Spicy pumpkin soup

Make the most of seasonal squash in the early autumn and try a spicy pumpkin soup. You can toast the seeds, too, and add as a topping

White chocolate cake

If you’re celebrating a special occasion, this layer cake makes a great centrepiece. It’s topped with silky white chocolate ganache and fresh raspberries

Vegan apple cake

Make this apple and almond cake to fill your cake tin. It’s an ideal treat for anyone following a dairy-free or vegan diet, and is delicious for afternoon tea with a cuppa

Cherry loaf cake

Make this moreish cherry cake for afternoon tea or a coffee morning. Made with sweet glacé cherries and crunchy almonds, it won’t last long

Big barbecue chicken kebab

Barbecuing for more than four people? Prepare a large chicken kebab to carve, then the cooking is done in one go – and you can enjoy the party

Apple jam

Make up jars of homemade apple jam and gift to friends and family. It’s delicious spread simply on toast, or as a filling in your favourite cakes and bakes

Chocolate Swiss roll

This nostalgic dessert can be made a day ahead. Fill with a vanilla cream, dust with icing sugar to finish and serve in slices

Halloween gingerbread

Make a batch of gingerbread for your biscuit tin this Halloween. Pipe ghoulish ghosts and monstrous mummies for the icing topping for a suitably spooky theme

Meringue monsters

Make a colourful and creative set of meringue monsters to complete your Halloween party spread. Mix colours and designs to make different designs

Choleh bhature ‘naan’

Enjoy a tasty Punjabi dish of spiced chickpeas served with bhature – here they are dry-fried making it more of a naan, and paired with raita and a kachumber salad