"Britain’s 10 Best Bakes & Where to Find Them: Yorkshire Curd Tart, Yorkshire ― Where to try it: There are branches of Bettys Tea Rooms throughout Yorkshire, but the iconic Harrogate venue (just west of York) is where it all started – and they happen to bake an exceptional Yorkshire curd tart."
"This beautiful pudding comes in its own collectable ceramic pudding basin and is made with dried whole plums, cranberries, apricots and sultanas soaked in Yorkshire Stout……..I am sold already!"
"Britain’s 10 Best Bakes & Where to Find Them: Yorkshire Curd Tart, Yorkshire ― Where to try it: There are branches of Bettys Tea Rooms throughout Yorkshire, but the iconic Harrogate venue (just west of York) is where it all started – and they happen to bake an exceptional Yorkshire curd tart."
"The marzipan layer is very thick on top and through the cake, but is wonderfully almondy. The pale crumb is very rich and buttery (it holds its shape when cut) but the flavour is not too heavy. I love the spicing."
on Simnel cake
"The silver cake stands will spoil you for choice but a particular favourite is a Fat Rascal, a sort of super-scone full of fruit and flavour."
on Fat rascal
"They’re quite zesty and fruity and oh, so delicious."
on Fat rascal
"You can't come to Bettys and not try a freshly-made cake from their cake trolley - the vanilla slice with raspberry preserve and fresh vanilla cream, layered into flaky puff pastry."
"Mini Battenberg and many many more, each and every one of them as delicious as they were pretty."
"Seductive, speckled toffee colour. Lumpy with fruit, peel and nuts, fragrant with spice. Light on its feet all the same, and very second-helpingish."
"Betty’s, makers of brilliant traditional Christmas puddings."
"Simply put, Bettys is a Yorkshire institution, and it’s always top of my list. My favourite is a Yorkshire Curd Tart."