Viennese fingers

Whilst I love the frivolity and decadence of layer cakes, there is something that I find so reassuring and sensible about loaf cakes. For some reason, I never feel particularly guilty having one slice too many from a loaf cake, but even one slice of a layer cake always makes me feel as if I am doing something a little naughty! If I’m being completely honest, I find it hard to resist cakes of any description whether they be layer cakes, loaf cakes or small little dainty cakes. I just love…

With Great British Bake Off nearly at a close, I thought I would try a classic from Mary Berry’s Baking Bible. Like many of the recipes on GBBO, they initially seem so simple but the bakers a…

Every now and again, I like to make a big batch of biscuits to have on hand in the biscuit tin… something nice to nibble on with my beloved cup of tea. These days there are many varieties of biscuit for sale in the shops and supermarkets, but ultimately, I prefer something homemade, if at all possible. Making your own biscuits/cookies is usually a very quick and easy thing to do and they really do taste so much better than their mass-produced cousins. When I was a child there wasn’t the…

Easy Viennese fingers biscuit recipe from Baking with Granny. Buttery biscuits, dipped in chocolate and filled with buttercream.

One thing that I know, we always go back to basic Like the cookie, there are so many recipes to choose from but sometimes I only want a simple butter cookie. Because the ingredient of this cookie is so straightforward, the quality of the ingredient will become so important esp. the butter, as the main fragrance and flavor of the cookie are coming from it. Anyway, I didn't say that you have to buy the most expensive butter, but buy the one that you love the fragrance of it. This easy cookie…

Buttery, vanilla shortbread fingers dipped in chocolate. Classic Viennese Fingers.

Fill your biscuit tin with tasty homemade treats such as cookies and shortbread. Our biscuit recipes are easy to bake and perfect for enjoying with a cup of tea.

Makes 12INGREDIENTS 175g butter, plus extra for greasing60g caster sugar175g self-raising flour90g plain dark chocolate, broken into pieces01 Heat the oven to 1

Very fine, delicate shortbreads piped into stars or fingers, joined together with jam and half dipped in chocolate.

These Viennese finger crumble in the hand and melt in the mouth but require a light touch and real unsalted butter