Hoisin beef with crispy noodle cake

Marinade sirloin steak in Chinese sauce, then serve with an omelette-like, egg noodle patty with vegetables

Asparagus & tuna salad

Give the bistro classic, niçoise salad, a seasonal twist by swapping green beans for tender asparagus

Strawberry & poppy seed cake

A light vanilla sponge dotted with seeds and sandwiched with orange frosting and fresh strawberries – heavenly

Smoked haddock with buttered spinach & mustard sauce

A light fish dish with new potatoes, topped with a poached egg and cream sauce – suitable for brunch, lunch or dinner

English rose cake

A stunning floral layer cake, flavoured with rosewater and layered up with vanilla cream, raspberry icing and crystallised petals

John Whaite’s Chocolate chiffon cake with salted caramel butter cream

Give this celebration sponge a showstopping finish by piping spikes of ganache on top and filling with salted caramel butter icing

Mini chocolate cheesecakes

Kids will love making these little chocolate cupcakes, with a crunchy biscuit base and Easter egg topping

Sausage & stuffing toad-in-the-hole with onion gravy

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
When it comes to comfort food, you can’t get much better than bangers encased in Yorkshire pudding with a sweet, rich gravy

Choc-peanut fondants with chocolate soil & cherries

Chocolate soil is a big restaurant trend at the moment – serve alongside your melting-middle pud for serious wow factor

Date & ginger malt loaf

A dark, sticky and lightly spiced cake that merges Jamaican ginger cake with sticky toffee pudding and malt loaf

Raspberry red velvet cake

Puréed fruit imparts much of the colouring in this rosy hued cake, that combines raspberries, cocoa and a good helping of cream cheese frosting

Self-saucing chocolate pudding

Those on a gluten-free diet need not miss out on indulgent sponge desserts thanks to some clever swaps