Simnel cake was traditionally given by servant girls to their mothers when they returned home on Mothering Sunday and it's now become a classic Easter cake. Preheat the oven to 150C/130C Fan/Gas 2.
Decorate Dan Lepard's rich carrot cupcakes with mini-chocolate Easter eggs at Easter time, or top with sugar-paste carrots for the rest of the year. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line ...