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 thoroughly and way ahead of time, so all the booze you need is already in there - then it permeates through the whole cake as it matures. Mature it for a month. It should keep well for abou

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 Donny town centre in 2007. 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 textu

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 the PB chips are still a bit melty. 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. Date & Walnut Cookies Makes 10 if weighed out at 100g each - that's