Start off the New Year with a celebration, then wow your Valentine with romantic cupcakes, before it's time for every chocolate lover's favourite holiday, Easter. Maybe you'll get spooky and kooky for Halloween with ghoulish cupcakes and then indulge in the ultimate foodie holiday, Christmas. Whatever you decide to make, you'll love this collection of simple and easy recipes for all occasions.
Sweet, moist and flavourful, this is the best carrot tray bake cake! Packed full of fresh carrots, juicy sultanas and a touch of cinnamon, its a quick and easy single-layer bake. And topped with a no-fail cream cheese frosting, it’s a great dessert for picnic lunches or afternoon tea treats.
A chocolate-lover’s dream, this Mini Egg brownie tart is the perfect dessert for Easter. A decadent, fudgy brownie filling and a layer of luxurious caramel sit in a sweet, crisp chocolate pastry tart shell. Switch out the chocolate eggs for the ultimate chocolate dessert for any occasion.
Perfect for big kids as well as the little ones, this fully-loaded giant Smarties cookie pie is going to put a huge smile on everyone’s face. Serve it warm fresh from the oven with plenty of vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce! It’s easy to make and delicious as a sharing dessert or celebration treat.
Just when you thought Easter chocolate couldn’t get any better, along comes Easter egg cheesecake. With a biscuit base and a creamy chocolate cheesecake stuffed inside half a chocolate Easter egg and topped with Mini Eggs and more chocolate, it’s perfect for serving after Easter dinner.
Moist and flavourful, this classic vanilla marble bundt cake is anything but boring! With swirls of colour, this quick and easy from scratch cake is absolutely perfect for birthdays, celebrations or just as a slice of cake and cup of tea. Top with a sprinkling of icing sugar or with vanilla glaze and tuck in.
Perfect for festive baking fun, these adorable Christmas Tree brownies are fudgy, chocolately, so easy to make and ideal for little ones to decorate. Add a candy cane trunk, ribbons of icing and lots of sprinkles for a great Christmas party or movie night treat!
Velvety, rich and deliciously easy, this no bake Black Forest cheesecake is an absolutely show-stopping dessert. Smooth chocolate cheesecake filling, packed with black cherries and a touch of Kirsch liqueur, is sat on a buttery dark chocolate biscuit base, and is topped with whipped cream and more cherries. Cheesecake doesn’t get any better than this!
Big, thick and perfectly fudgy New York style chocolate orange cookies, are the cookie that you didn’t know you needed, until now! Utterly indulgent, these no chill cookies are stuffed with chunks of chocolate orange and can be ready to eat in under 30 minutes!
This easy homemade mincemeat recipe is super quick to make and perfect for festive baking, especially mince pies. Full of juicy currants, raisins, sultanas, cranberries, with a touch of warming Christmas spices and rich brandy, you’ll be making it every Christmas.
This Baileys Chocolate Tart is rich and decadent and full of Irish Cream. Easy and quick to make, this ultimate dessert has a silky, smooth Baileys chocolate ganache encased in a perfectly crisp chocolate pastry case, finished with a drizzle of white chocolate. It makes a show-stopping for all occasions, including Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day.
Super simple and fun to make, these Reindeer Cookies are made with a quick and easy spicy gingerbread cookie dough and a gingerbread man cookie cutter. They are perfect for Christmas gifts and taste amazing too! Don’t forget to add Rudolph’s red nose!
Enjoy a big batch of these easy and festive Christmas pinwheel cookies. These bright and colourful peppermint sugar cookies are guaranteed to make the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes, and are great for cookie exchanges or Christmas Eve treats. Switch the colours for different occasions and enjoy!
Dark, rich and deliciously easy to make, this chocolate orange Bundt cake is perfectly moist and fluffy, and filled with a layer of orange cheesecake filling. Drizzled with a quick and easy chocolate glaze, it’s ideal for sharing with friends and family.
Add a touch of festive magic to your holiday dessert table with these super cute and simple, melt in your mouth Christmas Tree Meringues. This no-fail recipe gives you cripsy on the outside and marshmallow in the middle. Perfect for festive treats and homemade gifts.
Full of the flavours of autumn, this toffee apple tart is super easy to make and absolutely delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream. With a ginger biscuit crust, a layer of Dulce de Leche caramel and sweet Braeburn apples, it’s easier than making apple pie! #applepie #appletart #caramel #easydessert
Hands up if you’re a vanilla fan? Then this vanilla tray bake cake is just for you. The soft, fluffy and buttery vanilla sheet cake is so easy to make and perfect for a crowd. Covered in whipped vanilla buttercream, it’s perfect for birthday celebrations, an easy dessert or any occasion!
This no bake Baileys cheesecake is packed full of chocolate and Irish Cream; making it an impressive dessert for all occasions, including Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day! The silky, smooth and creamy Baileys cheesecake filling is encased in an Oreo crust, and topped with a decadent Baileys chocolate ganache and whipped cream. And the best bit, it’s super easy to make!
Soft and rich chocolate cupcakes topped with a creamy, mint buttercream frosting! If you love mint choc chip ice cream, you’re going to love these classic mint chocolate cupcakes. They’re perfect for all occasions including birthday, Christmas or St. Patricks Day.
So simple to make, this rainbow pinata cupcake recipe makes twelve chocolate cupcakes, and are perfect for birthdays, baby showers and other celebrations. Add your favourite sprinkle mix or candy filling and top the cupcake with a beautiful, bright rainbow frosting swirl. The recipe can be easily doubled if you need more to go round.
This no-bake Chocolate Orange cheesecake is the BEST cheesecake you’ll ever make! With a chocolate cream cookie crust and a rich chocolate orange filling, it’s absolutely irresistible! You’ll be making it again and again. Quick to make and using just a few ingredients it is the perfect easy dessert.
Calling all the chocolate lovers! This chocolate tray bake cake is super moist, crazy delicious and so easy to make with everyday store cupboard ingredients. It makes the best chocolate cake for birthdays, BBQs or any occasion, and is covered in a super creamy and smooth three-ingredient buttercream frosting.
You are going to absolutely love this classic bake – the raspberry Victoria sponge! Layers of golden fluffy cake, fruity raspberry jam, vanilla whipped cream and fresh raspberries. Perfect with a cup of tea!
You’re going love these easy Party Ring blondies, packed full of white chocolate chunks and mini marshmallows and topped with a classic favourite – iced ring biscuits. A fun traybake recipe for all the family!
Calling all Lotus Biscoff Lovers! This no bake Biscoff cheesecake is easy to make and doesn’t need an oven. Light and creamy vanilla, caramel and Biscoff cheesecake filling on a crushed Biscoff biscuit crust. Decadent and delicious!
The ultimate Mint Oreo cake has arrived! Dark, deep chocolate cake layers, fresh mint buttercream and the best crushed Oreo frosting, topped with Mint Oreos.
The ultimate Creme Egg cake has arrived! Utterly delicious with dark, deep chocolate cake layers, creamy vanilla buttercream and decadent chocolate frosting. Topped off with mini Creme Eggs. How do you eat yours?
Wow your true love on Valentines Day with this no-bake Jammie Dodger cheesecake, made with just a few simple ingredients! It’s so silky smooth and rippled with sweet raspberry jam. And the best thing… you don’t even have to turn the oven on!
Why not turn your leftover Christmas treats, into this easy mince pie ice cream is packed full of chunks of pastry, mincemeat and a little festive spice. Made without an ice cream machine, this amazingly smooth ice cream is so addictive, you’ll want to eat it all year round.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with this festive layer cake packed with fruity spiced mincemeat and frosted with a velvety brandy buttercream. It’s a fabulous twist on a traditional Christmas cake, with the flavours of mince pies.
Fall in love with this beauty! A light chocolate Red Velvet bundt cake drizzled with amazing cream cheese glaze, that you’ll want to eat with a spoon. This cake is super easy to make, perfectly moist and fluffy, and an awesome Holiday bake or Valentine’s Day surprise!
You’ll want to make this delicious and easy vanilla layer cake over and over again. Sweet, fluffy cake layers with silky swiss meringue buttercream, is perfect for celebrating birthdays, weddings or any other special occasion.
The days of longing for an ice cream machine are over with this silky smooth and utterly simple no-churn mint choc chip ice cream. The best flavour ever!
How could you not resist these adorable Halloween Gingerbread Men for the spookiest night of the year! With a quick and easy spicy gingerbread cookie dough and icing, these guys are perfect for little trick or treaters. With an updated recipe and some handy hints, it’s time to get creepy and kooky…
Do you fancy some indulgent baking? Then check out these Baileys Chocolate Ganache cupcakes. Fluffy chocolate cake filled a decadent Baileys ganache and topped with an Irish Cream buttercream. An utterly fabulous cupcake, to celebrate any occasion.
Deliciously thick and fudgy, these loaded Jaffa Cake brownies, pack a chocolate orange hit, that will keep you going back for more. Rich dark chocolate brownie, with layers of Jaffa Cakes inside; they are so easy to make, in just one bowl! Why not bake two batches so you don’t run out?
Simply the most delicious and easy, sweet and tangy gin lemon curd with a little gin kick! This grown-up version is the perfect addition to your bakes, desserts or just straight from the jar. Get all the tips to make this zesty delight.
Summer’s calling and it’s bringing with it beautiful fresh fruit! Any excuse for my favourite classic Pimms Summer Fruit tart packed full of strawberries, raspberries, red currants and more. Sweet, indulgent and super simple.
Perfectly pillows of chocolate cake, filled with a fresh mint buttercream, these delicious and no fuss, easy to make mint chocolate whoopie pies are perfect for grabbing and cake, when you need cake on the run.
These vanilla cupcakes are light and fluffy, and utterly delicious. Topped with creamy whipped vanilla buttercream, and with a hidden chocolate surprise inside, these are easy to put together and make the perfect Easter cupcake alternative to chocolate eggs.
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