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Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan

Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan serves 1

Soft, spiced buns packed full of strawberries and blueberries and decorated with a strawberry pink cross dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan

Makes 1 18-20cm cake dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free, sesame-free, vegetarian and vegan

Do you always end up with a couple of over-ripe bananas in the fruit bowl? I don’t know what it is, but no matter how few I buy we always have one or two bananas lingering for longer than they shou…

Crème brûlée is always a popular pud, I think it’s because everyone loves the thrill of cracking the thin caramalised sugar topping – a dessert with a bit of theatre is always a winner.

Raspberry ripple is beyond doubt a real taste of summer and these melting moment cookies will fit perfectly into any Jubilee or summer celebration you might be planning.

This is the perfect last minute pudding for when you have nothing planned or unexpected guests.

Fruit really isn’t particularly popular in this household and I definitely struggle with finding fruity puddings that appeal to everyone.

I think I’ve been making too many chocolate biscuits recently – although they’re the family favourite – so today I made some Toffee and Raisin Cookies, just for a change.

This is the recipe for the frangipane layer used in the Knockout Pear and Almond Pastries that I posted yesterday.

It worked! I am so, so pleased! :-) My second foray into making French patisserie (as taught by the wonderful Claire Clark when she was a teacher at Le Cordon Bleu) but egg and dairy-free, has turn…

I had an hour before the girls got home from school and the snack options were looking pretty non-existent – I seem to have stopped buying a lot of snacks with all the baking I’ve been …

The bounty from the PYO needed to be used up as fast as possible – it’s funny how real fresh fruit goes off far faster than shop bought varieties… I wonder why?!! In fact, after w…