This Mary Berry pudsey bear cake is a soft vanilla sponge, shaped and decorated as a spotty bear face. Based on Mary Berry’s simple all-in-one Victoria sponge, it is covered in yellow buttercream, with chocolate ears, colourful spots and a friendly face. It is perfect for a charity bake sale, a spotty-themed party, or a…

This Mary Berry polka dot cake is a soft vanilla sponge with colourful dots hidden inside every slice. Small coloured sponge pieces are baked first, then placed in the tin and covered with vanilla batter. When you cut the cake, pink, yellow, blue and green dots appear, making it perfect for birthdays and parties. It…

These Mary Berry spotty biscuits are buttery shortbread rounds, decorated with colourful chocolate sweets. Based on Mary Berry’s simple shortbread, they use only a few ingredients, they are easy to make with children, and they are perfect for lunchboxes, bake sales and tea time. The spots make them fun, and the shortbread stays crisp and…

This Mary Berry children in need spotty cake is a soft vanilla sponge, filled with jam and covered in sunny yellow buttercream with colourful spots. It is based on Mary Berry’s simple all-in-one Victoria sponge, so it is easy to bake for a charity bake sale, a school cake sale, or a spotty-themed party. It…

This Mary Berry spotty cake is a soft vanilla sponge, filled with jam and buttercream and decorated with colourful spots. It is based on Mary Berry’s simple all-in-one Victoria sponge, so it is easy to make, light to eat, and perfect for birthdays and children’s parties. The spots make it fun, and children love helping…

This Mary Berry mulled wine is a simple, warming festive drink, made by simmering red wine with citrus, cloves and cinnamon. It is perfect on a cold winter day, for bonfire night and for Christmas, and it fills the house with a wonderful spiced smell. It is easy to make in one large pan, and…

This Mary Berry chilli con carne is a warming one-pot supper, oven-baked until the beef is tender and the sauce is rich. Lean minced beef, kidney beans, tomatoes and warming spices are cooked slowly, with a spoonful of mango chutney to balance the acidity. It is easy, it feeds a crowd, and it is perfect…

Mary Berry jacket potatoes for bonfire night are the ultimate comfort food. They are baked until the skins are crisp and the insides are fluffy, so they are easy to feed a crowd with, and everyone can choose their own topping. This recipe gives you the basic jacket potatoes, plus four tasty Mary Berry toppings,…

This Mary Berry bonfire night soup is the perfect way to warm up on 5 November. A smooth, gently spiced autumn soup, it is made with onions, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and apples, flavoured with mild curry powder and orange. It is easy to make in one large pot, it can be made ahead, and it…

This Mary Berry sticky ginger cake is a classic winter traybake. Dark, spiced and wonderfully sticky, it is made by melting golden syrup, black treacle, butter and sugar, then mixing in flour, spices, eggs and milk. It is easy to bake, it keeps well, and it tastes even better after a day or two, when…