John Whaite’s Chocolate chiffon cake with salted caramel butter cream

Give this celebration sponge a showstopping finish by piping spikes of ganache on top and filling with salted caramel butter icing

Mini chocolate cheesecakes

Kids will love making these little chocolate cupcakes, with a crunchy biscuit base and Easter egg topping

Chocolate balloon bowls

These edible bowls will turn your dinner party dessert into something really impressive – fill with ice cream or your favourite pud

Choc-peanut fondants with chocolate soil & cherries

Chocolate soil is a big restaurant trend at the moment – serve alongside your melting-middle pud for serious wow factor

Raspberry red velvet cake

Puréed fruit imparts much of the colouring in this rosy hued cake, that combines raspberries, cocoa and a good helping of cream cheese frosting

Self-saucing chocolate pudding

Those on a gluten-free diet need not miss out on indulgent sponge desserts thanks to some clever swaps

Strawberry-mallow cheesecake

Fruit eases the guilt factor of this pretty-in-pink, ricotta-based cake with a shortbread base and marshmallow topping

Chocolate tart with crème fraîche & raspberries

Prepare in advance for the perfect end to any meal

Chocca mocca caramel cake

A delight at any time, but especially when strewn with chocolate eggs for Easter

Easy vanilla cake

A moist cake drenched with vanilla syrup. Use as the basis for a range of fabulous celebration cakes

White & dark chocolate cake

For big celebrations this cake is a must, four layers of moist sponge, lashings of chocolate ganache and the crunch of Maltesers

Chocolate fudge cake with angel frosting

The ultimate in indulgence, this chocolate fudge cake looks like a star with American-style frosting and bakes in just one tin