Sweet surprises edible gifts

Delight your guests with these fruity desserts at your next gathering

Prepare: 15 minutes plus resting time Bake: 30 minutes plus cooling time Serves: 6-8 250g slightly salted butter, softened80g icing sugar2 egg yolks250g plain flour plus extra for dusting150g ground h

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

Filled with almonds, cherries and sweet white chocolate for a moreish and tempting treat, this tasty traybake is simple to make. MAKES 12 SQUARES PREP 20 MINS COOK 30 MINS ✱ 200g unsalted butter ✱ 100

If you’re hosting this summer, ditch the plates and serve some knockout handheld food instead. These little pockets of flavour are all really easy to prepare and eminently shareable

Weekend treats just got sweeter