Choco-mel muffins

Deliciously caramelly and creamy

Chunky chocolate nut bars

Adding cinnamon to basic vanilla shortbread lends these bars an extra Christmassy fragrance

Warm peaches with basil & honey

A fragrant pudding, best served with scoops of really good vanilla ice cream

Gratin of summer berries

A simple, sophisticated dessert

Chocolate-chip cookie ice-cream sandwiches

Kids can help cook these chewy American-style biscuits – use two of them to squish vanilla ice cream into a hand-held treat

Chocolate orange marble cake

For a deliciously nostalgic cake, combine a classic flavour combination of orange and chocolate in this retro two-tone bake

Marbled chocolate brownies

Why have one chocolate when you can have two? Go for all-out luxury with these gooey, moreish marbled brownies

All-American chocolate chunk cookies

Irresistible All-American chocolate chunk cookies

Homemade cornettos

A summer’s day isn’t complete without an ice cream – try this homemade version of a childhood favourite

Chocolate Tia Maria nuggets

Gorgeously tempting chocolate treats with an added kick of Tia Maria

Chocolate & pecan traybake

This delicious chocolate bake is nutty, moist and gluten-free too

Lemon & raspberry baskets

With just five ingredients, this is a great little pud to have up your sleeve when you’re in a hurry