Recipes

Rice pudding Serves 4 By: The Good Cook Details

Sachertorte Serves 12 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Pavlova Serves 6 By: The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best Details

Mulled wine trifle Serves 12 By: Something for the Weekend Details

Strawberry and almond crumble Serves 6 By: Nigella Kitchen Details

Spruced-up vanilla cake Makes about 12 slices By: Nigella's Christmas Kitchen Details

Rum and raisin baked cheesecake Serves 6 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Three-tier white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake Serves 24-30 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Fast rhubarb tart with mascarpone cream Serves 3 By: Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers Details

Sticky toffee pudding Serves 4 By: The Good Cook Details

Rick Stein's tiramisu Serves 4 By: Series 1 Details

Lemon and poppyseed cheesecake Serves 12 By: Something for the Weekend Details

English almond butter toffee Makes 25 lumps of almond toffee By: Sweets Made Simple Details

Intense chocolate cookies Makes 12 By: Nigella Express Details

Mocha and tutti frutti cream horns Makes 12 cream horns By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Flourless chocolate cake Makes 1 cake By: The Delicious Miss Dahl Details

Vegetarian nut roast pie with cranberries Serves 8-10 By: Lorraine's Last Minute Christmas Details

Banana bread Makes 1 loaf By: A Taste of My Life Details

Mini Victoria sandwiches Makes 12 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Meringues with summer berries Serves 6 By: A Taste of My Life Details

Maple, pecan and cranberry granola Makes 1.3kg/3lb of granola By: Lorraine's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food Details

White chocolate and ginger cheesecake Serves 8 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Galaktoboureko with orange syrup Serves 8 By: Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul Details

Meat and potato pie Serves 12 By: The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best Details

Key lime pie Serves 8 By: The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best Details

Chocolate harlequin biscuits Serves 6 By: Something for the Weekend Details

Blueberry and buttermilk panna cotta Makes 5 By: Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds Details

Apple and rhubarb muffins Makes 12 muffins By: Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels Details

Easy cookies Makes 30 By: Economy Gastronomy Details

Baked vanilla tart with Earl Grey prunes Serves 8-10 By: Food & Drink Details

Chocolate and prune tart Serves 6 By: Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds Details

Galette Makes 1 large tart By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Stollen Serves 10-12 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Cherry clafoutis Serves 4 By: Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets Details

Chocolate fudge cake Makes 12 slices By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Easy sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce Makes 8 By: Saturday Kitchen Best Bites Details

Apricot frangipane tart Serves 8-10 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Bakewell tart Serves 8 By: The Great Comic Relief Bake Off Details

Beetroot and chocolate traybake Makes 12 slices By: The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Details

Pecan pie Serves 6 By: A Taste of My Life Details

Mint choc chip whoopie pies Makes 18 whoopie pies By: Something for the Weekend Details

Chocolate cake Makes 1 By: The Hairy Bakers Details

Crispy filo mince pies with pear and apple mincemeat Makes 12 mince pies By: Christmas Kitchen with James Martin Details

Chocolate pecan tart Serves 10 By: The Great British Bake Off Details

Chocolate whoopie pies Makes 12 By: Something for the Weekend Details

Pear and apricot frangipane tart Serves 8 By: Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds Details

Rhubarb and custard Serves 4 By: Kew on a Plate Details

Battenberg cake Makes 1 cake By: The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best Details

Raspberry, peach and almond tart Serves 8-10 By: What to Eat Now Details

Savour the taste of school dinners with Simon Hopkinson's foolproof recipe for rice pudding.

1 To 2 Hours

This chocolate cake is said to be invented in Vienna by the chef Franz Sacher in 1832. It improves if left a day or two before cutting

1 To 2 Hours

Delicious with ripe summer strawberries. Try using stewed fruits in winter in place of the summer berries.

Over 2 Hours

This indulgent trifle would make an impressive Christmas dessert.

10 To 30 Mins

30 Mins To 1 Hour

Nigella's simple vanilla cake is anything but boring. Perfect with a cup of tea as an afternoon treat.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

This rich and boozy cheesecake makes a great dessert for grown ups. Substitute the rum with orange juice for an alcohol-free version.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

1 To 2 Hours

The rhubarb tart on its own is quite sharp, so the sweetened mascarpone cream helps to balance the dessert. This cream works wonders with any soft fruit.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

A recipe for sticky toffee pudding is sacred in the kitchen of a discerning cook.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

Why, you may ask, do we need another recipe for tiramisu? It is now as common as apple crumble. But I was particularly taken by this one in Venice, which had elevated the pudding to a fine-dining level simply by putting it in a cocktail glass and using a whisked fatless sponge.

10 To 30 Mins

This creamy lemon cheesecake with a raspberry and rosewater sauce makes a decandent summertime pud.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

Almond butter toffee is, without question, the George Clooney of toffees. Equipment and preparation: You will need a sugar thermometer to make this recipe safely.

Over 2 Hours

Often I make a full batch of these but bake only half and freeze the other half. I freeze them on a little tray and once they're hard, I bung them in a freezer bag and stash it back in the freezer. That way I can bake another six without any effort.

10 To 30 Mins

Show off some serious pastry-making skills with Paul Hollywood's cream horn recipe. For this recipe you will need 12 cream horn moulds, a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and a piping bag fitted with a plan nozzle.

1 To 2 Hours

A truly moreish chocolate cake, the perfect recipe to try gluten-free baking.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

Although this is a veggie roast, this truly is a meal fit for a king. I admit this is not the shortest of recipes, but it is really satisfying to make and the pastry is brilliantly quick and simple. For this recipe you will need an 18cm/7in springform cake tin.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

This is an easy recipe that gives perfect results every time. Be sure to use overripe bananas and the right sized tin.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

You could experiment with these pretty petits fours using any favourite sponge cake recipe.

Over 2 Hours

Pillow soft and feather light, a meringue with fresh berries is the epitome of a summer dessert.

1 To 2 Hours

Nutty, fruity wholesome goodness is a must for oat lovers. Please feel free to ad lib here, with substitutions such as honey for maple syrup, raisins, apricots or dried apples for the dried cranberries and cashews for the whole almonds.

10 To 30 Mins

This wintry ginger and chocolate cheesecake is perfect for jazzing up the dessert selection at Christmas. If you want to make life a little easier for yourself you can simply grate chocolate on top of the cheesecake instead of making the decorations.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

The Greeks love their sweets, and this one is almost as central to their cooking culture as baklava or rice pudding. It is quite common to add an orange sauce to galaktoboureko. I made this one typically sweet and sticky.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

A comforting homemade beef and potato pie, perfect for a family meal.

Over 2 Hours

This classic American dessert is sure to impress, perfect when you want something different for a dinner party!

10 To 30 Mins

A great addition to the Christmas biscuit lexicon, these buttery biscuits are begging to be dipped in melted chocolate.

10 To 30 Mins

This dessert dish of rich buttermilk panna cotta studded with jewels of blueberries and a blueberry sauce is a great make-ahead pud.

10 To 30 Mins

Other seasonal fruit could be substituted for the rhubarb in this versatile recipe. Try raspberries in the summer, or just apples in the autumn.

10 To 30 Mins

Whip up a batch of easy cookies in no time, with Allegra McEvedy's basic cookie dough.

1 To 2 Hours

Angela Hartnett serves up a sweetly sophisticated tart that matches rich vanilla with fragrant Earl Grey tea.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

The combination of prunes, chocolate and brandy rarely fails to please and this deliciously dark and sophisticated tart uses cocoa pastry for an extra chocolate hit.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

The galette des rois is a French institution at Christmas - hide a figurine inside to see who makes next year's galette!

30 Mins To 1 Hour

A delicious yeasted cake filled with dried fruit and a swirl of marzipan. It takes time to make but is well worth the effort. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a large baking tray.

1 To 2 Hours

A delicious yeasted cake filled with dried fruit and a swirl of marzipan. It takes time to make but is well worth the effort. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a large baking tray.

1 To 2 Hours

Raymond Blanc shares his simple recipe for a classic clafoutis. Other stone fruits would also work well in this dish. Try peaches, plums or apricots.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

This fantastically fudgey chocolate cake is rich, moist and treacly with a glossy ganache finish.

1 To 2 Hours

This fantastically fudgey chocolate cake is rich, moist and treacly with a glossy ganache finish.

1 To 2 Hours

Sticky toffee pudding made easy - no steaming, no caramel to make, just tasty springy sponge and a treacle toffee sauce.

10 To 30 Mins

Apricot and almonds are a match made in heaven and this tart makes the most of both of them. For this recipe you will need a 28cm/11in flan tin and a food processor.

30 Mins To 1 Hour

Most of us have eaten it, but not so many of us have made this magnificent British afternoon tea treat, so why not give it a go today?

30 Mins To 1 Hour

Brighten up a special occasion, or cake sale, with this rich beetroot and chocolate flavour combo, decorated with heart-shaped candied beetroot! For this recipe you will need a food processor.

30 Mins To 1 Hour