Holidays & Occasions

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.

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christmas

Christmas

halloween

Halloween

easter

Easter

valentines day

Valentines

birthday

Birthdays

st patricks day

St Patrick's

Mothers Day

Mother's Day

Fathers Day

Father's Day

All holiday recipes

Gin Lemon Curd

Easy Lemon Curd with Gin

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 Berries Pimms Tart

Pimms Summer Fruit Tart

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.

Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies

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.

Vanilla Easter Cupcake

Vanilla Easter Cupcakes

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.

Creme Egg Tray Bake

Bake up a gooey chocolate delight for Easter with this Creme Egg traybake. Moist and rich chocolate cake, coated in a chocolate icing and smashed Creme Eggs on top. Utterly addictive.

Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes

Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes

Delight your friends and family for Easter with these cute and delicious mini egg cupcakes. Soft white chocolate cake speckled with coloured candy drops, and topped with a fluffy white chocolate buttercream frosting and the best Easter candy ever… mini eggs

Gingerbread Chocolate Log

Gingerbread Chocolate Log

What says Fall, Christmas and Winter, all at the same time? Gingerbread, of course. So take a look at this gingerbread chocolate log, that brings them all together at once. A moist, light chocolate roll cake, filled with a gingerbread liqueur spiced creamy filling gives a delicious twist on a traditional yule log.

Buddy the Elf Cupcakes

Elf Breakfast Spaghetti Cupcakes

Don’t be a cotton headed ninny muggins and try these Buddy the Elf Breakfast Spaghetti cupcakes for a Christmas Eve treat waiting for Santa to arrive. They’re packed full of Elf food group essentials M&Ms, marshmallows, sprinkles and syrup frosting!

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Super cute and super easy  mini pumpkin spice cupcakes, with a delicious cream cheese frosting to top. Make the perfect fall treat and holiday dessert!

Halloween Snack Mix

Ghoulish Halloween Snack Mix

Will you trick or treat with this sweet and salty Halloween Snack Mix? Fill your cauldron with salty popcorn with Oreo bites, mini marshmallows, crunchy caramel M&Ms and googly eyes and prepare for the little ghoulies and ghosties to come knocking!

DIY Pumpkin Spice Mix

DIY Pumpkin Spice Mix

The perfect blend DIY pumpkin spice mix to bring the flavour of Fall into your kitchen, taking you from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Use it in recipes for cakes, bakes, cupcakes, muffins and recreate that famous pumpkin spice latte.

Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

It’s always cream on top with these Cotswold afternoon tea inspired Strawberries and Cream cupcakes – light and fluffy sultana cakes filled with strawberry jam and finished with clotted cream buttercream and fresh fruit. Bringing the taste of the Cotswolds to your kitchen.

Raspberry Chocolate Cake Roll

Raspberry Chocolate Roll

Fluffy, light and delicious raspberry chocolate roll, filled with whipped cream and fresh berries, covered in ganache. The perfect cake to kick-start summer!

Easter Chocolate Bark

Easter Chocolate Bark

A simple and fun Easter chocolate bark packed full of candy, a perfect treat for all the family and the Easter Bunny. Just snap off a piece off and enjoy!

Raspberry Chocolate Pots

Raspberry Chocolate Pots

Decadent and indulgent, guilt-free raspberry chocolate pots will satisfy any sweet tooth from twitching without thinking about hitting the gym!

Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

Rich, light and moist, these chocolate raspberry cupcakes are a true classic and super easy to make. Topped with a gorgeous fresh raspberry buttercream frosting, and filled with vanilla custard, they’re perfect for Valentine’s Day or individual desserts!

Sundae Cupcakes

Chocolate Sundae Cupcakes – Gluten and Dairy Free

These cute chocolate sundae cupcakes are a fun twist on a classic – and believe it or not they are gluten and dairy free! Easy to make and look amazing, they are great for a birthday celebration. No spoon required!

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Creepy and kooky Ghosts and Red Devils make Halloween a little cuter and definitely sweeter with these Halloween Sticky Toffee Cupcakes!

Gingerbread Latte Cake

The perfect layer cake for Fall – a big sweet hug with spicy, warming flavours. Six layers of beautiful gingerbread latte cake, with coffee and vanilla buttercream frostings… let the countdown to red cups commence!

Strawberry Split Macarons

Soft and crispy, these strawberry split macarons little mouthfuls of pure delight. Chewy meringue shells filled with strawberry buttercream and strawberry jam, they make the perfect afternoon treat.

Gluten Free Rainbow Bundt-Cake

Gluten Free Rainbow Bundt Cake

Bright, colourful and allergy friendly. It’s back to old school baking with this bright and colourful gluten free rainbow cake, runny icing and sprinkles!

Cake-O-Saurus is the perfect party guest and even brings his own cupcake. Create your own little cute monster with this easy to follow dinosaur cake tutorial!

T-Rex Dinosaur Cake Tutorial

Cake-O-Saurus is the perfect party guest and even brings his own cupcake. Create your own little cute monster with this easy to follow dinosaur cake tutorial!

Valentines Red Velvet Cupcakes

Valentines Red Velvet Cupcakes

The most perfect Red Velvet cupcakes, soft and fluffy, topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting, and a hidden surprise baked inside!

Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

Rosewater Love Hearts

Delicate and delicious twist on a classic peppermint cream. Perfect for Valentines day, these chocolate dipped rosewater love hearts sweets are simple and quick to make.

Crumbs and Corkscrews - Black Forest Brownie Stack

Black Forest Brownie Stacks

The classic flavour combo of dark chocolate, brandy soaked cherries and cream come together for these luscious Black Forest brownie stacks. Super simple to make and with a secret ingredient of low fat mayonnaise, they’re naughty but nice!

Brown Butter Choc Chip Cake

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

The taste of chocolate chip cookie dough in cake form! Indulge in a brown butter chocolate chip cake, with layers of vanilla chocolate chip cake and iced with cookie dough frosting.

Mint Choc Chip Brownies

Mint Chocolate Chip Brownies

Perfectly fudgy and rich mint chocolate chip brownies. Layered with a smooth and creamy peppermint frosting and decadent chocolate ganache.

Jack Skellington Marshmallow Pops

Jack Skellington Marshmallow Pops

What’s this? What’s this? These quick and easy Jack Skellington marshmallow pops are the perfect Halloween treat for spooking your trick or treaters, kids and adults alike.

Crumbs and Corkscrews - Mini Doughnuts

Glazed Mini Vanilla Doughnuts

How cute are these mini vanilla doughnuts? Quick, easy, and baked so there’s no proving needed! Dipped in vanilla and chocolate glaze, they are the perfect mouthful of fluffy doughnut.

Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

The Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake

These moist and rich chocolate cupcakes melt in your mouth with every bite. Easy to make, completely from scratch and topped off with the most decadent chocolate buttercream frosting, you won’t stop at one. These are the ultimate chocolate cupcakes!

Red Velvet Cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

These classic Red Velvet cookies are thick and chewy, with a hint of cocoa and they are so easy to make! Add a creamy vanilla ice cream between them for the ultimate ice cream sandwich.