Chocolate truffles

These truffles, from Good Food reader Jeanette Jones, make great gifts. Vary them with chopped walnuts, dried fruit or a splash of rum

Pear & chocolate pudding

A comforting and seasonal pudding for autumn, perfect with a spot of vanilla ice cream

Banana cake with pecan crumble crunch

A wedge of this alongside a cup of tea makes for a perfect Sunday afternoon

White chocolate berry cheesecake

A stunning no-cook pudding bursting with summer flavours – great for relaxed entertaining

Melting chocolate puddings

Older children will love making these posh puddings for the family

Shooting star celebration cake

For a stunning Christmas centrepiece, this cake is perfect. Get the kids to help out making the stars and celebrate in style

Chunky chocolate nut bars

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

Starry toffee cake squares

These cakes are fun for the kids to make and ultra-cute to look at too

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

Rhubarb & orange cake

Make the most of seasonal fruit in this rustic bake with almond topping – serve it warm from the oven, as a pudding, or with afternoon tea

Rhubarb crumble cake

Pretty pink fruit ripples through this light sponge cake with crunchy crumble topping – a spin on classic comfort baking

Chocolate orange marble cake

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