Mars bar mud cake

This easy stir and bake recipe makes a cake that tastes as naughty (and nice) as it sounds. With an added dash of whisky and minimal washing up, it's irresistible!

Volcano birthday cake

Celebrate your child's next birthday with this popular birthday cake recipe with wow factor! Easy to make, the volcano is made from chocolate cake and the lava from jubes or pieces of honeycomb.

Oreo cookie pops

These cute Oreo cookie pops are dipped in white or dark chocolate and decorated with pretty sprinkles. Serve them up at a party or wrap them up to give as gifts.

Chocolate box birthday cake

This is a clever little birthday cake that has a secret inside - a word puzzle made of fondant icing sealed inside the chocolate box. Now you can wow your birthday child with a cake that looks ever so pretty and has something to keep them busy after the party too!

Meatlover’s pizza

The key to a crisp pizza base is to put the dough directly onto an oven-hot surface. I use a pizza stone and place it into the oven when I preheat the oven. When I make the pizza, I pull the stone out of the oven and create the pizza directly on top of the stone.

Fairy wands

These are a cute, easy little Halloween treat for nice fairies and white witches. They also make a great activity and take home gift for birthday parties. Just prepare the biscuits ahead of time and let the decorating begin!

Marbled chocolates

This recipe for marbled chocolates is great for the kids to get cooking. Place finished chocolates in small paper or foil cases for gifts. If you have an empty chocolate box in the house, fill it up with your homemade goodies.

Parmesan toasts

My kids love these toasts in their lunch box. They go particularly well with a little container of hummus. I love to add rocket and prosciutto to mine and it becomes a sudden lunch or great with a wine

Lemon meringue pie

Lemon meringue pie is a deliciously sweet dessert with plenty of wow factor that combines homemade sweet pastry, a gooey thick lemon curd and light and fluffy meringue on top.

Raspberry crush

When the sun is beating down outside, a glass of this refreshing raspberry crush drink will cool the kids down. Made with just 2-ingredients, relief from the heat is only 5 minutes away!