Ingredients1 Extra Large Vanilla Sponge1 quantity ButtercreamRed food colouring pasteWhite chocolate rainbow buttonsRed liquorice strips Red writing icing tube Assorted sweets and sprinklesEquipment1 x 1.3-litre and 1 x 1-litre pudding basin

. The overhanging paper will help you lift it out easily.Ingredients2 large eggs150g soft brown sugar75ml sunflower oil150g dark chocolate, melted1 tsp vanilla extract75g self-raising flour1⁄2 tsp baking powder40g ground almonds150g raw grated beetrootFor the icing

g (23/4oz) flaxseeds1 tsp ground cinnamon200g (7oz) firmly packed brown sugar85g (3oz) honey115g (4oz) butter, at room temperature1 egg1 tsp vanilla85g (3oz) dried cranberries, shredded coconut, sunflower seeds, nuts of your choice (optional)Method1

Serves 12Ingredients1 Large Vanilla Sponge4 plain mini Swiss rolls1 quantity Buttercream200g (7oz) desiccated coconutRed food colouring pasteEdible silver balls12 mini chocolate drops2 white chocolate buttonsBlack writing icing tube2 chocolate

To help you get into the spirit of the royal wedding, try these super Bride And Groom cookies by cake and cookie expert Peggy Porschen from her book Romantic Cakes (Quadrille, £12.99). For vanilla cookies, add seeds from one vanilla pod. For lemon

. Serve immediately. You could also add a handful of grated cheese (bought from the farmers’ market, perhaps?) for some savoury bite, or even some locally sourced ham for a more substantial dish.Adapted from At The Farmers’ Market With Kids by Leslie

tablespoon of vanilla essence, 2 tablespoons of hot water – combine again and then divide into two bowls. Mix black food colouring in one and orange in the other and use an icing bag to make patterns onto your cupcakes. Decorate with spooky spiders, using

bowl?” Of course, no one can perform to their full potential on an empty stomach, so after hotdog and fries for all (despite the choice of burgers, chicken, spaghetti, macaroni cheese or fish fingers) washed down with vanilla shakes and sundaes

resounding “yes”. I waited for the boys’ response. “Great,” said one of them. “My sister is visiting with her kids at the weekend and this place will be perfect.” Thinking about it now, I’m not sure why I ever doubted it. The thing about Carluccio’s is not so

by ice creams all round – vanilla with caramel sauce for the children, and a delicious salted caramel with shavings of dark Valrhona chocolate for me. All swiftly delivered and downed leaving plenty of time to shop  nWahaca White City, 1074 Westfield