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Indulgent and creamy with lashings of nutmeg, Simon Hopkinson's foolproof rice pudding recipe is the perfect comfort food.

Rice pudding

grams/1½oz butter

grams/3½fl oz pudding rice (or Spanish paella rice)

75 grams/2½oz caster sugar

litre/1¾pints full-fat milk

150 milliliters/5fl oz double cream

vanilla extract

salt

plenty nutmeg

The best flapjacks are gooey, chewy and, above all, easy. These fruit-filled treats are great to make with children. You will also need a 20x30cm/8x12in baking tray. 

Easy honey flapjacks

unsalted butter

demerara sugar

honey

400 grams/14 ounces porridge oats

grams/1¾oz nuts, raisins, crystallised ginger or desiccated coconut (optional)

Banana cake, aka banana bread, is one of the easiest cakes to make. Ever. This one is plain but it's only a starting point. Add nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chunks, spices too. Check the tip at the bottom of the page to read how.


Easiest ever banana cake

bananas

eggs

100 grams/3½oz soft light brown sugar

150 milliliters/5fl oz sunflower or vegetable oil

275 grams/9¾oz white self-raising flour

tsp ground mixed spice

tsp baking powder

Don't worry if you don't have scales. You can make this easy banana cake in no time.

Try making these easy, buttery shortbread biscuits for an afternoon activity with the kids. This recipe also works with chocolate chips or orange zest added the dough. 

Shortbread

125 grams/4 ounces unsalted butter,

55 grams/2 ounces caster sugar, plus extra to finish

flour

Brilliant to make with children over the holidays, these easy chocolate Easter nests are a perennial favourite.

Chocolate Easter egg nest cakes

golden syrup

butter

grams/2¾oz cornflakes

chocolate eggs

A perfect sponge traybake cake using tinned or frozen fruit and your favourite chocolate to make something really simple, very special.

White chocolate and peach traybake cake

200 grams/7 ounces caster sugar, or soft light/dark sugar

free-range eggs

mango

grams/3½oz white chocolate, roughly chopped (milk or dark chocolate will also work)

Rock cakes are a light, crumbly tea-time favourite. Eat while they are still warm from the oven. So easy to make, and lots of fun for children to join in too. 

Each serving provides 214 kcal, 3g protein, 29g carbohydrates (of which 14.5g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 6g saturates), 1g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Rock cakes

grams/4½oz unsalted butter,

150 grams/5½oz dried fruit (raisins, sultanas or currants)

free-range egg

tbsp milk

tsp vanilla extract

Made with just self-raising flour and vanilla bean yoghurt, these super easy doughnuts are crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle. They’re the perfect thing to whip up when unexpected guests pop by. Beware: it’s hard to stop at one!


3-ingredient doughnuts recipe

(2 cups) self-raising flour, plus extra, to dust

vanilla bean Greek-style yoghurt

Cinnamon sugar, to coat

Step 1

Place flour and yoghurt in a medium bowl. Use clean hands to mix until the dough comes together. Roll tablespoonfuls of the dough into balls.

Step 2

Place cinnamon sugar in a bowl. Pour oil into a medium saucepan to a depth of 5cm. Place over a medium heat and heat to 170C on a cook’s thermometer (when the oil is ready, a cube of bread will turn golden in 15 seconds). Deep-fry balls, in batches, for 3-4 minutes or until golden. Toss hot doughnuts in cinnamon sugar. Serve warm.

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This easy fairy cakes recipe is perfect for baking with children. Decorate with a little drizzly icing and plenty of sprinkles, or go for the full butterfly effect. If you want to change the flavour, quantity or ice your fairy cakes, use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a> to customise this recipe.

Each serving provides 217 kcal, 1.9g protein, 35.3g carbohydrate (of which 29.4g sugars), 7.4g fat (of which 4.4g saturates), 0.3g fibre and 0.11g salt.


Easy fairy cakes

110 grams/4 ounces caster sugar

eggs,

milk

300 grams/10½oz icing sugar

water

food colouring

hundreds and thousands, or other sprinkles

This simple lemon drizzle cake recipe is super-quick to bake and perfect with an afternoon cup of tea. It's made in a food processor, so in 10 minutes you'll have it in the oven! 

This recipe makes a lemon drizzle loaf, but if you want to make a cake in a different shape, try our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a>.
Each serving provides 401 kcal, 5.3g protein, 47.5g carbohydrate (of which 31.3g sugars), 20.9g fat (of which 12.4g saturates), 0.9g fibre and 0.29g salt.


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