Buttercream icing

Foolproof cake frosting requires just butter and icing sugar – try out different flavourings and use our guide for quantities

Churros with chocolate dipping sauce

Try a fresh spin on doughnuts by piping them Spanish-style and serving with a thick and indulgent dark chocolate sauce

Flowerpot bread

Baking homemade bread is a chance for children to get involved in the kitchen, and flowerpots just add to the fun

Medal cookies

Make these round vanilla biscuits, ice in bright colours, thread on a ribbon and give out as edible prizes

Ultimate chocolate cake

Indulge yourself with this ultimate chocolate cake recipe that is beautifully moist, rich and fudgy. Perfect for a celebration or an afternoon tea

Pinwheel pizzas

Use a packet bread mix to roll up individual pizza buns filled with tomato, basil, mozzarella and pepperoni

Cherry & almond sponge with pistachio crème fraîche

Mix textures and flavours with moist, creamy sponge cake, tart fruit and a sweet, nutty cream – a Bakewell with a difference

Perfect pasties

Reawaken childhood memories of summer holidays with Sara Buenfeld’s eat-by-the-sea favourite, the humble pasty

Yummy scrummy carrot cake recipe

Delight friends with an afternoon tea that includes this easy carrot cake. You can bake the cake, freeze it and just drizzle over the icing on the day

Couscous & falafel salad with minty yogurt

This no-cook, mezze-style platter can be whipped up in no time using supermarket or deli ingredients