You can also find a whole chapter in Mary Berry’s Baking Bible that delivers more bakes perfect for kids (or kids at heart! Some of the recipes that I most want to make are Crunchy Top Lemon Cake, Special Shortbread Cookies, Millionaire Shortbread (probably one of my all-time favorite desserts), and Bakewell Slices.

I freely admit that I have a *thing* for the British, and especially anything dealing with British cuisine, and for good reason. The cake turned out well, but I would have liked the filling to taste more like chocolate, so next time maybe I will try ganache instead of the buttercream described. If you’re after a quick and easy tasty bake then I recommend you try the Date and Cherry Butter Bars.I still find this a solid cookbook for someone who loves Bake Off, Mary Berry, and wants to challenge themselves with recipes from one of the great bakers of the modern era. Mary really knows what she's talking about; she's sold veer 5 million books and has been a published author since 1970. I use quite a lot of recipes by Mary Berry, as always find her recipes are simple to make and the majority of ingredients are inexpensive to purchase.

Mary’s easy-to-follow instructions and handy tips make it ideal for kitchen novices and more experienced cooks alike, and full-colour photographs and beautiful illustrations will guide you smoothly to baking success. Filled with 250 foolproof recipes, from the classic Victoria Sponge, Very Best Chocolate Cake and Hazelnut Meringue Cake to tempting muffins, scones and bread and butter pudding, this is the most comprehensive baking cookbook you’ll ever need.I'm especially interested in the very British and classic Victoria Sandwich (Sponge Cake), Banoffee Pie, The Best Scones and The Fork Cookies Recipe. With 250 foolproof recipes, Mary Berry's Baking Bible has all the favourites, from Frosted Walnut Cake and Hot Chocolate Soufflés to The Very Best Shortbread, plus exciting new recipes - treat your friends and family to indulgent Brownie Loaves with White Choc Chip, moreish Paprika and Cheese Biscuits, a fabulous Rainbow Unicorn Cake, and much more. It needed to be made clearer that the book was second hand, maybe this was down to me not reading all the information.