Forget the love angle on spring. This is the season when a cook’s thoughts turn to entertaining. Right now there is no end of excuses to feed friends and family, whether for Mother’s Day or graduation ...

This recipe is from Cherie Denham's collection The Irish Bakery, with photography by Andrew Montgomery. You can order it here. 1. Preheat the oven to 140C (325F/Gas 3). Grease a 23 cm (9 inch) ...

A moist dessert cake crammed with apples and with a hint of almond, too. This is ideal served warm with custard for pudding. For this recipe you will need a 20cm/8in deep, loose-bottomed or spring ...

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C. Line a 26cm spring form cake tin with baking paper. 2. Streusel: Place flour, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter in a mixing bowl and rub together until it resembles coarse ...

Pre-heat oven to 180 or 160for a fan forced oven. I use a 20cm spring form cake tin, lined with baking paper on the bottom and lightly buttered on the sides. Place two whole eggs in the bottom and ...