raspberry cupcakes with mascarpone frosting recipe This recipe comes from my friend Sarah Wilkin, who is a brilliant baker and does tiered chandeliers of these cupcakes for parties. I'm not normally one for a cupcake - they can be so dry - b
orange and lemon cake with marmalade cream recipe Based on a Claudia Roden recipe, this is an ideal cake for a picnic, moist but easy to transport and slice. The marmalade cream can be spread over the top or served alongside each slice. The
rhubarb charlotte recipe Rhubarb is one of the easiest plants to grow - it will put up with most shade and continue to be productive despite being almost totally neglected. In fact, it's so extremely persistent that when arch
strawberry and orange granita recipe This is quick, easy and very delicious, topped with a shot of Cointreau or vodka. I also use this recipe in the early spring mixing Campari with blood oranges – when they're at their best.Serves 6-8
healthy spicy ginger cake recipe Stem ginger in syrup is crammed with sugar, so if you have time, make your own version for this. Blackstrap molasses is a powerhouse of goodness.for 9 pieces 100g wholemeal flour 2 teaspoons grou
verveine sorbet recipe This is a delicious, sparkly-fresh sorbet, ideal for supper after a hot day. To give it a real punch, you need to use a lot of lemon verbena.Serves 4185g caster sugarAbout 80 lemon verbena leaves250ml
tutti-frutti kulfi recipe One of my favourite puddings – a healthy, non-dairy ice-cream. You can cut the calories ever further by using light coconut milk.For 61 tin 400g coconut milk1/4 tsp cardamom seeds, crushed2 tablespoon
lemon tart topped with raspberries recipe There are few better things than an extremely lemony tart, but when it's topped with fat, sharp raspberries, it is sublime. I much prefer it to the more classic crème pâtissière that is ofte
lemon and poppy seed kugelhopf cake recipe This is one of my favourite cakes, with an intense taste of lemon. I love the shape of it too – a Polo mint – which looks wonderful with unevenly dripping icing. serves 8-10 for the cake
strawberry and basil ice cream recipe In this delicious summer dessert, the basil really brings out the flavour of the strawberries, and the basil oil makes a surprising and excellent sauce. This recipe will make much more oil than you ne
frosted redcurrants with chantilly cream & almond meringues recipe Make your redcurrants sparkle, and then dip them into this delicious flavoured cream. This dish is good with almond meringues (see below).for 4-6 2 egg whites 450g redcurrants, in clusters on
coffee mousse recipe When the weather is cold, there's nothing better than a really intense coffee mousse – a cappuccino in a pudding. Serve in small bowls or coffee cups, with biscuits on the side or chocolate-dipp
coconut milk and Greek yoghurt panna cotta caramel recipe A low fat panna cotta, using yoghurt and coconut milk instead of cream. Make this the day before, so the caramel is absorbed into the panna cotta overnight and serve with super-healthy, super-ta
cranberry tart with hot toffee sauce An excellent Christmas pudding for eating at any time when you have lots of people to feed. It has a good balance of sweet and sour.serves 6for the cranberry tart 500g cranberries, fresh or froze
Christmas pudding recipe This recipe, adapted from Constance Spry, makes a pudding with great texture and flavour, including whole almonds and masses of dried fruit. It's the one my mother has always used. Serve with br
