He carried on going to Christie's for treatment for non-malignant skin cancer. It's one of the reasons I do fundraising for the Christie. Without them, I could have been a little girl without a dad at the age of seven.' Just one crumbly, moist, nutty, lemony mouthful, and you'll understand what makes Mrs Darlington's lemon curd and almond butter biscuits legendary. Enjoy them with a cup of tea or with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream - they really do take the biscuit when it comes to taste. In May, Sarah was invited to King Charles's coronation. 'Dad would have loved it and would have told half of Cheshire,' she says. Today the firm employs 25 and produces more than 80 products sold in more than 3,000 outlets across the UK and internationally. Meanwhile make the filling. Beat together the lemon zest, butter and caster sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, including a spoonful of the ground almonds with each addition. When all the egg has been added, mix in the remaining ground almonds and flour.

Place a tablespoon of Mrs Darlington’s Legendary Lemon Curd into the bottom of each tart case and spread it evenly around. Place the filling on top of the lemon curd and smooth with a knife. The tarts will be full to the top, which is fine. Finally scatter over the flaked almonds. In the meantime, spoon the Mrs Darlington’s Lemon Curd into a disposable piping bag and cut off the end of the bag to make a small hole.He was an engineer at heart,' says Sarah. 'He was a proper farmer who believed in make do and mend. He was clever and he made things like a capping machine, labelling machine and even a pallet wrapper.' Another inspired move was enticing Sarah into the business in 1987. 'I worked at Barclay's Bank for two years when Dad suggested I come and help Mum,' she said. 'It was scary to give up a job, but Dad said: "I'll pay you what you earn in the bank". So I did it – and never left.' In turn, product prices have gone up – inevitably, she says. 'We've probably had four or five price increases.' The price of ingredients is astronomical and it is hard to work out pricing. Some rises have been above 50 per cent at times, completely destroying margins,' Sarah says. Add 4 or 5 dollops of Mrs Darlington’s Legendary Lemon Curd to the bottom of the loaf tin lined with cling film.

This is a great dessert, easy to make and it requires no cooking. Handy to make in advance and have ready in the freezer for when guests call by.Now cut the cake into small finger-size pieces and line the bottom of a trifle bowl so it's completely covered in cake. Squash the cake pieces in so there are very few gaps. Beat the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and lemon zest in a large bowl until smooth, then fold in the flour and ground almonds. Shape into 2 rounds, flatten them, then wrap in cling film and chill until firm, about 30 mins. If you’d be kind enough to fill in the information below – we’ll get straight on to it. We will always do our best to get an answer to you on the same day, but please bear with us if we’re up to our wooden spoons in jam making. Buying Online