English

The roast beef of old England is only half the story: at last the world has recognised that our native cuisine is well worth a detour. Tuck into crumbles, casseroles and cakes to see why!

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The Ultimate Carrot Cake with Mascarpone, Fromage Frais and Cinnamon Icing

Made with wholemeal flour, this wonderfully impressive cake would make the perfect centrepiece for afternoon tea - an absolute treat and bound to become your chosen carrot cake recipe!

For the loaf cake:

Quick Apricot, Apple and Pecan Loaf Cake

Use the right-sized tin and you can't go wrong with this blissfully easy cake - everyone you make it for will be amazed that it was so simple as it tastes divine.

Makes 15 squares

Preserved Ginger Cake with Lemon Icing

Delia's favourite cake and no surprise! The preserved ginger adds intriguing warmth and spice while the lemon icing deftly cuts through any richness, creating what could well be the world's most perfect cake.

Serves 10-12

Spiced Apple Muffin Cake with Pecan Streusel Topping

Instead of making individual muffins, this recipe makes one large cake (or you could do small ones if you prefer). Although this one is made with apple, you could equally use plums or apricots in the summer.

Serves 4

Sparkling Cider Jellies with Dried Fruits topped with Cider Syllabub

There's something wintry about these lovely light jellies - the cider, dried fruits and cider syllabub all combine to create a great taste sensation, indulgent enough to serve at a special-occasion dinner.

Stollen

Those who find a traditional fruit cake too heavy might enjoy Stollen which, although it still contains dried fruit, it altogether lighter. And, of course, the sweet-toothed will love the seam of marzipan running through the middle!

Makes about 10 scones

Buttermilk Scones with West Country Clotted Cream and Raspberry Butter

What could be a more classic teatime treat than scones fresh from the oven, served with lashings of clotted cream and intensely flavoured raspberry butter. Baking doesn't get any better than this!

Serves 4-6

Potato Chips with Red Onion, Tomato and Chilli Relish

Chips really do need something with them to give them a bit of a lift, which is where this zingy, tomato-based relish comes in. Who needs tomato ketchup?

Serves 4

Queen of Puddings

With a royally good taste, queen of puddings is one of those old-fashioned desserts that should find favour in a recession: cheap and easy but no less delicious for it.