatime as shared at picnics and garden parties. And for the ideal companion to those fruity flavours, pair your light bites with Bettys Special Rare Green Tea. Crisp and delicate in flavour, a sprinkling of beautiful pink rose petals lends it a sweet floral note.

Everyone’s cup of tea:

Here at Bettys, craft skills and our Yorkshire heritage are at the heart of what we make. With more than a century perfecting teatime treats under our aprons, we’ve brought a trio of classic recipes together with the perfect cuppa in our Teatime Favourites Gift Box. Brew up the rich, full-bodied Tea Room Blend Tea enjoyed by countless Bettys visitors, then take your pick from our Chocolate Shortbread, Yorkshire Tea Loaf and Yorkshire Gingerbread. Or be our guest and have a nibble of all three. After all, it’s afternoon tea your way.

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