Malteser cake

Indulge your inner child with this rich chocolate and malt cake with mascarpone icing. Decorate with milk chocolate shavings, sprinkles and Maltesers

Pain au chocolat

Try your hand at making these popular French breakfast pastries filled with chocolate. They’re perfect served with a cup of coffee, or as a mid-morning treat

Sticky ginger loaf cake

Enjoy a slice of sticky ginger cake with a cup of afternoon tea or take along to a coffee morning – it’s always a crowd-pleaser

German apple cake

Use your favourite eating apples to bake this traditional German apple cake. Enjoy it with afternoon tea or take to a coffee morning

Financiers

Treat family and friends to these miniature French almond cakes for afternoon tea, or take along to a coffee morning. Browning the butter adds extra nuttiness

Gluten-free sticky toffee pudding

Enjoy a gluten-free version of sticky toffee pudding. Soaking the dates in coffee adds a gorgeous deep, roasted caramel flavour to the sponge

Almond cake

Bake a gluten-free cake using ground almonds – it’s ideal for a coffee morning so nobody is left out, or an afternoon treat with a cuppa

Coffee & pecan squares

Rustle up this traybake with coffee and pecan flavours for a grown up sweet treat. Serve a square with a cuppa for afternoon tea or a mid-morning snack

Caramel macchiato

Save bread by making your favourite coffee-shop drink at home – you don’t need expensive equipment for professional results either

Madeleines

Rustle up these little French sponges for a bake sale or special treat. They’re best eaten warm from the oven, served with coffee or tea

Tiramisu meringue roulade

Combine tiramisu and meringue roulade to make an impressive dessert. The crisp meringue contrasts beautifully with the silky coffee cream in this recipe

Chocotorta

Create a chocotorta, a no-bake Argentinian dessert made with thin chocolate biscuits, dulce de leche and soft cheese – it’s perfect for a garden party