Courgette & orange cake with cream cheese frosting

Forget the carrot cake, this light, moist courgette cake is packed with flavour and it goes perfectly with a cup of tea

Fish pie tart with minted pea salad

This creamy tart is full of smoky fish and sweet prawns, but less heavy than the usual mash-topped pie

Beautiful beetroot & feta patties

Tasting great and and bringing a vibrant purple to your plate, these beetroot & feta patties will make the perfect lunch or light dinner

Cheesecake biscuit beach

If you're feeling creative, this biscuit beach scene with vanilla cheesecake filling will not only look brilliant but will taste great too

Double choc & pistachio ice cream sandwiches

If you’re after a decadent dessert to pull out all the stops, this chocolate and ice-cream sandwich tower won’t fail to impress

Smoked salmon & quail’s egg

Tuck in this pintxos-inspired topped bread dish for a flavour of San Sebastian in northern Spain

Spinach & sweet potato tortilla

Sweet potato adds a different flavour to this healthy Spanish-inspired tortilla. It’s perfect to prepare ahead of a tapas night.

Roasted ratatouille & goat’s cheese tart

Packed with oven-roasted aubergines, courgettes, peppers and onions, this tart makes a great centrepiece for a picnic or al fresco lunch

Spinach omelette chapati wraps

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Use thin Indian bread wraps as you would tortillas and create these clever spiced egg and ham roll-ups

Orange & apricot loaf cake

A classic fruit sponge cake with apricots and citrus shared by reader Ann Turner – it’s perfect with a cup of tea

Giant strawberry shortcake

The Great British Bake Off winner combines two classic bakes – Victoria sponge and jammy shortbread. The result is dazzling

Peach & red berry ice cream cake

This dessert is one seriously cool customer – layer vanilla sponge with mascarpone fruit ice cream and berries