A classic apricot tart topped with a beautiful lattice of buttery shortcrust pastry. Sweet, juicy apricots pair wonderfully with crisp pastry, creating a truly irresistible summer dessert. For a delicious variation, replace 100 g of the apricots with fresh raspberries.

Raffaello tart with strawberries is another wonderful summer strawberry dessert and a beautiful treat for Mother’s Day. A crisp, buttery pastry shell is filled with a luscious coconut cream and topped with fresh strawberries and Raffaello chocolates. It’s always a crowd

Strawberry banana ice cream is incredibly quick to make, wonderfully simple and naturally healthy. No ice cream maker required – just a food processor and a handful of ingredients. Made without eggs or refined sugar, it can easily be made vegan by using coconut

My favourite chocolate cake, this time in a summer version with strawberries! This chocolate strawberry cake is wonderfully light and fluffy, yet intensely chocolatey. The strawberries add a delicious seasonal touch and pair beautifully with

At least once every plum season, an upside-down fruit cake is a must! This Upside-Down Plum Cake, delicately scented with orange zest, is a delicious bake that certainly won’t be making its last appearance on our table. Moist, soft and wonderfully rich

Blackberry ice cream is especially popular in our house at this time of year. Every other day we’re picking a generous bowl of blackberries from the nearby hedgerows, and this ice cream is one of our favourite ways to use them. It’s absolutely delicious and dangerously addictive!

A soft, fluffy cake filled with apples and coconut, finished with a delicious coconut glaze. Its wonderfully light texture comes from the addition of Greek yoghurt or sour cream. Unlike many apple cakes, this one contains no cinnamon. Instead, the flavours

An absolute must during redcurrant season! This classic fruit crumble is buttery, comforting and filled with the wonderful aroma of summer berries. Best of all, it takes just a few minutes to prepare. A perfect dessert for warm summer days.

Redcurrant cheesecake crumble cake combines a buttery crumble base and topping with juicy redcurrants and a creamy cheesecake layer. The tartness of the redcurrants pairs beautifully with the sweet cheese filling, creating a perfectly balanced summer dessert.

Another classic British dessert, alongside trifle, and perhaps the most famous dessert made with gooseberries. This version is a little lighter than the traditional recipe, as the whipped cream is combined with Greek yoghurt for a fresher, lighter texture.

These gooseberry and custard buns are a wonderful combination of sweet vanilla custard, tart gooseberries and soft, fluffy enriched dough. The buttery yeast dough is a pleasure to work with and bakes up beautifully light and tender. They were loved by

A wonderful buttery crumble slice filled with almonds and juicy cherries. If you’re lucky enough to have a cherry tree in your garden and the first cherries of the season are ready to pick, this recipe is highly recommended! There’s nothing complicated

A festive classic – a wonderful Polish-style lemon cheesecake. Light, fluffy and impressively tall, with its characteristic sunken centre and higher edges. A true Easter table essential!

A wonderfully creamy lemon ricotta cheesecake. Ricotta is often used in Italian-style cheesecakes, but because of its slightly grainy texture, it is frequently paired with another cheese to create a smoother filling. In this Italian-inspired version, mascarpone is the

Strawberry sandwich cake is a simple and quick no-bake dessert made with strawberry mousse, fresh strawberries and jelly. Perfect for warm June days! Light and fluffy strawberry mousse filled with juicy strawberry pieces is layered between chocolate biscuits

This cream cheese and strawberry tart features a crisp, buttery pastry shell filled with a smooth cream cheese filling and topped with juicy fresh strawberries. Its flavour is quite different from a tart made with mascarpone, thanks to the distinctive character of Philadelphia

French strawberry tart, also known as Tarte aux Fraises, is a true summer classic. It combines a traditional French pâte sablée pastry case – buttery, delicate and slightly sandy in texture – with juicy ripe strawberries arranged over a generous layer of silky

A wonderfully rich chocolate cake topped with mascarpone cream and fresh strawberries. Simply perfect! Everyone loves this cake without exception. It bakes up beautifully level, slices neatly and serves a crowd with ease. And after all, chocolate and