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Bakewell tart

It may have slipped out of the spotlight, but this classic deserves a comeback. Crisp pastry, luscious almond frangipane and just the right amount of jam brings this tart back to its very best

Recipe by Brin Pirathapan

1 hr 40 mins, plus chilling and cooling

Serves: 10-12

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Dubai chocolate profiteroles

Fill golden choux buns with a velvety pistachio cream and caramelised Shredded Wheat, then crown in a cascade of salted chocolate sauce…

Recipe by Abigail Spooner

2hrs 15 mins, plus cooling and chilling

Serves: 10-12

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Gypsy tart with bay leaves and cereal crumble

In this version of the Kent speciality, we've kept the custard simple, allowing dark muscovado sugar to bring its complex molasses flavour

Recipe by Helen Goh

2 hrs, plus chilling and cooling

Serves: 8-10

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Cheat's churros

Ready-made puff pastry takes the effort out of making the Spanish treat churros – and lowers the calories, as these buttery treats are baked, not fried

Recipe by Nadine Brown

40 mins, plus chilling

Makes: 34

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Almond, cherry and chocolate tart

Almond, cherry and chocolate… what can go wrong? This tart has a simple sweet pastry base, topped with layers of cherry jam and almonds, then filled with a chocolate ganache. You can get cherry jam everywhere but people just don’t use it – they always go for raspberry or strawberry, but cherry and chocolate is one of the great combinations

Recipe by Theo Randall

2 hrs, plus chilling, cooling and setting

Serves: 10

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Salted millionaire's tart

A grown-up version of everyone’s favourite teatime treat. Perfect for a dinner party, it’s guaranteed to impress your guests

Recipe by Spencer Lengsfield

1 hr 10 mins, plus chilling, freezing and cooling

Serves: 10

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Baklava croissants

Pep up a packet of store-bought croissants with all the best bits of a sticky baklava.

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

40 mins, plus cooling

Makes: 6

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Peach and pistachio croissant cake

Think of this as a summer version of bread and butter pud, with layers of buttery croissants, juicy peaches and crunchy pistachios baked in a cinnamon-spiked cream.

Recipe by Sarah Akhurst

1 hr 40 mins, plus cooling

Serves: 8-10

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Strawberry custard tarts

Velvety vanilla custard and sweet berries are a winning combination

Recipe by Abigail Spooner

1 hr 10 mins, plus chilling and cooling

Makes: 6

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