Desserts

Homemade lemon curd is one of those things that once you have made it, you cannot go back to the shop-bought version. It takes fifteen …

There are two lemon cheesecake recipes on this site — the lemon cheesecake in the cheesecakes section, which covers the full version in detail, and …

The Bakewell tart is one of Britain’s most beloved bakes — a crisp sweet pastry case filled with a layer of raspberry jam and a …

A lemon cheesecake is the dessert that wins over everyone — even people who claim not to like cheesecake. The filling is light and creamy …

Rice pudding is one of the most honest and comforting desserts in British cooking. No complexity, no technique, no skill required — just pudding rice, …

There is something about a raspberry pavlova that feels more celebratory than almost any other dessert. The white cloud of meringue, the billowing cream, and …

The all-in-one Victoria sponge is Mary Berry’s own method — and it is the reason so many people who were intimidated by cake making discovered …

Lemon meringue pie is one of those desserts that has never needed reinventing. The combination of crisp, buttery pastry, sharp lemon curd filling, and a …

Apple crumble is Britain’s most loved pudding. Not the most glamorous, not the most impressive, but the most consistently, deeply satisfying. A soft, gently spiced …

Parkin is one of Britain’s most characterful regional bakes — a sticky, dense, deeply spiced oat and ginger cake from Yorkshire and Lancashire that has …