Afternoon Tea

Afternoon TeaPuddings

Pastel de Nata

Pastéis de nata date back over 300 years to Belém, a civil parish located west of Lisbon, where they were created by monks in the Jerónimos Monastery. At that time, the nuns and monks used egg whites to starch their clothes, and the left over egg yolks became a major ingredient in desserts, or so the story goes…

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Afternoon TeaPuddings

Victoria Sponge Cake

The cake’s name should really be The Royal Victoria Sponge, as its name harks back to Queen Victoria herself, who was said to enjoy a slice of the delicious cake with her traditional English afternoon tea. It is on occasion also referred to The Victoria Sandwich, no doubt a reference to the filled nature of the two sponges.

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