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 ...

Line the bottom of a 24cm spring form cake tin with baking paper and grease with nonstick spray. Keep another sheet of baking paper, raw rice or baking beans and a baking tray handy. 1 Dough Mix the ...

Chef Loukie Werle says this cake will not only impress at a dinner party, but has the potential to be a long-time family favourite as well. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius (160 fan forced).