Baking and desserts

Cakes, brownies, fondants, flapjacks, cupcakes, breads, sweet terrines, bundt cakes, cookies, caramels, crumbles, trifles, buns, biscuits, tarts, muffins, pies, crumpets... boy, do we have a lot of baking and dessert recipes! Tuck in, right now.

A teal background topped with a small plate, with a golden muffin with white icing on top

Carrot and tahini muffins

45 mins makes 12

A marble chopping board topped with slices of oaty bars

Pear and blackberry crumble bars

1 h 30 mins makes 12

A golden, swirled bun filled with a brown sugar filling

Sourdough breakfast buns

1 h 30 mins makes 12 buns

A rectangular loaf of bread topped with crispy golden potatoes and black olives

Roast potato focaccia

40 mins serves 8 as a side

A black cooling rack topped with round buns with yellow custard on top

Cardamom custard buns (skolebrød)

1 h makes 12

A black baking tray filled with crispy filo pastry triangles

Sticky orange and ginger baklava

1 h serves 12

A four tier sponge cake filled with cream and topped with slices of pear

Salted caramel pear cake

1 h 20 mins serves 12-14

White plates topped with mascarpone and halves purple figs

Amaretto baked figs

30 mins serves 4

A beige background topped with green cookies

Baking and desserts

Pandan cookies

35 mins makes 14-15

A baking tray topped with long swirled sesame cookies

Macedonian susamliji (sesame cookies)

40 mins makes about 28 cookies

A glossy chocolate loaf cake with chocolate ganache and sea salt flakes on top

Baking and desserts

Chocolate loaf cake

1 h 10 mins serves 8-10

A dark blue plate topped with a slice of sponge pudding covered in custard

Apple crumble cake

1 h serves 10

A wooden background topped with a golden pastry tart with cornflakes on top

Cornflake tart

1 h serves 10

Three sourdough pancakes in a pan with a stack by the side

Easy sourdough discard recipes

Salted honey baklava

Baking and desserts

Baklava

1 h 30 mins makes 20 squares