For me, Blondies should be made with melted white chocolate in the mixture - just as a Brownie has melted dark chocolate. This recipe gives a fudgy texture. If you prefer them more cakey, add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and leave them in the oven a little bit longer.

These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes. As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.

It's a beauty. That is all. So...common issues with no bake cheesecakes are: They don't set firm enough, and They ooze water. Both of t

This goes with pretty much everything - but especially on a pork dinner or a cheeseboard. The more ripe your pears are, the sweeter they'll be - so reduce the sugar a little if they're very ripe. Try and use up your pears before they get really ripe though, because OH GOD THE MESS. Warning: make this on a day when you can throw the doors and windows open because OH GOD THE VINEGAR SMELL

Banana cake was one of the first recipes I adapted and perfected to my own tastes, back when I opened my little sandwich shop in 2008. The addition of the dark muscovado sugar was a chance I took, when I ran out of caster sugar - and it became my secret ingredient from then on. It elevates it from a decent cake, to a really bloody luvvley cake. By all

The secrets for a nicely shaped, well risen scone: Handle the dough as little as possible - you shouldn't really be kneading it, other than to just bring it together. Cut with a sharp metal cutter, or a sharp, flat-bladed knife that's been dusted with flour, and don't twist when you cut - just straight down and lift straight back up. Glaze/wash on the very top only - don't

I feel like St Patrick's Day is celebrated more the St Georges in England. Maybe we love it because it's a great excuse for some excellent Guinness-fuelled shenanigans? Either way, have a bit of cake with it, eh? This is part of my Guinness-inspired bakes collection that will be added to gradually. It's a classic boozy chocolate sponge, topped with a beautiful creamy mascarpone icing, that mimics the frothy top. Stout gives chocolate cake a rich, malty, almost treacle

This recipe makes dense, fudgey brownies. If you prefer them a little more cakey in texture, add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and bake for 5-10 minutes more. As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.

I love an excuse to get the big pans out! For this I used my 28cm stockpot - when you're adding loads of veg, don't be shy - pile it right up to the top because it will all simmer down. This Bolognese is rich and tangy, but uses the cheapest current option for mince, has loads of almost-hidden veg, and added cost-next-to-nowt lentils for even more filling fibre. Adding beef stock to the chicken mince makes it taste more meaty.

For me, Blondies should be made with melted white chocolate in the mixture - just as a Brownie has melted dark chocolate. This recipe gives a fudgy texture. If you prefer them more cakey, add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and leave them in the oven a little bit longer. For the lemon curd swirl here, you can use pretty much any type of sweet spread from a jar. You don't have to keep it fruity - all supermarkets now have a wide selection of nut butter and cho

This recipe makes classic style cookies - they're flat, chewy in the middle and crispy at the edges. Try to eat at least one while they're still warm. There's no need to chill this dough, but you can prepare it a couple of days ahead and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to bake. It freezes well too, so you can form it into flattened balls and bake straight from the freezer. White Choc Chip & Almond Cookies Makes 10 if weighed out at 100g each - that's a

These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes. As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.

This non-boozy rich fruitcake is perfect for Mother's Day. I used to sell about 1000 various fruitcakes per year in the food hall of Doncaster market. This recipe evolved over a few years to make it perfect for a business seller - there is no need to keep unwrapping, feeding and re-wrapping - time is money! The secret is to soak the fruit thorou

No holds barred with this one - the creamy layer tastes like a good quality raspberry ripple ice cream. Dark chocolate ganache drip makes it

Banana cake was one of the first recipes I adapted and perfected to my own tastes, back when I opened my little sandwich shop in 2008. The addition of the dark muscovado sugar was a chance I took, when I ran out of caster sugar - and it became my secret ingredient from then on. It elevates it from a decent cake, to a really bloody luvvley cake. By all means use whatever sugar you have, but something brown and unrefined gives the best flavour and texture, in my humble opin

These brownies are very rich and fudgy. If you prefer them more of a cakey texture, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder, and bake for 5-10 more minutes. As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie.

For me, Blondies should be made with melted white chocolate in the mixture - just as a Brownie has melted dark chocolate. This recipe gives a fudgy texture. If you prefer them more cakey, add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and leave them in the oven a little bit longer.

If you've ever tried making your own marmalade, you'll know it's a long, laborious and messy process. We have to dissect the oranges, faff about with muslin, peeling pith and scraping seeds. We're finding sticky bits in the kitchen for a full week afterwards. If you make it this way, and enjoy it, I raise my flat cap to thi! When I started getting heavily into pre

Dense, fudgey brownies with a ginger kick, to warm your cockles on a nippy Autumn day. As always, the better quality ingredients you use, the better the outcome, so please go for real butter and decent quality chocolate if you can. However, cheap supermarket chocolate and baking blocks such as Stork still give a thoroughly decent brownie. This recipe gives a fudgey texture - if you prefer your brownies more cakey, just add an extra quarter teaspoon of baking powder and

This is a great beginner recipe, introducing the 'egg weigh method' of creating the perfect sponge. If your eggs weigh 180g, or 220g, just measure out the other ingredients to that weight as well. For perfect results, have EVERY ingredient at room temperature, and mix as lightly as possible once the flour is in there. This buttercream recipe is what's referred to in baking circles as ABC - American buttercream, but it's the classic buttercream we all grew up with in the UK