This delicious pear cake is an Italian classic and is lovely with a cuppa or served with cream as a dessert ... the sliced pears on top in a circular design, arranging them snugly to fit.

way to decorate a cake is either topping the cake with a big cloud of fresh whipped cream, slightly sweetened and flavored with vanilla," says Gordon, who also suggests adding fruit on top.

I chose guavas from my tree combined with tinned pears for this pudding but any fruit is delicious under a light spongy topping with cream or icecream. Preheat an oven to 180C. Place the fruit ...

Plus, the ice cream is a ... pith, fruit — in the food processor. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3 and grease and line a 24cm/9½in loaf tin or a 20cm/8in cake tin. Weigh the orange pulp ...