A classic blueberry cake that’s an essential part of blueberry season. This is the kind of cake that tastes like summer – soft, buttery, filled with juicy blueberries and topped with a crisp, golden crumble. It’s simple to make, yet both beautiful and delicious :).

A blueberry crumble slice that’s absolutely delicious served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The base and topping are made from the same rich, buttery crumble dough, with plenty of juicy blueberries packed in between. A lovely alternative

A wonderful plum cheesecake with a homemade cocoa shortcrust base and crumble topping. It’s one of those recipes that always tastes amazing and instantly brings back childhood memories, as it resembles a lighter version of the classic Polish royal

A simple and speedy tart: just 3 minutes of preparation plus baking time! The only requirement is having a good-quality ready-made puff pastry in the fridge (fresh or frozen, but preferably made with butter rather than margarine). I like to buy good-quality fresh

Apple and orange cake with cinnamon is delicious and quick to make. The addition of orange gives this simple apple cake a completely new dimension and makes it anything but ordinary ;). I like to serve it with crème anglaise.

A homemade Nutella-style spread made with hazelnuts and chocolate, perfect for spreading on brioche, toast or pancakes – or simply eating straight from the jar ;). It’s delicious, sweet just the way you like it, and contains no palm oil and no sugar as the first ingredient.

A simple upside-down peach and raspberry cake inspired by the blog’s Melba series – including the favourite summer peach and raspberry pavlova cake and the no-bake peach cheesecake. This cake is delicate, enriched with ground almonds and made with buttermilk

Pear and cinnamon sorbet is a sweet, intensely pear-flavoured frozen dessert. The cinnamon isn’t essential, but it works wonderfully here, making the sorbet taste almost like a traditional apple pie… You can also replace the cinnamon with freshly grated ginger

A refreshing apricot sorbet, perfect for hot summer days :). Homemade sorbets are wonderfully light and packed with fruit, so it’s worth making the most of summer’s bounty. For sorbets, we use sugar syrup (or an equivalent such as corn syrup or golden syrup)

Sometimes the simplest bakes are the best. A light and fluffy gooseberry cake topped with a little crumble and a dusting of icing sugar… perhaps a little old-fashioned, but still absolutely delicious :). Highly recommended!

A wonderful almond tart with gooseberries – absolutely everyone was delighted with its flavour :). Crisp, buttery pastry, tart gooseberries and an aromatic almond cream (known as frangipane) create a combination that’s hard to resist. A must-bake for every

Quick and easy yoghurt muffins with gooseberries and a sugar topping. The addition of Greek yoghurt makes the muffins exceptionally soft and helps them stay fresh for longer, while the slightly tart gooseberries perfectly balance their sweetness. Delicious served warm

Fyrstekake, or Norwegian almond tart, is a traditional and much-loved Scandinavian bake, also known as Prince’s Cake. What makes it so regal? Above all, the rich almond filling. If you’re a marzipan lover, this is definitely the cake for you!

What happens when you add grated marzipan to an ordinary cake? Magic. A delicious, moist cake with gooseberries and marzipan. The marzipan keeps the cake wonderfully soft and tender, and gooseberries and almonds are always a perfect pairing :).

Delicious banana cookies studded with chocolate chips. Soft, fluffy and loved by everyone :). They are easy to make, use simple ingredients and are a great way to use up ripe bananas. Instead of chocolate chips, you can use good-quality milk chocolate and

Sweet, buttery and crisp cookies decorated with edible pansies. The pansies are blooming so beautifully in the garden that it would be a shame not to use them ;). The flowers are not baked, as they would lose their colour. Instead, they are attached to the cookies after baking.

An unusual combination of cherries and almond amaretti biscuits in a simple butter cake. This cherry cake is easy to make and requires very little effort. The amaretti biscuits and almond liqueur give it a unique flavour and aroma. A perfect recipe for a summer

A combination of moist, fluffy and delicate coconut cake with apples and coconut icing. A true gem among simple butter cakes! The ingredients are easy to find – you can pick them up at your local shop, or perhaps you already have them in your pantry. The coconut