Leek & Caerphilly crumble tart

Use Caerphilly or Wensleydale cheese and a nutty topping in this make-ahead, lunchtime tart

Apple & ginger muesli-topped crumble

Apple crumble gets a healthy makeover with a ginger and muesli topping.

Ginger simnel cake with spring flowers

As well as the topping, the cake has a hidden layer of
homemade marzipan mixed
with ginger…

Boozy chocolate bombes

Showstopping individual coffee sponges with hidden mousse, and a Baileys and white chocolate topping – stunning!

Iced chestnut ripple cheesecake

With a dark chocolate digestive base and nutty cream cheese topping, this frozen dessert has a winter twist

Caramel cheesecake

Molasses flavour from muscovado sugars and a topping of thinly sliced fudge… this make-ahead pud is pure indulgence

Devil’s food cupcakes

These sponges with a cream cheese topping are light yet wonderfully chocolatey

Rhubarb ripple & gingerbread cheesecake

A dazzling dessert with spiced biscuit base, cream cheese topping and a poached fruit compote with stem ginger

Mini mincemeat crumble pies

Red grapes add moistness to these mince pies with a quirky crumble topping

Mustard-glazed roast chicken with Waldorf stuffing

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
A few extra vegetables will turn this recipe into a Sunday lunch spread – get ahead by making the stuffing in advance

Fruity simnel squares

This easy twist on the classic fruit sponge makes plenty of squares – all decorated with marzipan eggs

Apple & blueberry blintzes

Blintz is the Russian name for a thin pancake often wrapped around a filling