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Honey cake

Try James Martin's super easy honey cake recipe for a bee-autiful afternoon tea. The honey you use will have quite an impact on the flavour of the cake...

Author: James Martin

Mary Berry's treacle tart

Treacle tart is a British classic, and Mary Berry shows you how to make it to perfection. This version has a fancy lattice woven top to show off to all...

Author: Mary Berry

Welsh cakes

How to make the perfect Welsh cake recipe in four easy steps for a teatime treat. Don't save them for St David's Day, a batch of warm Welsh cakes never...

Author: Liz Scourfield

Easy white bread

Paul Hollywood's easy white bread recipe shows you step by step how to make bread that's crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. If you're new to...

Author: Paul Hollywood

Mince pies

Mince pies are a Christmas staple and this really easy mince pie recipe will soon become a family favourite. Use your favourite mincemeat and dust with...

Author: Sue Lawrence

Challah

This classic challah recipe makes one large loaf perfect for everyday eating, but the mixture can easily be shaped into two smaller loaves for shabbat....

Author: Rachel Phipps

Mary's Victoria sandwich with buttercream

For the final technical challenge Mary Berry asked the bakers to make this simple sponge with homemade jam and buttercream - without a recipe. We won't...

Author: Mary Berry

Easy rhubarb cake

This rhubarb cake uses an all-in-one method so is easy and quick to make. Wonderful served warm as a pudding with cream, custard or crème fraîche, or...

Author: Justine Pattison

Paul's chocolate éclairs

Take on the éclair as your next Bake Off challenge. Paul Hollywood's easy recipe ensures crisp, light choux pastry every time.

Author: Paul Hollywood

Slow cooker brownies

To get perfectly fudgy, squishy brownies with minimal effort, pop the cake mixture into a slow-cooker - here's how. Equipment and preparation: for this...

Author: Miss South

Victoria sponge

This simplest of sponge cake recipes has a fresh berry and whipped cream filling that takes the classic Victoria sponge to new heights.

Author: BBC Food

Celebration chocolate mousse cake

Mary Berry's rich, indulgent chocolate mousse cake is fit for a celebration and makes a stunning centrepiece. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe...

Author: Mary Berry

Paul's kransekake

Kransekake is a Scandinavian cake that forms an impressive showpiece at celebrations including weddings and Christmas. Equipment and preparation: for this...

Author: Paul Hollywood

Feather topped Bakewell tart

This classic Bakewell tart is topped with feathered icing to give an impressive finish. For this recipe you will need a 23cm/9in fluted flan tin, baking...

Author: Mary Berry

Naan bread

Simple naan breads, flavoured with garlic and fresh coriander, are quick and easy to make. Each serving provides 270 kcal, 6g protein, 42g carbohydrates...

Author: Anjum Anand

Easy ginger cake

An easy ginger traybake cake that's sticky, sweet and subtly spiced. A perfect tea-time treat for the colder months.

Author: Ruth Sutcliffe

Paul's mum's jam tarts

This 'incredibly difficult' recipe was sent in by my mum. You can use any jam in the tarts, whichever suits best. Top tip from my mum: it's a good way...

Author: Paul Hollywood

Custard slice

A real teatime indulgence, this custard slice recipe will certainly bring back memories. Our own great British pâtisserie!

Author: Paul Hollywood

Malt loaf

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Author: Paul Hollywood

Healthier flapjacks

Flapjacks are perfect for taking to work, school or having a snack with a cuppa! You can use any of the dried fruit and nuts you like. This version is...

Author: Justine Pattison

Banana muffins

These moreish muffins make a healthy breakfast treat - perfect for weekend mornings. Each serving provides 314 kcal, 6g protein, 43g carbohydrates (of...

Author: Jill Dupleix

Sunken chocolate amaretto cake

This is one of those dark, squidgy-bellied chocolate cakes that I turn to gratefully when I have friends over to supper; a gratitude that is always reciprocated....

Author: Nigella Lawson

Mary Berry's lemon meringue cupcakes

Mary Berry's lemon meringue cupcakes have a lemon curd centre with a swirly meringue top to make a classy and irresistible addition to afternoon tea. For...

Author: Mary Berry

Macaroons

Beautiful macaroons are one of the current 'sweet' crazes. Make a batch, put them in a pretty box tied up with ribbon, and give them to a friend as a dazzling...

Author: Lorraine Pascale

Gypsy tart

Muscovado sugar lends a rich caramel flavour to this unique, very sweet tart. Serve with a little crème fraîche or plain yoghurt to balance the sweetness....

Author: Paul Hollywood

Berry crumble traybake

This easy layered traybake is inspired by American coffee cakes - which contain no actual coffee, but are meant to be eaten with your morning cuppa. If...

Author: Emily Angle

Pastry cream

Try this easy pastry cream (or "creme pat") as a lining for fruit tarts or a sandwich cake filling.

Author: BBC Food

Feta, olive and sun dried tomato scones

Equipment: You will also need a 5cm/2in cutter and a small baking tray.

Author: Delia Smith

Homemade garlic bread

This is superior garlic bread. The garlic is roasted until caramelised and then pressed into homemade bread dough before baking. Serve toasted with mozzarella...

Author: Paul Hollywood

Clementine and almond cake

This cake is a celebration of Californian citrus fruit. After the gold rush, the prosperity of this state, came from the massive cultivation of oranges....

Author: Rick Stein

Mississippi mud pie

From the bourbon biscuit base to the fudge topping. This recipe for Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate-lovers delight.

Author: Simon Rimmer

Pistachio, cardamom and lemon drizzle cake

I love anything with lemon in it so when I found out we had to make a drizzle cake lemon was the first thing that came to mind, but I spiced it up a bit...

Author: Benjamina Ebuehi

Salted chocolate tart

I have always avoided making chocolate tarts because I have never really felt that the pastry served the chocolate, or was worth the effort. This is my...

Author: Nigella Lawson

Stained glass window biscuits

These Christmas stained-glass window biscuits are perfect for hanging on the tree - the lights will twinkle through the 'windows', which are simply melted...

Author: Donal Skehan

Gingerbread men

This easy gingerbread recipe is great for baking with children, and it makes a lovely homemade Christmas present. Make gingerbread men or any other shape!...

Author: BBC Food

Mary Berry's mince pies

Mary Berry's mince pies will win any Christmas get-together. These Christmassy bites have delicious orangey pastry and grated marzipan on top that gives...

Author: Mary Berry

Easy Madeira cake

Perfect with a glass of madeira or sherry, madeira cake is so good to have around at Christmas. As it's denser than the average sponge, it is also perfect...

Author: The Hairy Bikers

Ginger oat crunch biscuits

Mary Berry's ginger biscuits are simple to make, crunchy and very tasty. The mixture spreads out to give very thin, crisp biscuits, so they need to be...

Author: Mary Berry

Easy Portuguese custard tarts

These flawlessly authentic Portuguese custard tarts provide a delicious hit of sugar, vanilla and crisp pastry.

Author: Bruno Pinho

Nigella's jam roly poly

Nigella's jam roly-poly pudding is complete comfort food. It's baked to make cooking a little less challenging, leaving you with a slightly crisp edge...

Author: Nigella Lawson

Amaretti biscuits

These light and very almondy amaretti are crisp on the outside and slightly chewy inside. Whip up a batch for edible presents - you can dust them with...

Author: Gino D'Acampo

German apple cake

Apple cake is revered in Germany, and Rick Stein's classic apfelkuchen with a crunchy cinnamon topping will show you why. Any dessert apples will work...

Author: Rick Stein

Paris Brest

These decadent pastries filled with praline and cream are like giant profiteroles, perfect for sharing. For this recipe you will need: a food processor,...

Author: Mary Berry

Banana and chocolate muffins

Banana and chocolate is an ever-popular combination, and these muffins can be ready in just 20 minutes to satisfy your sweet cravings.

Author: Sarah Cook

Fruit tarts

Serve Michel Roux's fruit tarts alongside a selection of other cakes and sandwiches cut into triangles for a fancy afternoon tea. Equipment: You will need...

Author: Michel Roux Jr.

Eggless chocolate cake

If you need an eggless cake recipe for someone with an allergy (or because you're just out of eggs!) this is a great chocolate version.

Author: BBC Food

Paul Hollywood's white bread

Fresh from the oven with a sliver of butter melting into it, or the next day as toast with anything from marmalade to pâté spread on top, there's no...

Author: Paul Hollywood

Chocolate muffins

The beauty of this double chocolate muffin recipe is that the chocolate chips are slightly hidden so each explosion of chocolate is a delightful surprise....

Author: Annie Rigg

Apricot almond cake with rosewater and cardamom

This is my idea of a perfect cake: simple, beautiful, fragrant and beguiling. I've been making this sort of cake, in one form or another, since my clementine...

Author: Nigella Lawson