Once you learnt how to make lemon curd, you can officially make any fruit or berry curd. Orange and cardamom is one of the variations which is excellent as a filling for any citrus or chocolate cake.

I love strawberry jam with chunks of strawberries in it. It adds a bit of texture when used as a cake filling, which shop-bought jam often lacks. You might be surprised to hear that jam is actually very easy to make – and using your homemade jam will take your baking to a new level.

If you’re a true chocolate lover, using dark chocolate for your buttercream (instead of the more traditional milk chocolate) adds a real decadent depth to your baking.

This is a plant-based version of my caramel sauce recipe. Just replace a couple of ingredients and you will get a caramel that is potentially even tastier than the original!