Children will love to adorn the Christmas tree with biscuits made by their own fair hands. The recipe for these delectable decorations is taken from This Book Is Totally Christmassy by Maggie & Rose (Walker, £5.99).Just follow the simple steps

me long to come up with the idea for these fabulous fun cookies. They are great for children's parties or as summer garden party. To create them, use my recipes for basic vanilla cookies and royal icing then follow the step-by-step photographs

and decorate your butterfly to your own colourful design. Funky Lunch by Mark Northeast is published by Absolute Press, £7.99. For more funky lunches, see ideas for a Twit Twoo sandwich, an Oink Oink sandwich and a Feline Peckish sandwich

the branches shorter as you get to the top. Decorate with the glitter, sugar balls and top with a sugar star.Buttermilk SpongeMakes 12–16 cupcakesIngredients175g (6oz) unsalted butter, softened200g (7oz) caster sugar2 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk, beaten1 tsp

icing sugar, sifted50 g unsalted butter, at room temperature125 g cream cheese, coldMakes enough to frost 12 cupcakes(double the recipe for 20-cm cake)Beat the icing sugar and butter together in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or

Simnel spiced cookies, makes 30Taste the season with Sophie Conran's lightly spiced cookies, then decorate witha rainbow of jolly Easter-themed decorations. They're perfect for a family baking session – followed by a tasty afternoon tea. Ingredients

Serves 4This recipe makes a small serving of dessert for four people. You can always increase the quantities to make more.Ingredients2 ripe peeled bananas plus an extra one to decorate (optional)1/2 lemon4 tbsp Mascarpone cheese8 tbsp natural

Hosting a Hallowe’en party is all about creating the right atmosphere. There are plenty of spooky tricks you can use to create fabulous outifts and decorations for Hallowe’en. You can spray paint branches and leaves to create decorations for your

. This will be the toadstool stem. Place the larger cake on a serving plate and cover with the red Buttercream, spreading evenly with a palette knife. Stick white chocolate rainbow buttons all over in a decorative fashion.Cut a red liquorice strip into a rectangular door shape

“I have my grandma to thank for this recipe. She was always so organised, and she loved this cake because it could be made in advance but would still be lovely and moist when it was needed. It’s ideal for birthday parties, when making a cake