Winter puds

What better than a warming winter pud to finish off a meal? Here are our Top 10, most popular, naughty but nice dessert recipes to bring you comfort and joy at the dinner table.

Hot chocolate cake with toffee sauce

This wonderful chocolate cake recipe has the added perk of a rich toffee sauce drizzled over it.

Carrot cake

There's no need to wait for a special occasion before you tuck in to this classic American treat.

Dorset apple cake

There are as many versions of this apple cake recipe as there are cooks but we love this lemony one. Serve with clotted cream.

Chocolate beetroot cake

Carrot cake... courgette muffins... and now we come up with chocolate beetroot cake. Crazy as it sounds these ingredients work beautifully together – we dare you to try it.

Classic crumble mix and four fillings

Team the crumble topping with fruit and cook in the oven while you eat your main course, or increase the quantities and freeze the crumble mix in batches for future use.

Sticky toffee pudding

Luscious, sticky, irresistible steamed puds are one of Britain's greatest culinary gifts to the world – and they’re a doddle to make.

Cinnamon toffee apple wedges

This toffee apple recipe is quick and easy to prepare. Finish your Bonfire Night with roasted chestnuts. Serve with giant chocolate cookies.

Self-saucing lemon sponge

A light and zesty pudding for all occasions.

Pear and frangipane tart

This amazing pear tart recipe was created by a Michelin-starred chef. Serve it up to your friends and they'll think you deserve a star, too.

Eve pudding

This pud is aptly named after Eve and, naturally enough, features apples. The apples stew in their own juices under the delicious vanilla sponge for a tangy fruit pud.