Summer family desserts recipes
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Eton mess cake
Bring the flavours of an English summer to your table with this clever twist on a traditional favourite
Strawberry cream tea cake
This super-sized scone is perfect to feed a crowd for afternoon tea
Mini blackberry bakewells
Use up seasonal fruit in mini almond tarts with frangipane filling and crisp shortcrust cases – best served with thick clotted cream
Silly twits ice cream
You don't have to own an ice-cream maker to enjoy a homemade, freezer friendly staple
Strawberry & poppy seed cake
A light vanilla sponge dotted with seeds and sandwiched with orange frosting and fresh strawberries - heavenly
Praline meringue cake with strawberries
A caramel-flavoured praline meringue that's perfect for a summer's day
Gooseberry coconut cake
Creamy coconut complements tart fruit really well. The gooseberries disappear into the cake batter keeping the sponge extra moist
Cherry chocolate pavlova
Finish your meal with this impressive dessert, with billowing cream and fresh summer fruit
Very berry trifle
Layers of mascarpone, custard, cherry conserve, mixed berries, Madeira cake and sherry - who doesn't love a trifle?
Summer berry mousse cake
Try a scrumptious summer dessert with summer berry mousse cake
Plum & almond pudding
British plums are one of the great late-summer treats. Enjoy them warm from the oven in this comforting pudding
Strawberry & almond cheesecake sponge
This easy summer bake made by adding dots of cheesecake mix to almond sponge along with chunks of fruit is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser
Luscious lemon pudding with summer berries
You'll have most of the ingredients for this sumptuous pudding in your cupboard and fridge already. A great recipe for kids to help with
Lemon & buttermilk pound cake
This buttermilk pound cake has a dense, moist crumb and bags of lemon flavour to cut through the richness. Make it for afternoon tea or for a summer picnic
Apricot butter cake
Just the thing when you have a hungry horde coming over
White chocolate & apricot cheesecake
A stunning centrepiece for any celebration or the perfect end to a Sunday lunch
Eton mess cheesecake
If you’re after a summer dessert to impress, try this decadent Eton mess cheesecake filled with creamy mascarpone, topped with meringues and strawberries
Raspberry ripple ice cream
This summer recipe doesn’t need an ice cream machine - pop it in the freezer, then enjoy in the sunshine
Polka-dot strawberry cake
Feeling ambitious enough to take on this showstopping bake? With its decorative sponge and fruit topping, it has real wow factor
Summer celebration cake
This fruity cake is impressive but easy to make - perfect for birthdays or for dessert
Strawberry hazelnut tart
Rich, buttery hazelnut pastry, luscious strawberries and cream filling and a toffee sauce dribbled over - what's not to like?
Very-berry oat crumble
This classic pudding isn't just for winter - try a summer fruit filling of raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, redcurrants and blackcurrants
Berry slump
Use frozen berries to make this scrumptious slump any time of year
Plum & almond pastry
This open fruit tart looks and tastes fantastic for very little effort – frangipane flavours complement sugar plums