Nigella's carrot cake with ginger and walnuts is a twist on the classic - not too much icing, not too sweet. Just right with a cup of tea. Preheat the oven to 170C/150C Fan/Gas 3½ and grease the ...

A Victoria sponge cake has been a favourite in families ... the bake is delicious. Nigella’s recipe notes said: “This is the Victoria sponge I’ve been making for decades.

This week Nigella even called a cake I made from one of her foolproof recipes “a beauty”. I’ve just had a look-back down my timeline of posts on Twitter, as it then was, and discovered that it was six ...

Don’t get me wrong ― I’m not against putting a novel twist on traditional recipes. For instance, I’m a huge fan of Mary Berry’s unusual cottage pie topping and Nigella Lawson’s endlessly gingery ...