Chocolate layer cake with passion fruit icing

Great British Bake Off winner Jo Wheatley shares her never-fail sponge recipe in this layered cake with a zingy butter icing

Chocolate & hazelnut celebration cake

This hybrid brownie chocolate cake by John Whaite is a bold party bake. The toffee spikes transform it into a professional-standard dessert

Flourless lemon & polenta drizzle cake

This gluten-free citrus cake has a grown-up bitter edge. Serve with creamy mascarpone and black coffee

Carrot & tomato soup

A creamy vegetable soup flavoured with bay and natural sweetness from the carrots

Smoky sweet potato & bean cakes with citrus salad

These storecupboard chipotle patties are not only thrifty, they count as four of your 5-a-day allowance of fruit and vegetables.

Upside-down banana cake with maple-caramel sauce

Hot toffee sauce makes sticky, warm banana cake even more of a treat

Hidden heart cake

Slice into this delicious loaf cake and reveal the secret heart design running through the middle – a really romantic bake!

Eggless chocolate & beetroot blitz & bake cake

Healthier than your average chocolate cake, this rich and dark bake is lighter on the calorie count

Polish apple cake (Szarlotka)

This traditional spiced cake is served with a cinnamon whipped cream and a dusting of icing sugar

Cinnamon pineapple upside-down cake

Vanilla and cinnamon give this classic sponge a new twist. Make sure you buy a really ripe pineapple for the decorative fruit topping

Curried carrot & lentil soup

This spicy vegetable soup is super low in fat and calories. Serve with a dollop of cooling yogurt and fresh coriander

Chickpea patties with carrot & raisin salad

These harissa-spiked vegetarian patties are served with a crunchy salad of watercress, courgette and radishes in a light dressing