Budget-friendly baking recipes

Cook from the heart and serve these raspberry-centred biscuits to kids, young and old - you don't need a special cutter, either

Teach 8-14 year olds how to make fairy cakes and guarantee a fun kitchen activity

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.

For a deliciously nostalgic cake, combine a classic flavour combination of orange and chocolate in this retro two-tone bake

Use lemon, lime or grapefruit in this squidgy baked dessert - a simple and nostalgic family pud

These heart-shaped cookies with a crunchy mint filling are fun for children to make and give as a present

Treat yourself to these double chocolate brownies made with dark chocolate and studded with white chocolate chips – they're made in the air-fryer, so they'll save energy

Mary's Cadogan's crisp citrus cookies make perfect decorations - just stamp them with the celebration motif of your choice

Steam a traditional fruity sponge pudding with suet, citrus zest and currants then serve in thick slices with hot custard

A chewy, oaty tray bake with sticky dates and apples - bound to be a big hit.

These sweet, nutty, spiced biscuits can be served after dinner, or packaged up as gifts for family and friends

Good Food reader, Magdalena Duggan, shares her grandmother's spiced chocolate sponge packed with fruit from the garden

An easy chocolate chip cookie recipe for soft biscuits with a squidgy middle that will impress family and friends. Make plenty as they're sure to be a hit

These craggy individual cupcakes are filled with oats, citrus and a melting middle - they're low-fat too

Delicately spiced biscuits with a moreish crunch, these West Country snaps are perfect for fairs and bake sales

Baking homemade bread needn't be difficult – this simple loaf recipe is easy to follow, uses a handful of ingredients and can be adapted with different flours

Kids can help with this super-simple bread recipe. Use whichever flour you like, granary, wholemeal or white

Hidden rice puffs give reader Pamela Johnson's butterscotch chocolate chip biscuits a good crunch

Our easy, traditional rock cake recipe is the ideal afternoon treat. These simple fruit buns are a great storecupboard bake that everyone will enjoy

A chocolate chip cookie and custard cream in one - super-simple and they'll keep in the biscuit tin for a fortnight

Edd Kimber creates a version of these German spiced cookies- they're chewy, crisp and similar to an almond macaroon