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Sweet bakes, biscuits and pastry recipes

Whether you're craving gorgeous cakes and decadent tarts, or fruity loaves and light, buttery pastries, our collection of beautiful biscuit recipes, super sweet bakes and perfect pastry recipes are sure to hit the sweet spot.

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Bake a show-stopping cake with this zingy orange, olive oil and thyme cake – the thyme brings a nice savoury touch. Not only is this cake delicious, but it contains no eggs, making suitable for those who don't eat them (or if you've just run out!).
Orange, olive oil and thyme cake
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Kids will love making these mini banana bread cakes for Mother's Day
Mini banana bread cakes
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Give a traditional meringue dessert a colourful Middle Eastern spin with this easy pavlova recipe.
Sharing orange and raspberry meringue
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Get baking with the kids and make a batch of these easy Jaffa butterfly cupcakes. Fluffy chocolate orange cupcakes are topped with a swirl of vanilla buttercream and topped with a halved Jaffa cake for a chocolatey twist on a classic baking recipe.
Jaffa butterfly cupcakes
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For a speedy Christmas treat or last-minute edible gift idea, try these marzipan and chocolate chip cookies, made with just three ingredients!
Marzipan chocolate chip cookies
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These smart individual Bakewell tarts look like they have come straight from a patisserie window, but are actually super easy to make!
Blueberry Bakewell tarts
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This easy lime meringue tarts recipe is ready in just 10 minutes and is the perfect treat for summer parties.
Mini lime meringue tarts
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This nostalgic classic brings back fond school-dinner memories in all the best ways. The traditional corn flake tart has been updated with a sticky, golden Crunchy Nut corn flake topping for an extra boost of flavour, layered on top of sweet strawberry jam
Corn flake tart
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Ginger nut biscuits
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Fiery ginger nut biscuits are a staple of the biscuit tin and are super-easy to bake at home yourself – you could even get the kids involved for a fun half-term baking project. These simple biscuits are crisp on the outside and slightly chewy in the middle
  • Serves 16
  • 30 mins
  • 61 calories
Healthy banana flapjacks
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These oat, seed and fruit packed flapjacks really are the ultimate healthy snack. Prepare a batch, in just over half an hour, and have them ready to go for when the urge to snack strikes
  • Serves 4
  • 35 mins
  • 202 calories
Homemade custard creams
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A nostalgic bake, these homemade custard creams are the perfect treat to enjoy with a cup of tea.
  • Serves 0
  • 20 mins to prepare, 10 mins to bake plus chilling and cooling
  • 192 calories
Pumpkin pie
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Bursting full of flavour, this classic pumpkin pie is filled with richly spiced golden-orange pumpkin on a delicious rustic shortcrust pastry base
  • Serves 16
  • 45 mins to prepare, 1 hr and 10 mins to cook
  • 298 calories
Blackberry and apple crumble
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Tuck into this warming, comforting pud filled with juicy blackberries, crisp apples and creamy walnuts
  • Serves 4
  • 60 mins
  • 509 calories
Salted caramel tart
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An elegant and sumptious salted caramel tart with a rich chocolate ganache topping, perfect for a show-stopping dessert
  • Serves 12
  • 120 mins
  • 514 calories
Chocolate muffins
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Bake a batch of this fluffy chocolate muffins recipe, studded with melting chunks of dark chocolate, for a crowd-pleasing bake - pack up for picnics or save for an afternoon treat.
  • Serves 4
  • 40 mins
  • 235 calories
Salted caramel lava cookies
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Serve these cookies freshly baked and still warm to truly experience the gooeyness of the caramel centres and the deliciousness of the melt-in-the-mouth chocolate chips.
  • Serves 16
  • 10 mins to prepare and 16-18 mins to cook
  • 280 calories
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