Street Party Food Ideas or perfect for garden parties
Street party food! Oh I love a party outside, especially if it’s a street party or garden party. So I’ve pulled together loads of different recipes that would be perfect to grace the tables of any street party.
There are loads of street party food ideas here and I’m not suggesting you make them all – just choose your favourites, delegate the cooking and away you go
Simply ideas which I hope give you some inspiration at least for your street party food, garden party or whatever you decide to do
Lashing of bubbles, soft drinks and copious amounts of tea and we are all sorted!!
Just pray the weather holds – how British hey, always about the weather
Savoury Nibbles – Ideas
I’m a savoury girl at heart (I never say no to a slice of cakes obviously) but give me a savoury bake and I’m happy!!
So here are a couple which will go down storm on your party table
Sausage Plait
This sausage plait recipe is such a perfect get ahead bake
Make then, freeze unbaked, defrost on the morning and bang them in the oven
Serve warm, they’ll go down a storm – trust me
Sausage Rolls
Sausage rolls are a classic party nibble – flipping delicious and here’s the best (IMHO) Sausage Roll Recipe on the planet
Again such perfect get ahead bakes. You can male loads and freeze them unbaked and store in bags in the freezer
Defrost on the morning or bake from frozen and bang them in the oven
Serve warm, piled high on plates and I promise they’ll be such a hit!
Cheese & Bacon Scones
Delicious savoury Cheese and bacon scones perfect for any gathering
Steve warm with lashings of butter, a perfect savoury starter to the mountains of cakes you’ll eat next!
I have loads of savoury nibbles on the website use the search bar for more inspiration!
Party Salad Ideas
And if you fancy some salads these babies are perfect for serving al fresco. Easy to make and super tasty
Perfect Potato Salad
I love a good big old bowl of delicious potato salad. None of that slimy shop bought stuff, thank you
Trust me this no nonsense potato salad recipe is the business
Asian Slaw
Sometimes it’s really great to have a zingy, healthy, bright salad at a garden party and let me tell you this one is super
So have a gander at this recipe and see just how easy it is! (it also only takes 10 minutes!)
Cake Ideas – all the sweet stuff
Here at Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy (you have probably guessed by now) we are big into our loaf cakes – we love them!
Loaf cakes are simple to make and simple to cut – no faffing with the round variety here and these are so useful when feeding a crowd!
They are also incredibly transportable if you decide to take a couple of cakes along to your gathering!
So here’s a compilation of our most popular ones and they are so suitable for a British party and I’ve gathered some ideas here for you – but there are many others on the website
Chocolate Loaf Cake
This Chocolate Loaf Cake – this one took me forever to perfect – but I have to say it really is quite wonderful. I’m proper proud of it!
It’s easy to make and is rich and moist. The topping adds another intense layer of chocolate, complimenting the plentiful chocolate chunks inside – just look at it – it’s a delight! A work of art
Coffee Cake Loaf
When I have a coffee cake I like to be able to actually taste the coffee. I’m not sure about you but sometimes when I buy coffee cake it’s nor that flavoursome
Let me tell you my easy Coffee Loaf Cake recipe delivers on coffee. It’s simple, moist and delicious
Cherry Maderia Loaf Cake
This beautiful traditional Cherry Cake is a massive hit ion the website and on google! Everyone loves it
go on. have a go! Studded with cherries and beautiful and moist – perfect with a cuppa!
Lemon Drizzle Loaf
A true classic loaf cake.
Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake is Lemony and zesty it really is a wonderful cake. This recipe also has a recipe for a mascarpone icing which is delicious for a special occasion
Simple Maderia Loaf
Sometimes in life we just need a plain delicious cake.
Nothing fancy just lovely Maderia topped with a simple icing. Well this Simple Maderia Loaf Cake is the answer
Just yum!
Apple & Fruit Loaf
This Apple & Fruit Loaf is a lovely cake
It’s easy to make and it used stewed apples – you know those fallen ones, or the ones that have gone a bit yuk in the fruit bowl – it’s delicious and packed with fruit
Serve it buttered maybe with a slice of cheese?
Lincolnshire Plum Loaf
Here’s a traditional Plum Bread Recipe it’s actually my mums recipe – we love it
In the north we serve it buttered with a slice of cheese. Just like the one above
You really should try it
Ginger Loaf Cake
This light Ginger Loaf Cake is a massive hit on Pinterest – everyone loves it
It’s simple to make and has a lovely gentle warming ginger flavour – again a simple recipe
I also include a Lemon Icing recipe if you fancy being a bit fancy!
Lemon & ginger work so well together
Carrot Loaf Cake
This Carrot Loaf Cake cake is soft moist and possibly one of my easiest cakes – so if you’re worried about your baking skills this baby is for you
And let’s not forget the Classic Victoria Sponge Cake
My lovely blogger friend Jenny has the best recipe I’ve tried for Victoria sponge Cake – so why would I try to reinvent the wheel when Jenny’s is perfect
Just look at that beauty 🙂 Thanks Jenny
Super for any street party, garden party or celebration
Cheesecake – can you have a gathering without a cheesecake?
British summertime, for me, is all about the strawberries, sweet, juicy and delicious.
My favourite way to eat them is in a cheesecake and this is super 🙂 also a little bit of a showstopper too – here’s the cheesecake recipe
Jubilee Ideas!!
And here’s the lovely bunting I’ve bought – it’s super!
This pack might help too!
And I found these which I thought were super cute and lovely for the kids to pop onto of fairy cakes or cupcakes
Anyway I hope you all have a fabulous day whatever you get up to and I hope you enjoy your day.
Whether that’s street party food, BBQ food or garden party food – it doesn’t really matter. It’s just lovely to be able to gather together and celebrate, or not it’s up to you 🙂
Have fun
Big Love Clare
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