Preheat the oven to 180°C. Remove the lid from the Camembert and place it onto a baking tray. Using a sharp knife pierce numerous holes into the cheese and press the garlic and herbs into the holes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and lightly sea

Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line a baking tray with parchment paper. In a large bowl mix together the spelt, almonds, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the butter and using your fingers or a pastry blender rub in the butter u

The night before you want to make the pudding place the raisins, currants and sultanas into bowl. Chop the figs and dates so they are roughly the same size as the rest of the fruit and add to the bowl, along with the grated apple. Pour over the rum o

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line two baking trays with parchment paper. Place the butter, sugar and golden syrup into a medium pan, set over medium heat, and heat until fully melted. Meanwhile, in a large bowl sieve the remaining ingred

Start with the filling by placing the chocolate into a medium sized bowl and the cream into the pan set over medium high heat. Once the cream has come to a boil pour over the chocolate and stir together until smooth. Cover the bowl with cling fil

Melt the chocolate and set aside to cool. Whip the cream to soft peaks and set aside. Place the egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on high speed until they hold firm peaks and with the whisk still on h

To make the truffles finely chop the chocolate and place in a medium heatproof bowl along with the peanut butter. Place the cream, light brown sugar and sea salt into a medium saucepan and set over medium heat and bring to the boil. Pour the cream o

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 23cmx33cm brownie pan with parchment paper, leaving roughly a 5cm overhang, to help remove the brownies later. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt together into a bowl and set aside. In a medium pan set over m

For the filling place the sugar into a medium saucepan and melt over medium heat until dark brown in colour, stopping before it starts to smoke. Remove from the heat and carefully pour in the salt and half the cream. The mixture will bubble violently

In large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl whisk together the buttermilk, egg, egg yolks, oil and vanilla extract. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk mixture, mix together until

1) Preheat an oven with a pizza stone to 290C/Gas mark 9, if possible. If your oven does not go up to 290C, preheat it to the highest temperature possible. 2) In a bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar together well combined. In a second bowl mix tog

Preheat over to 180°C. Spread a thin layer of mincemeat across a sheet of ready rolled puff pastry. Roll into a tight log. Slice into 1cm thick rounds and place on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment. Bake for 15 minutes, until golde

2-tone Topping: Take 2 equal quantities of buttercream. Keep one part uncoloured, and add a dash of gel colouring to the other and mix in well. Take a disposable piping bag and fill half with the neutral buttercream, and the other half with the colo

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the pistachios on a baking tray and place in the preheated oven. Toast the nuts for about 5 minutes or until fragrant. Allow to cool and then finely chop. Place the pistachios, milk, cream, half the sugar and sal

Preheat the oven to 180°C, line the base of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment and lightly grease the sides. Set a heatproof bowl over a pan of lightly simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Add the chocolate and butt

Place the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together into a medium bowl and whisk to combine, set aside until needed. Place the butter and sugars into a large bowl and beat together until light and creamy, remember you are not making a cake