Chocolate dipped cherry cake

Bake your chocolate dipped cherry cake and eat it

Sticky toffee banoffee cake

Sticky toffee banoffee, a variation on the classic Victoria sponge theme, perfect for birthdays and special occasion cakes

Banoffee marshmallow cake

This fun cake won the 11-17 age group in our 20th birthday cake competition

Quick crêpes Suzette

A simple way to celebrate Pancake Day without piling on the pounds

Apricot & hazelnut mince pies

No gluten, no wheat – just plenty of Christmassy flavour

Sticky duck-dogs with chopped mango slaw & Chinese crisps

Serve shredded hoisin duck in hot dog rolls with crunchy Asian slaw and pancakes baked into tortilla-style homemade chips

Mini banoffee pies

Go retro with this easy and ever-popular dessert that's been given a smart dinner party makeover

Vietnamese veg parcels

Fancy something a bit different? Try these healthy vegetable parcels, based on Vietnamese rolls

Beef Wellington

Update a celebration dinner centrepiece using prosciutto instead of pancakes to encase beef and porcini mushroom stuffing

Venison & wild mushroom Wellington

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A stunning centrepiece for any dinner party – how about trying it as an alternative to turkey at Christmas?

Chocolate coconut banoffee pie

A dazzling dessert with bourbon biscuit base, caramel layer, creamy coconut topping and banana toffee

Iced raspberry cranachan

Reader, Debbie Cleland, shares her version of this traditional Scottish dessert, served as an ice cream slice with raspberries, oats and an optional dash of whisky