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It's difficult not to demolish this classic lemon drizzle in just one sitting, so why not make two at once?

Lemon drizzle cake

unsalted butter, softened

caster sugar

eggs

self-raising flour

lemon,zested

1½ lemons,juiced

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.

<a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/best-whisks">Beat together</a> the butter and caster sugar until pale and creamy, then add the eggs, one at a time, slowly mixing through.

Sift in the self-raising flour, then add the lemon zest and mix until well combined.

Line a loaf tin (8 x 21cm) with greaseproof paper, then spoon in the mixture and level the top with a spoon.

Bake for 45-50 mins until a thin <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/baking-equipment">skewer</a> inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

While the cake is cooling in its tin, mix together the lemons juice and caster sugar to make the drizzle.

Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer or fork, then pour over the drizzle – the juice will sink in and the sugar will form a lovely, crisp topping.

Leave in the tin until completely cool, then remove and serve. Will keep in an <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-five-tupperware-sets">airtight container</a> for 3-4 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.

This is an easy banana bread recipe that gives perfect results every time. Be sure to use really ripe bananas - the blacker the better.

Each serving provides 334 kcal, 5g protein, 53g carbohydrates (of which 30g sugars), 11g fat (of which 6.5g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.8g salt.

Banana bread

flour

tsp bicarbonate of soda

salt

110 grams/4 ounces butter, plus extra for greasing

free-range eggs

bananas,

85 milliliters/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice

tsp vanilla extract

Impress with this traditional French pastry made up of two choux buns filled with pastry cream, topped with chocolate ganache and decorated with a whipped cream ‘collar’.

Equipment and preparation: You will need a piping bag with a 1.5cm/ ¾in plain nozzle, a small star nozzle and a long thin nozzle (or you could use a jam syringe) and a skewer.

Religieuse

60 grams/2¼oz butter,

75 grams/2½oz plain flour

eggs,

500 milliliters/18fl oz full-fat milk

vanilla pod, seeds only

75 grams/2½oz caster sugar

grams/¾oz cornflour

150 milliliters/5fl oz double cream

chocolate

This is the best and easiest recipe for damper, and I've used it for a long time now, and just love it!

Easy Australian Damper Recipe

250 g self-raising flour

tsp salt

unsalted butter,

milk

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A delicious creamy slice the whole family will enjoy.

Lattice Vanilla Slice Recipe

400 g Lattice biscuits

g vanilla pudding mix

600 ml cream

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Nothing beats a warm, sticky Chelsea bun fresh from the oven. These are drizzled with icing for an extra naughty treat. 

Paul Hollywood's Chelsea buns

sachet fast-acting yeast

300 milliliters/10fl oz milk

grams/1½oz unsalted butter,

free-range egg

vegetable oil, for greasing

unsalted butter, melted

orange, zest only, grated

75 grams/2½oz soft brown sugar

cinnamon

grams/3½oz cranberries

grams/3½oz sultanas

100 grams/3½oz dried apricots, chopped

apricot jam

200 grams/7 ounces icing sugar, sifted

These little cookies – described by one friend as tasting like a cookie within a cookie – are really a mixture between a meringue and a cookie. Hence they’ve become known at home, where they’re immensely popular, as Merookies, and are ideal with a cup of coffee after dinner. They are called “forgotten” as, just like the 'Forgotten Pudding' in Nigella Express, they are not baked, but put in a hot oven, which you immediately turn off, leaving the cookies to bake in the fading residual heat overnight. I find it all too easy actually to forget them, and always put a post-it sticker on the oven to remind me they’re in there, so I don’t burn them to a cinder by preheating the oven to cook something else in it the next day. 

Forgotten cookies

free-range egg whites,

fine sea salt

grams/3½oz caster sugar

tsp cornflour

tsp cider vinegar vinegar

¼ tsp ground cardamom

75 grams/2½oz mini dark chocolate chips

75 grams/2½oz pistachios, finely chopped

Who can resist these traditional rock cakes... just like Nan used to make?

Rock cakes

(225 grams) self-raising flour

baking powder

unsalted butter

sultanas

mixed peel

orange

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I love anything with lemon in it so when I found out we had to make a drizzle cake lemon was the first thing that came to mind, but I spiced it up a bit to make it special. 

For this recipe you will need a 900g/2lb loaf tin and a food processor.

Pistachio, cardamom and lemon drizzle cake

grams/3½oz shelled pistachios,

milliliters/4fl oz sunflower oil,

grams/4½oz caster sugar

vanilla bean paste

green cardamom pods, seeds

grams/3½oz plain flour

grams/1 ounces ground almonds, sifted

tsp baking powder

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

grams/1¾oz soured cream

lemons, juice only

120 grams/4¼oz caster sugar

75 grams/2½oz icing sugar

lemon juice

rose petals

These elegant, buttery biscuits might look extra impressive but they're surprisingly easy to make. Dip in chocolate for an extra sweet treat

Viennese whirls

slightly salted butter,softened

icing sugar

plain flour

½ tsp baking powder

butter,softened

raspberry jamor strawberry jam

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line 2 <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/kimberley-wilsons-top-5-baking-trays">baking sheets</a> with baking parchment. Put the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk for about 5 mins until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and beat again until fully incorporated.

Sift in the flour, cornflour and baking powder, and fold into the mixture using a spatula until combined (the dough should have a tacky consistency). Spoon the dough into a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/top-10-cake-decorating-kit">piping bag</a> fitted with a large star-shaped nozzle. If all the mixture doesn’t fit, do it in 2 batches.

Pipe swirly circles 5cm diameter onto 2 baking sheets making sure there are 3cm spaces between each swirl.

Bake for 10-12 mins, swapping the trays over halfway through the cooking time so the biscuits are evenly baked, until pale golden and cooked through. Leave to cool on the baking sheets for a few mins, then transfer to <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/baking-equipment">wire racks</a>.

While the biscuits cool, make the filling. Put the softened butter in a large mixing bowl and add the icing sugar. Stir together initially with a wooden spoon then switch to electric beaters or a <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/review/best-whisks">whisk</a> to get the buttercream fluffy and smooth. Add the vanilla extract and beat once more to combine. Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag and snip off the end.

Turn the biscuits over so their flat side is facing up then pipe buttercream over half of the biscuits and spread a little jam on the rest. Sandwich a jam covered biscuit together with a buttercream one and repeat until all the biscuits are used up.

For those that only like a little icing, Mary's drizzled version of the classic Bakewell tart will be a hit at tea time.

Easy Bakewell Tart

grams/2½oz butter

water

raspberry jam

grams/4½oz butter

125 grams/4½oz ground almonds

egg,

almond extract

grams/1¾oz almonds

80 grams/2¾oz icing sugar

2½ tsp cold water

Easy Bakewell tart

A very popular cafe-style slice, which looks impressive, but is super easy.

Slice Of Life

condensed milk

butter

Malt-o-Milk biscuits crushed

malted milk powder

apricots

coconut

tbs desiccated coconut extra *to decorate

Slice of Life

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This is a batch recipe, great for the kids, fetes and cake stalls.

Condensed Milk Biscuits Recipe

margarine

250 g choc bits

250 g white choc bits

400 g NESTLE Sweetened Condensed Milk

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Skip the queues and zoom to the express lane with only five ingredients — that way you'll be home quicker to cook and enjoy this delicious meal.

Spinach & Feta Turnovers

olive oil

English spinach, ends trimmed, washed, shredded

feta, crumbled

Spinach & feta turnovers

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This rice pudding cake is every bit as wonderful as it sounds: an Italian torta di riso, refracted through the prism of someone who loves a bowl of very British rice pudding. 

Rice Pudding Cake With Raspberry Jam Sauce

arborio rice

700 milliliters/1¼ pints full-fat milk

¼ tsp fine sea salt

lemon, zest and 2 tsp juice

75 grams/2¾oz soft unsalted butter,

free-range eggs, separated

75 grams/2¾oz caster sugar

raspberry liqueur,

Rice pudding cake with raspberry jam sauce

Jam and vanilla cream lamingtons

(1 cup) caster sugar

vanilla extract

(2 cups) self-raising flour

milliliters (1/2 cup) milk

(2 cups) desiccated coconut

thickened cream

(3/4 cup) strawberry jam

(3 cups) icing sugar mixture

dark Dutch cocoa

butter, chopped

(3/4 cup) water, boiling

A hint of orange blossom adds a floral touch to the this polenta and almond-based orange cake.

Orange and polenta cake

demerara caster sugar

vanilla essence

(200 grams) almond meal

coarse polenta

oranges

tsp orange blossom water

gluten-free baking powder

Creme fraiche

(250 milliliters) orange juice

milliliters orange blossom water

cardamom pods, crushed

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Mary Berry's easy Victoria sponge cake recipe is a baking classic and a tasty tea-time treat. 

Each serving provides 501 kcal, 5g protein, 50g carbohydrates (of which 36g sugars), 31g fat (of which 19g saturates), 0.8g fibre and 0.8g salt (serving with 300g of jam and 300ml cream). 

Mary Berry's easy Victoria sandwich

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