Easy eats

SERVES 24 Two sweet treats become one in this mocha-inspired slice. YOU WILL NEED 260g salted butter,roughly chopped, plusextra for greasing475g dark chocolate,broken into pieces2tbsp instant coffee4

Bursting with juicy sweetness, these tray bakes bring a taste of summer with their jewelled fruit enveloped in gold

■ Makes 12-15 ■ Prep 40 mins plus cooling, chilling and 1 hr setting ■ Cook 15 mins unbaked dough only 175g softened butter, plusextra for the tin100g golden caster sugar250g plain flour, plus extrafo

Egg-cellent ideas for brunch, lunch or dinner

SERVES 4 | PREP 10 MINS COOK 25 MINS | EASY 100g unsalted butter, softened 50g icing sugar ½ lemon, zested 8 thick slices of brioche STRAWBERRY SAUCE 250g strawberries, sliced, plus extra to serve 1 t

Nicola trained as a pastry chef at some of the best places in the business, including Dominique Ansel and Little Bread Pedlar. She’s also worked with modern legend Yotam Ottolenghi and her 2024 debut