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Xak and Dani of Scones and Doughns bake all sorts of afternoon tea treats from croissants to cookies and of course, scones and doughnuts.

The Wicked Themed Afternoon Tea Party
Afternoon Tea | Baking

The Wicked Themed Afternoon Tea Party

ByDani April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Reading Time: 9 minutes

We celebrated the Wicked premiere with a Wicked and St. Patrick’s Day themed afternoon tea party featuring pink and green foods.

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Making Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin and Chocolate Gobs (Whoopie Pies)
Baking | Recipe Reviews

Making Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin and Chocolate Gobs (Whoopie Pies)

ByDani December 2, 2024May 7, 2025 Reading Time: 7 minutes

After watching a Pennsylvania Dutch themed Martha Bakes episode, we made pumpkin and chocolate gobs (or whoopie pies) for our Thanksgiving dessert.

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Review: Millionaire’s Shortbread and the Chocolate Lover’s Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea | Baking

Review: Millionaire’s Shortbread and the Chocolate Lover’s Afternoon Tea

ByDani June 23, 2024June 24, 2024 Reading Time: 10 minutes

We tested out RecipeTin Eats recipe for Caramel Slices (Millionaire’s Shortbread) for our Chocolate Lover’s Afternoon Tea.

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How to Host a Star Wars Afternoon Tea Party
Afternoon Tea | Baking | Recipe Reviews

How to Host a Star Wars Afternoon Tea Party

ByDani June 3, 2024May 7, 2025 Reading Time: 20 minutes

We celebrated the anniversary of A New Hope with a Star Wars themed afternoon tea featuring Death Star Quiche, Molasses Chewy Wookiee Cookies, and Tatooine Twin Suns Banana Pudding

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Banana Scone with Tea
Baking | Whisk-y Business

Xak’s Original Recipe: Banana Scones for Tea Time (Whisk-y Business #1)

ByXak May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 Reading Time: 13 minutes

Xak shares his original recipe for banana scones for tea time to celebrate National Banana Day.

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Two Toned roses
Baking | Family | Restaurant Recaps | Travel

Ma’s Korean Food and Botanical Garden Birthday Celebration in Norfolk, Virginia

ByDani May 20, 2024May 7, 2025 Reading Time: 18 minutes

We celebrated Ma’s birthday by visiting the Norfolk Botanical Garden, eating kimchi jjigae at Hansang Korean Restaurant in Virginia Beach, and enjoying some homemade chocolate birthday cupcakes.

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Gluten Free Children's Party table
Afternoon Tea | Baking

The Gluten Free Children’s Afternoon Tea (The “We Love Our Boss” Tea Party)

ByDani May 12, 2024November 17, 2024 Reading Time: 14 minutes

We held our very first tea party for our five year old gluten free nephew (Boss), featuring Oreo Dirt Cups, chicken salad croissants, and gluten free cream scones.

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Macarons on a plate
Afternoon Tea | Baking

Making Mini Macarons (A Gluten Free Dessert)

ByDani April 29, 2024May 19, 2025 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Xak makes the notoriously difficult French macarons for the dessert tier of our upcoming gluten free children’s tea party.

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The Hallmark Hannah Swensen Movie Event: Apple Turnovers, Brie and Apple Sandwiches, and Apple Cider
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The Hallmark Hannah Swensen Movie Event: Apple Turnovers, Brie and Apple Sandwiches, and Apple Cider

ByDani April 15, 2024May 19, 2025 Reading Time: 8 minutes

We celebrated the release of the new Hallmark Hannah Swensen movie, “One Bad Apple”, with an apple themed menu featuring turnovers, cider, and sandwiches.

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macarons on top of three tiered tray
Afternoon Tea | Baking

How Macarons Helped Me Find My Better Half (A Love Story)

ByDani April 1, 2024May 7, 2025 Reading Time: 7 minutes

After years of attempting to make macarons, Xak and I finally conquered the tricky French sandwich cookie… and fell in love along the way!

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