My mum used to make this fab cake in the '80s. I haven't had it since, but feeling nostalgic, I thought I'd give it a go. You'll be glad I did, because now you can make it The '80s were a whirl of great desserts - Black Forest gateau, brandy snaps, trifle (I hate trifle but that's beside the point), baked Alaska and lemon sorbet. My parents would have friends over for dinner and I'd pull up the carpet in my bedroom (because I was mental) and attempt - and fail - to listen to

Love peanut butter? Then you're going to love these little squares of pure, unadulterated joy (and nine billion calories, but what can you do?) I’ve been alive for 47 years but among other edible goods such as kebabs, chicken from a high street chicken shop or a plate of kidneys, have never tried a blondie. I’ve not got a particularly sweet tooth, so anything with white chocolate in it makes me do an internal barf. I can’t even eat regular chocolate unless it’s been in the fr

'Neighbours, everybody needs good neeeeigh-bours' - it's true, especially ones who are really good at making cakes. Some might call it cupboard love... There's nothing quite like a pandemic to bring out the very worst in people. If you're reading this from your phone while jogging through a busy park, or at home perched on your nine-foot tower of family-sized packs of toilet roll, I'm talking to you. Fortunately, there's nothing quite like a pandemic to bring out the very bes