Ginger & white chocolate cake

Bake our sticky ginger cake in a bundt tin for the wow factor. Spiced with stem ginger and decorated with white chocolate icing, it’s a real crowd pleaser

Chocolate & raspberry birthday layer cake

Who could resist our chocolate and raspberry cake? Like a Victoria sponge but better, try budget-friendly frozen raspberries for the cream

Mermaid cake

Create a cake with the wow factor with our colourful ombre mermaid. It's a baking challenge but makes a magical party cake for kids and grown-ups alike

Fruitcake with apricot butter icing

This delicious light fruit sponge is packed with storecupboard staples like nuts and dried fruit, it's also budget-friendly

Bunting biscuits

Add a touch of fun to your party with these edible flag-shaped cookies – ice in your favourite colours

Simple snow sparkle cake

This crunchy, sugar-snow topping is an easy way to transform a humble fruitcake into a celebration centrepiece

Bitter chocolate truffles

These bitesize chocolate treats are an impressive way to end a meal and also make a great gift

Orange pastry mince pies

Good Food reader Helen Carmichael shares her homemade citrus pastry recipe – perfect for filling with your own mincemeat

Nutty chocolate crunch

Turn all those nuts, biscuits and chocolate from Christmas into these delicious tiffin bites, great for gifts

Mint chocolate truffles

Make chocolate truffles as an impressive accompaniment to after-dinner coffee, or box them up and give them as gifts