Just Like Mum Used to Make: Cakes and Bakes
By (Author) Jane Pettigrew
HarperCollins Publishers
National Trust Books
25th November 2025
United Kingdom
Hardback
224
Width 189mm, Height 246mm, Spine 24mm
870g
Cookery book featuring delicious recipes for cakes and bakes.
A delicious collection of traditional teatime recipes taken from the National Trusts famous tearooms, featuring many classic favourites like Chelsea Buns, Cherry Bakewells and Victoria Sponge, just like mum used to make. All the basics of good baking are covered, including how to make pastry, basic bread making and pie making, with useful tips on common baking problems and how to avoid them. In addition to all the classic teatime bakes there is advice on how to choose a tea that best complements each recipe.
Jane Pettigrew is a specialist in tea, food and tea history. She is the author of seven books about tea and food. He lectures abroad as well as in the UK, and has appeared on various television and radio programmes.