Almond & honey pastries with orange cream

Serve these prepare-ahead puds with coffee, dessert wine or fresh mint tea for a real after-dinner treat

Sticky pear & ginger cake

This is a cross between a sticky toffee pudding and a ginger cake. Serve warm with ice cream or cream as a dessert

Sticky ginger-nut cake

A wonderfully sticky dessert – perfect served with a dollop of cream

French rhubarb tart

Take your time with this pretty in pink dessert and you’ll have a fruit pie worthy of any Parisian patisserie shop window

Glam trifle slice

Everyone’s favourite layered dessert gets a smart makeover – custard, raspberry, jelly and cream in a neat terrine

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

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Sticky toffee tarts

This twist on classic sticky toffee pudding is ideal for a different dinner party dessert

Wedding cake – zingy lemon

Tier two of our three tier wedding cake, this gives a real citrus hit and the drenching of lemon syrup keeps it beautifully moist

The ultimate makeover: Tiramisu

Angela Nilsen lightens a classic high-fat Italian dessert without compromising on the rich indulgence factor

Cherry, almond & lemon mascarpone tart

Round off an idyllic afternoon with friends by presenting this stunning, make-ahead dessert

Pavlova cake with berries & cream

As well as looking
gorgeous, this wedding cake also doubles as
dessert

Simple simnel cake

This is a perfect quick-mix-fix for Easter – based on traditional recipes