My mother’s Christmas cakes are always pretty special. Fruit filled and moistened with Brandy, topped with homemade marzipan and icing.
As a kid when cookery books first had colour plates I used to lick the photographs of the things I’d most like my mum to cook or bake.
We will often have trifle at Christmas too, with homemade egg custard, sponges and lashings of cream.
Summer Pavlovas are always a highlight. Basically any cake or dessert is fine by me.