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Skinny chocolate & cranberry muffins

These gorgeous low-fat muffins make a great coffee morning treat, best served warm from the oven

Author: Mary Cadogan

Spooky spider cakes

Children will have great fun decorating these at Halloween parties

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Simple banana tarte tatin

Indulge your friends with this sticky and moreish dessert. Make it using just four ingredients, then serve with ice cream or crème fraîche.

Author: Alex Mackay

Spider biscuits

Create these cute spider biscuits with kids as part of a Halloween party feast. Children will love adding the spooky chocolate spider legs and icing eyes

Author: Lulu Grimes

Toffee nut squares

These sticky, biscuity squares are a popular coffee morning choice

Author: Sarah Cook

The ultimate makeover: Coffee walnut cake

A delicious but lighter version of teatime favourite, coffee and walnut cake

Author: Angela Nilsen

Zesty carrot & ginger loaf

Lovers of ginger cake and carrot cake should enjoy this one. It mellows and improves over a couple of days

Author: Jane Hornby

Gluten free lemon drizzle cake

With a special surprise ingredient, this gluten free cake stays beautifully moist. To everyone's amazement it's mash potato!

Author: Jane Hornby

Chocolate & orange fudge squares

Rich chocolate brownies with a light, carrot cake-style orange topping

Author: Jane Hornby

Chocolate & caramel flapjacks

These sweet and sticky treats are best made a day in advance - perfect if you need to get ahead for a bake sale

Author: James Martin

Easy cherry cake

Cherry cakes are one of the most popular cakes sold by baking experts, the WI. This one will be a guaranteed hit at any cake sale

Author: James Martin

Classic sponge sandwich

Want to know how to make a sponge cake? This nostalgic Victoria cake will provide you with a versatile go-to version

Author: Barney Desmazery

Chococcino cake

We know you all love coffee cake as much as chocolate cake, so why not combine the two?

Author: Barney Desmazery

Wild mushroom & Parmesan vol au vent filling

For a great party canapé, fill puff pastry cases with creamy wild porcini and chestnut mushrooms

Author: Good Food team

Louise Read's Coffee crunch cake

This recipe pairs a nutty meringue with coffee-flavoured Victoria sponge. No wonder it made it into the top three in our 20th birthday cake competition

Author: Good Food team

Orange, oat & sultana cookies

Cookies don't have to be a guilty pleasure - these tasty treats from Leiths School of Food and Wine are superhealthy

Author: Good Food team

Hazelnut & chocolate cookie sandwiches

How do you make chocolate chip cookies even better? Stuff them with chocolate! These hazelnut & chocolate cookie sandwiches are the ultimate indulgence

Author: Esther Clark

Orange, cranberry & almond mince pies

Stirring zingy cranberries into bought mincemeat and making your own simple almond pastry really brings these mince pies to life

Author: Good Food team

Queen of pudding cakes

Super quick to prepare, these little meringue-topped cakes were made for sharing

Author: Good Food team

Coconut carrot slices

If you're looking for a treat for afternoon tea, or something to make for a cake sale, try this crunchy-topped traybake

Author: Jane Hornby

Sticky chocolate drop cakes

This easy-to-make bake will keep somewhere cool in an airtight tin for up to two days

Author: Jane Hornby

Fifteens

Good Food reader Alice Colley shares her recipe for this Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries

Author: Good Food team

Almond florentines

Bake your own delicate nutty biscuits and keep them light as a feather with egg whites and icing sugar

Author: Sarah Cook

Frosted courgette & lemon cake

This luscious cake is lemony and light, with an extra citrus kick from the lemon syrup drizzle

Author: Jane Hornby

Boozy coffee & walnut cake

Boozy coffee and walnut cake is the perfect party sponge- serve at afternoon tea, cake sales and birthdays

Author: Good Food team

Gingerbread haunted house

Try your hand at this Halloween themed gingerbread house - don't worry about home-made wonkiness, it all adds to the creepy effect

Author: Jane Hornby

Anjou pear cake

This fruity cake is at its best when made with melting, buttery pears

Author: Good Food team

Little jam tarts

These simple favourites take just 30 minutes to make - get the kids to help

Author: Good Food team

Sourdough cinnamon buns

Use a sourdough starter to make these moreish cinnamon buns. It adds a contrasting tang to the classic sweet and sticky flavours. Top with a soft cheese icing, if you like

Author: Barney Desmazery

Macadamia & cranberry American cookies

These freezable biscuits are completely irresistible and make a great gift for kids to give to teachers or grandparents

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Chocolate fudge cake with angel frosting

The ultimate in indulgence, this chocolate fudge cake looks like a star with American-style frosting and bakes in just one tin

Author: Sarah Cook

Cherry & almond Easter cupcakes

These little Simnel cakes are really almondy, with pieces of marzipan in the mix - and they look gorgeous

Author: Jane Hornby

Lemon drizzle cakes

The mini and extra marvellous version of our most popular recipe, the lemon drizzle cake

Author: Good Food team

Caramelised honey and tahini cookies

Use up that jar of sesame paste in the back of your cupboard to bake these decadent honey and tahini biscuits. They're sweet, salty and totally addictive

Author: Liberty Mendez

Chocolate fudge sprinkle crinkle biscuits

Make a batch of these fun chocolate fudge sprinkle-crinkle biscuits. Kids will love helping out - especially decorating with sprinkles!

Author: Good Food team

Crazy cookies

Whether you're sharing them at work or including them in a bake sale, these bold little biscuits are guaranteed to brighten everyone's day!

Author: Good Food team

Passion cake

Bake this impressive tropical sponge for a special occasion. This scrumptious triple-layer passion fruit cake is also perfect for Valentine's Day

Author: Sarah Cook

Apricot & almond Chelsea buns

Escape to the kitchen this weekend and make these gorgeous glazed teatime buns

Author: James Martin

Nutty Florentine bars

This clever tray bake combines a buttery shortbread base with a Florentine inspired topping - finished with cherries and dark chocolate

Author: Sarah Cook

Pistachio cupcakes

Turn any gathering into a special occasion with these glamorous cupcakes for grown-ups

Author: Sarah Cook

Apricot & hazelnut mince pies

No gluten, no wheat - just plenty of Christmassy flavour

Author: Good Food team

Chocolate bat biscuits

Let a friendly bat perch on your glass of milk or cuppa this Halloween with these spooky biscuits - add vanilla buttercream for bourbons

Author: Jane Hornby

Orange blossom cakes

Bake these zesty little cakes in a snowflake mould and dust with icing sugar for a festive feel

Author: Good Food team

Maple, pecan & raisin oaty cookies

Keep these chewy cookies in the freezer ready for when friends or family pop around

Author: Lucy Netherton

Syrup crunchies

Keep the kids happy when they come home from school with these crunchy biscuits

Author: Good Food team

Spiced egg & coriander mayonnaise vol au vent filling

Follow our recipe for pastry case canapés then fill with curried egg mayo, herbs and a dot of fruity relish

Author: Good Food team

Courgette muffins

Get kids busy in the kitchen with these scrummy courgette muffins, perfect for cooks aged between 8-14

Author: Good Food team

Vegan shortbread

Make our vegan shortbread with olive oil for a buttery flavour and cornflour to get the crumbliness of traditional versions. They taste great with nut butter

Author: Anna Glover

Walnut & coffee gateau

MasterChef judge Gregg Wallace shares his recipe for a classic cake - it's much easier than it looks

Author: Gregg Wallace

Fruity teacake

Perfect with a reviving cuppa, this cake is a keeper and will happily sit in a tin for a week or so

Author: Emma Lewis