Summer

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Serves 4

Squidgy Chocolate Cakes with Prunes in Marsala

A friend challenged Delia to come up with a chocolate cake that was low in fat: this is the luscious result, to make chocolate fans rejoice!

Serves 6

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Espresso

Known in Italy as affogato, this dessert combines home-made ice cream with hot espresso, allowing the ice cream to melt into it. Serve it with Delia's shortbread.

Serves 6

Butterscotch and Banana Sundaes

Crunchy turrón, rich butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream combine to great effect in these lovely sundaes.

Serves 12

Pistachio Ice Cream

With its lovely delicate green colour, this ice cream really sums up summer and is an Italian classic that is elegant enough to serve as a dinner-party dessert, particularly if your meal has an Italian or Mediterranean theme.

Serves 6-8

Spiced Apple and Pecan Crumble with Mascarpone Vanilla Cream

Apple crumble is one of your all-time favourite desserts, so why not give it an extra dimension with pecan nuts and mascarpone cream, lifting it into the luxury league.

Serves 6

Pavlova

Pavlova is perennially popular and, if you use Delia's foolproof recipe, it will work every time! The juxtaposition of sweet, crisp meringue and soft, sharp summer fruits is one of the best you can find.

Makes a 1 litre jar

Spiced Pickled Pears

This unusual pickle looks impressive and tastes wonderful! Serve the pears with cold meats and poultry... they'd go particularly well with gammon or ham, and would make excellent food gifts.

Makes 1¾ pints (1 litre)

Preserved Pickled Peaches

Pickled peaches are a brilliant way of keeping that summery feeling going all year round: perfect with cold meats and especially cheeses, these bottled fruits are certain to become a yearly tradition.

Serves 6-8 – makes 2 pints (1.2 litres)

Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream

It has to be said that while we were filming ice creams for The Summer Collection television series, the team tasted them all (with not a spoonful left over!) and voted this one their number one favourite.