4th July Baking

Bakes, Snacks & Nibbles For Any Celebration

Selection of sweet & savoury, quick & easy recipes for 4th July celebrations. Perfect party nibbles to snack on, even if you are a beginner baker. Or something a little fancier, to impress your guests!

Fruit covered Summer berry Genoise cream layer cake with strawberries, raspberries and blueberries all over it.

Diana's meringue nests with cream, creme pat and lemon curd topped with raspberrie son a slate board.

3 photo collage of pink coloured cheats strawberry mousse in large size and in ramekins with fresh berries.

Round plate of puff pastry swirls on a dining table.

cheese squares, stars and circles up close.

Perfect nibbles for parties and special gatherings.

SWEET BAKES

Summer Berry Greistorte, would make a great red, white & blue cake for 4th July! Keep the whipped cream white, and use red berries like strawberries or raspberries and blueberries to represent the ‘blue’. Super simple to decorate, you can easily decorate anyway you like. Follow my recipe tutorial to make the Genoise sponge cake and you won’t go wrong. Alternatively, use the principle idea with your favourite sponge cake.

Go to Summer Berry Griestorte Layer Cake

Bundt Cakes

Easily the simplest cakes to make, with minimal or no decorating required, bundt cakes are an ideal option for your 4th July celebrations. Here’s a selection above, of my bundt cake recipes in various flavours and sizes as well as a Gluten free carrot cake.

Customize with red, white and blue sprinkles, berries & whipped cream/buttercream.

Go to Bundt Cake recipes

strawberries and blueberries in gold bowl and hand touching them.

No Bake Easy Mousse

Overhead shot of dinning table with several glass ramekins of strawberry mousse. — *Cheats Strawberry Mousse*

Close shot of 3 small strawberry mousses. — *Cheats Strawberry Mousse*

Try this cheats strawberry mousse for some red, white and blue (well technically pink, but you can have the mousse any colour you like. Add some whipped cream too for the ‘white’ element).

Go to Cheats Strawberry Mousse

Meringues

Make simple meringue nests or layered pavlova, and decorate with whipped cream and berries to tie in the red, white & blue theme. Go to meringue recipe.

2 Jars of home made lemon curd, spoon and sliced lemons, named. — *Meringues and lemon curd*

Various Cakes

Lots of different types of cakes on the website – including layer cakes, loaves, traybakes, Swiss/Jelly Roll, cupcakes & more. See latest stewed rhubarb cupcakes, a review of Chocolate Hazelnut Bundt Cake or how about Air fryer Red Plum Bundt Cake? (below).

Close photo of a cupcake cut in half, showing the stuffed rhubarb compote inside.

Overhead shot of a caramel coloured slice of bundt cake, with a chocolate spread filling, served and bundt cake behind.

Slightly overhead photo of a glazed bundt cake on a pink plate, with pink napkin and white crockery.

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Biscuits & Cookies

Make some easy cookies or sandwich cookies, and decorate for 4th July with red white and blue sprinkles & white candy melts/chocolate. Here are some cookies that would be ideal. (*Photo by Maureen Weston of my Gluten Free Red Velvet Oreo Style Cookies).

Grey plate with vanilla and chocolate filled sandwich cookies n Easter and spring shapes, with Easter decorations around. — Collection of cookies suitable for decorating

Stacked thick chunky dark coloured chocolate cookies with crumbs around. — Collection of cookies suitable for decorating

Go to Cookie recipes

Savoury Bakes & Snacks

Quick Cheese Puff Pastry Swirls

Use shop bought ready-rolled puff pastry and make this much quicker.

EASY PEASY SMOKIN’ CHEEZE SQUARES (& Stars!)

Try these super simple and quick to make cheesy snacks. Stars would be great for 4th July

– go to Easy Peasy Smokin‘ Cheezee Squares

ROASTED SMOKED PAPRIKA ALMONDS

Really quick & easy snack made from Almonds & Smoked Paprika

90 Minute Big Burger Buns

Large double decker cheese burker on pink plate on a white table with other buns and drinks. — *Go to 90 Minute Burger Buns*

Double decker cheese burger on pink plate with text 'quicker bigger burger buns'. — *Go to 90 Minute Burger Buns*

SAVOURY TURKISH BISCUITS – Tuzlu Kurabiye

A very moreish savoury biscuit/cookie from Turkey – Go to Turkish Cheesy Biscuits recipe, Turkish Savoury Biscuits, or Halloween, Bat Shaped Savoury Biscuits

Bright shot with a Fall decorated table of ornaments and various small Fall shaped savoury cookies served.

Dark photo of Bat cookies flying on night sky.

QUICK CHEESY PASTRY TWISTS

Quick & simple recipe for making Cheese Pastry Twists, using shop-bought puff pastry. Perfect, quick bake, great for entertaining & sure to please your guests.

party table with cheese pastry twists, drinks, party poppers and bottles. — *Cheese Pastry Twists*

SPEEDY CHEESE SWIRLS

Speedy Cheese Swirls, are an easy, yeast-free cheesy snack, that’s ideal for entertaining.

Half moon patern of the cheese swirls with chopped spring onion & basil leaves curving round. — *Speedy Cheese Swirls*

CHEESE SCONES

My savoury version of our British Scones

Extra Close shot of tall British cheese scone on pink vintage plate, with more to the background, pink napkin and butter dish to the background. — *Go to my Cheese Scones recipe*

EASY TEAR-&-SHARE CHEESE SCONES

CHEDDAR & MOZZARELLA MUFFINS

PIZZA

How about a 90 Minute Pizza, with white or wholemeal flour? You could try Turkish style – Pide Pizza

Partial shot of a deep crust quicker chesse and meat pizza.

Photo of several slices of a cheese and tomato topped Turkish Pide pizza, ovan long shaped, on a pink plate, with pink napkin and Turkish tea glass to the background.

Overhead photo of a white table with pink plate with 2 whole Turkish Pizza pide, long slim oval shaped, cheese & tomato topped, some on a small plate to the side, greens in bowl and Turkish tea glass to the side.

Nadiya Hussain’s Potato Rösti Quiche – A Recipe Review

Read my review on an alternative to a pastry case for this cheese quiche. Can easily be made gluten free.

Slice of potato rosti quiche on plate at angle showing filling. — Go to Potato Rosti Quiche review

QUICKER ITALIAN BREADSTICK – A Recipe Review

Using a revolutionary new method for working with yeast dough, read my review. See my Savoury Lessons for more recipes.

Go to 90 Minute Italian Breadsticks review

SWEET BAKES & SNACKS

AUTHENTIC SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

Traditional Scottish recipe by a Scot! And what we eat at Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve)

Or try the Cranberry, Orange & Nut version

close shot of 2 finger sof Scottish shortbread with a glass of whisky and bottles to the back. — *Real Scottish Shortbread*

CLASSIC MADEIRA CAKE

Another very Scottish food for New Year’s eve parties.

Madeira cake partialy sliced, on top of a black slate board, on a pale blue background, with whisky glass, Baily's drink, fancy knife, red berries, red napkin and Scottish tartin bow. — *Classic Madeira Cake*

CHOCOLATE & COCONUT SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

Using my Traditional Scottish Shortbread recipe, I developed this chocolate and coconut version, with just a hint of anise!

Autumn/Fall biege shades and straw decorations, surrounding white plate on white bright table setting with coffeec ups, and plate of Scottish shortbread round cookies, half coated in chocolate and coconut. — Go to *Chocolate Coconut Scottish Shortbread* recipe.

EASY GINGERBREAD CAKE

Front on angled shot of a cut gingerbread cake, with glaze and crystalized ginger pieces on top. — *Easy Gingerbread Cake*

Classic Gingerbread cake (above), or why not try in mini bundt cases (below)?

7 or 8 mini gingerbread bundt cakes with white coloured glaze on and around a cooling rack with scrabble letters spelling gingerbread cake. — *Mini bundt gingerbread cakes*

BROWNIE SHOWSTOPPER TOWER

Try one or all 3 of my popular Chocolate Brownie recipes to make this simple but impressive Brownie Stack. In the photo is my Chocolate Orange brownie, the Browned Butter Hazelnut Brownie, decorated with caramel & Hazelnut Spikes. Use red berries to decorate, or red, blue and white sprinkles for a patriotic bake. Check out the Brownies For All Occasions page.

Big scoop of mint choc chip icecream on top of a brownie served with strawberries up close.

Stack of chocolate orange brownies with fondant orange slices and hazelnut caramel decorations.

Angled shot of black backdrop, and wooden paddle board with black slate squares showcasing Halloween brownie pieces - Halloween mummy, orange and white sprinkles and a spiders' cob web.

BRITISH SCONES

My very popular British Scones recipe lessons, as well as an almost real-time Scone video tutorial, will guarantee success. Go to the Cranberry Spiced Scones recipes, or check out the Cheese scones above. **New Air Fryer British Scones recipe too!

Photo of a British scone with cream, jam and strawberry sliced in-between, serve don blue & white Willow tea set and more scones and tea to the background. — *Go my Classic British Scones Tutorial*

BUTTERED BRAZILS

Buttered Brazils are whole Brazil nuts encased in smooth butterscotch caramel, they are ideal as a gift at any time of the year and easy to make too.

brazil nuts coated in caramel on a wooden background with pink flowers and blue napkin. — Go to *Buttered Brazil Nuts*

INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE TARTS

Thorough recipe & quick video tutorial

Overhead shot of white table with a chocolate tart halved, served with strawberry. — *Individual Chocolate Tarts*

EASY CHOCOLATE DIGESTIVE BISCUITS – The Classic British Cookie

Chocolate digestive biscuits on a wooden board with coconut. — *Go to Chocolate Digestive biscuit recipe*

SIMPLE BOILED FRUIT CAKE

If you didn’t make or receive a Christmas fruit cake this year, why not try this quick British fruit cake?

Close shot of a slice of golden fruit cake on it's side and served on white plate with fork. — *Simple Boiled Fruit Cake*

VICTORIA SANDWICH CAKE

Classic Victoria Sandwich cake beginners’ tutorial, my chocolate Victoria sandwich version or raspberry Victoria Sandwich recipe.

Victoria sandwich cream filled layer cake on fancy blue plates and text.

Close shot of a tall slice of Victoria Sandwich, with cream, jam and raspberry filling.

Closer photo of a table with tall Victoria sandwich layer cake filled with cream, and slice removed.

Close shot of a slice of Victoria sandwich layer cake served and half eaten.

LEMON POPPY SEED DRIZZLE BUNDT CAKE

Large bundt cake lemon drizzle cake with poppy seeds, or go to the mini lemon drizzle bundt cake version.

Lemon bundt cake with drizzle down the groves and black and white background. — *Go to Lemon Poppy Seed Drizzle Bundt Cake*

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Go to Biscuit & Cookie recipes

NO BAKE RECIPES

NO-BAKE TRUFFLES

Try my easy no-baking required, truffles. Includes how to easily make ganache and these perfect gifting treats. For 4th July, cover with red, white and blue sprinkles. Chocolate Truffles, or Tropical Pineapple Coconut Cake truffles.

bright white table with red small rectangular box of 8 cake truffles, some on the table and red sprinkles and love keyring.

tall close shot of top of a white teacup of cake truffles.

Pink plate with chocolate truffles and pink napkin.

Black small box with 6 cake truffles and lid open and one split in half showing texture.

COCONUT ICE

Coconut Ice – the no-bake, quick sweet treat. For 4th July, make red, white and blue coconut ice. **Tip, be more subtle and make a light red and pale blue.

HONEYCOMB & CHOCOLATE DIPPED HONEYCOMB

New no-bake recipe, for honeycomb, that is ideal for food gifting this holiday season. Make with or without a chocolate coating. You can even use candy melts, or white chocolate and add red and blue sprinkles.

PEANUT BRITTLE – Recipe Review

Read Mrs D’s review of this no-bake sweet treat, ideal for gifting.

EASY, QUICK MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE FUDGE

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