Coventry four-star hotel looking for more recipes to success

The chefs have had a lot of fun making their own family recipes but now they are asking customers to contribute their own favourites.

General Manager Amy Windsor said: “The period features of the Telegraph create a peaceful space for people to relax, lounging in the comfy sofas and now have granny’s cake to finish off the experience.

The stylish four-star Telegraph Hotel in Corporation Street already has an enviable reputation for its homemade cakes – and now it is asking customers and locals to provide inspiration for further sweet treats.

The hotel, which was listed by the Sunday Times as one of the top 100 in the UK, has a thriving café lounge and in recent months the kitchen team has been providing a range of cakes and biscuits for free to customers with their hot drinks.

“Our very talented kitchen team, led by head chef Luke Wignall, create an array of different cakes and sweet treats, often from old family recipes or recreating their childhood favourites. These have ranged from Great Granny Marge’s shortbread –which is my favourite – through to the classic Battenburg.

“The ‘coffee club’ has gone down really well with guests, people just popping in to have a coffee and regulars meeting up with friends. We have had the occasional recipe request from customers in the past which we have produced, but we now want to take it a stage further.