Best Fan Recipes
This classic Simnel cake is a rich, lightly spiced fruit cake with a hidden layer of marzipan baked right through the middle, then finished with a marzipan topping and the traditional eleven balls. The crumb is close and moist (in the best way), packed with fruit, and balanced by that sweet almond bite. It is …
Mary Berry’s Eve’s Pudding is a beautifully traditional British dessert that pairs tender, caramelised Bramley apples with a light, golden sponge topping. The contrast between the soft, fruity base and the fluffy vanilla sponge creates a comforting pudding that tastes like a warm hug on a cold evening. This recipe is wonderfully simple, making it …
This classic blackcurrant jam is everything you want in a homemade preserve: glossy, deeply fruity, and gently tangy with that unmistakable blackcurrant bite. The texture is thick and spoonable with soft little bursts of fruit, perfect for toast, scones, and sponge cakes. It’s an easy, confidence-building recipe, but it does move quickly once the sugar …
This Mary Berry-inspired blackberry jam is everything I want from a homemade preserve: glossy, jewel-dark, and bursting with a proper blackberry tang. The texture is softly set and spoonable, with a clean fruit flavour that tastes wonderful on toast and scones. It’s an easy, beginner-friendly recipe as long as you follow a few simple jam-making …
This is a classic, Mary Berry-style strawberry jam that tastes bright and intensely fruity, with a glossy finish and a soft, spoonable set. It is wonderfully simple to make, even if you have never made jam before, as long as you follow a few key cues. Expect a sweet strawberry flavour balanced with lemon, and …
This is a classic, small-batch raspberry jam with a bright, tangy flavour and a soft set that spreads beautifully on toast and scones. It tastes intensely of raspberries, with just enough lemon to lift the fruit and keep the sweetness in check. The method is straightforward and beginner-friendly, as long as you follow the setting …
This rhubarb and ginger jam is a bright, tangy preserve with soft pieces of fruit and a gentle, warming heat from stem ginger. It sets to a glossy, spoonable texture that is perfect on toast, scones, and stirred into yogurt. It’s an easy, beginner-friendly jam as long as you take your time dissolving the sugar …
This Mary Berry jam and coconut sponge is a classic British traybake: a light vanilla sponge topped with a glossy layer of jam and a snowy blanket of desiccated coconut. The crumb is soft and buttery, the jam adds fruity sweetness, and the coconut gives a gentle chew and nutty finish. It is an easy, …
This is a classic, Mary Berry-style cherry jam with a deep ruby colour, a glossy finish, and a generous fruitiness that tastes like summer in a jar. The texture is softly set and spoonable, with tender pieces of cherry and a bright lift from lemon. It is an easy preserve to make if you follow …
This Mary Berry apricot jam recipe is a bright, golden preserve with a soft set and a gentle tang that lets the apricots shine. The texture is glossy and spoonable, with little pieces of fruit throughout, perfect for toast, scones, and Victoria sponge. It’s an easy, confidence-building jam that suits beginners as long as you …