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Recipe Contributor Score
Welsh cakes Anon 10
Baked bananas Anon n/a
Banana fritters Anon 9
Brownies Suzywong 10
Banana muffins Poppiesinaline 9
Pavlova mrspnut n/a
Lemon drizzle cake Marslady 9
Exotic fruit, chocolate and cereal fridge cake Smithy 10
Lemon and mascarpone cheesecake meridian 9
Mix & match muffins west3 10
Microwave orange syrup sponge largeginandtonic 10
Lemon drizzle cake Superfurryanimal 8
Sticky toffee pudding FattyFairyFay 8
Greek yoghurt delight Anon 10
Ginger cheesecake with kiwi fruit nuthy 8
Chocolate cake fairylights 9
Melting choca mocha pots Jackstini 10
Raspberry tart LemurintheSun 9
Chocolate mousse Indith 9
Devonshire apple cake (adapted from Mary Berry) Anon 8
Pear and ginger upside down pudding Anon 10
Banana and cranberry bread/cake/loaf bellabambina 10
Easy apple cake sallycat 9
Chocolate brownie recipe - the best EVER! vbacqueen1 9
Two puddings in one Madlentileater 10
Fairy cake recipe Anon 9
Barbados Mousse prettybird 8
Marshmallow cheesecake ampfarm 8
Victoria sponge recipe Sazisi 9
Thai banana pudding Anon 8
Chocolate cherry muffins Bewilderbeast 9
Apple mincemeat Anon 10
Delicious blueberry muffins Amorino 10
Malteser crunch Anon 10
Tropical crumble BroccoliSpears 10
Rice Krispies on Mars Anon 10
Carrot cake recipe harman 9
Torta Caprese clairenalistair 8
Dairy free puds princessofpink 10
Lemon Meringue Pie Anon 7
FROZEN cook ahead choc mousse SLICE iCod 9
Real fruit ice lollies busterbrown 10
Swiss roll Anon 10
Beautiful banana loaf Anon 9
Chocolate muffins Rainbows17 9
Mega mousse crazyknitter 10
Flourless chocolate torte annamt n/a
Lemon freeze bodiddly n/a
Simnel cake (traditional Easter cake) MamaG 10
Date and walnut loaf MamaG n/a
Olive's Parkin ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands 9
Citrus Mascarpone Cheese Cake MaureenMLove n/a
Chocolate, almond and chestnut cake Artichokes 9
Daisys Pudding Anon n/a
Yorkshire parkin EffiePerine n/a
Dairy free, egg free birthday cake Anon n/a
Yoghurt ambrosia mrsmike 10
Easy Lemon Cheesecake Anon n/a
Fruit Salad Ice Lollies Anon n/a
Microwave meringues beautifulgirls 9
Easy brownies hotcrossbunny n/a
Apple & Sultana Cake fruittea 8
The Classic Muffin fruittea 9
Coconut Fudge Squares Anon n/a
Delicious Banana Cakes Anon n/a
Easy peasy yogurt muffins Anon 10
Ouma's Tipsy Tart Cathi n/a
Peach melba delight Anon n/a
Granny's Apple cake coveredinfelttip n/a
Wheat free banana and cinnamon loaf anne123 7
Best brownies in the world! roonstermabel 9
Fred's chocolate cake jvc 10
Apricot and Fig Bran Bread Alice36 n/a
Yoghurt Birthday cake with chocolate icing ANR n/a
All-in-one microwave chocolate cake MrsWeasley 9
Banana, Apple and Coconut Crumble pyramidblaster 8
Baked Orange Cheesecake DelGirl n/a
Chocolate liqueur mousse DelGirl n/a
Ovaltine bread pudding Anon n/a
Chocolate cake (egg & dairy Free) juliepooley 10
Moist cinnamon-scented cakes. newyorkdolls n/a
Key Lime Pie Anon 10
Apple and blackberry crumble Cazmo 10
Kate's basic cake mixture Anon 10
Yummy mummy's Apple Duff andrew6713 n/a
Granny Loaf Anon n/a
Upside Down Peach pudding ReigateMum n/a
Bread and butter pudding Anon 10
Yoghurt pot buns - no weighing - really easy for kids! Seren 10
Eyeball jelly Anon 10
Uncooked fruit cheesecake twentypence 5
Banana cake 2handsomeboys 9
Carrot cakes 2handsomeboys 8
Walnut Banana cake Anon 10
Black forest pudding twinklytoes 10
Vanilla rice pudding mrsrawlinson 10
Chocolate layer cake mrsrawlinson 9
Carrot, apple & raisin cake stirlingmum 9
Surprise pudding Anon 9
Rhubarb and apple crumble Mummyof2boys 8
Courgette & raisin cake (from Nigella's Domestic Goddess book) OliviaMumsnet 10
Sticky chocolate brownies Cadbury 9
Brilliant brownies sillyoldmuppet 9
Moist chocolate cake Anon 10
Mum friendly chocolate parfait Noofette 9
Simnel tart Hayley33 1
Indulgent pavlova brownbug78 10
Lemon sweethearts Delikate 7
Mincemeat cake kiera 10
Zesty yoghurt cake Anon 9
Fast mid-week chocolate pudding Anon 10
Kids banoffee dessert Emmasophie 10
Oaty fruity slice Anon 10
Lime & chocolate drizzle cake squonk 9
Chocolate fondue Anon 10
Banana bread francie5 9
Watermelon and blueberry banana split Anon 9
Mangoes with lime Anon 9
Lemon cheesecake BecauseImWorthIt 10
Fast lemon pud SoupKitchen 8
Yorkshire Curd Tart Kathyis6incheshigh 7
Village show standard victoria sponge cake Slubberdegullion 9
Grandma's noodle kugel Sugarmagnolia 9
Chocolate brownies (egg & dairy free) stirlingmum 10
Simple white chocolate cheesecake barristermum 6
Jamaican crunch pie Nagapie 9
Substitute for Sweetened Condensed Milk SNoraWotzThat 8
Apricot danish pastry cheesecake combination - ladies only Buckets 8
Strawberry and lime mini cheesecakes meridian 10
Fantastic strawberry ice-cream (no machine needed) Anon 9
Orange Yoghurt Cake Cies 8
Apple streusel cake Overmydeadbody 10
Idiot proof berry and caramel pudding jambot 9
Banana Bread eefs 8
Scrummy pumpkin fruitcake Anon 8
Dutch apple pie pickie 10
Marmalade bread and butter pudding with Cointreau Cream alienbump 8
American fudge cake Anon 9
White chocolate and apricot crispie squares grumpalumpa n/a
Toffee ice cream sundae kslatts 9
Mini Pineapple and Carrot Cakes kslatts n/a
Ice cream cone cakes grumpalumpa 10
Halloween fairy cakes Anon 10
Pot au Chocolate ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween 10
White choc ices Anon 10
Peach cobbler - emergency US style JPS08 9
Chocolate orange trifle mysticwind 10
Nutty caramelised pear crumble Nicola27 10
Lemon Pie PictureThis 10
OMG pudding MsCD 10
Yellow cake gnomebabe 10
Lemon meringue ice cream Anon 9
Hazelnut and caramel muffins dreamygirl 9
My mum's yummy munchie cake DevilsAdvocaat 10
Chocolate orange cake LaDiDaDi 10
Dead easy yummy rock buns frankiecat 10
Halloween pumpkin pie Anon 8
Flapjack Anon 10
Chocolate pots joshad 10
Apple crumble mammamic 10
Low-fat, sugar-free rice pudding mrsmacleod 7
Creepy cupcakes TimeForACoffinBreak 8
Wiggly Worm Jelly Anon 8
Easy apply tarts (a la Nigel Slater) LaundryFairy 9
Chocolate biscuit cake cakewalk 10
Ginger and mixed fruit scones MamaG 10
Coffee buns - very easy and delicious MaDAMNEDAnt 10
Spiced apple muffins kslatts 6
Christmas day muffins kslatts n/a
Double chocolate chunk brownies MrsCATHERINEWHEELsley 10
White chocolate cheesecake dizzydixies 10
Lesley Waters' lactose free raspberry muffins Anon 10
Chocolate buttermilk cake dizzydixies 10
Red velvet cup cakes dizzydixies 9
Hummingbird cup cakes dizzydixies 9
Non-traditional, yet totally fabulous, mince meat Carmenere 10
Low-fat malted muffins Wendy2k 10
Limoncello Tiramisu or Lemon Trifle Jennster 8
The most dangerous cake recipe ever Waswondering 10
Mars & marshmallow crispies StirlingTheStrong 10
Ginger cake MrsWeasley 10
White chocolate cake dizzydixies 9
Store cupboard wonder pudding Peachy 8
Orange yoghurt cake Cies 10
Irish teabread Carmenere 10
Frozen froozie YOMOMA 10
Decadent chocolate cake Anon 9
Jaffa tarts MommyJamrozy 10
Easy chocolate trifle Anon 10
Banana surprise!! Tarasgang n/a
Sponge cake Jacksmum1 10
Lime and coconut loaf cake StirlingTheStrong n/a
Madeira Sponge Cake stealthsquiggle n/a
Lesley Waters' poppyseed and lemon muffins HelenMumsnet 10
Annabel Karmel's chocolate orange mini-muffins HelenMumsnet n/a
Classic sponge HelenMumsnet 10
Ricotta Cake liath n/a
Party cupcakes with white chocolate frosting liath n/a
Slow cooker peach cobbler paisleyleaf n/a
Boiled cake Concepta n/a
Fruit pizza Anon n/a
Chocolate celebration cake blametheparents 10
Browning banana bread mynameis n/a
Lovely bread and butter pudding Anon n/a
Blametheparents' yummy chocolate cake Anon n/a
Chocolate bread and butter pudding TheBreastmilksOnMe n/a
Rocky road recipe mawihtec 10
Healthy banana muffins - no weighing needed & egg-free ScotGirl 9
Teacup and saucepan cake Juwesm n/a
Pineapple Acapulco pudding SazzlesA n/a
Fresh fruit yogurt ice lollies hairtwiddler n/a
Red berry pavlova Porpoise 10
Rice pudding with jam Haylstones 3
Manchester tart gigglinggoblin n/a
Simple 5 minute jam tarts JODIEwantsanewname n/a
Chocolate orange bread & butter pudding loler n/a
Slob Eton mess GentleOtter n/a
Vanilla drizzle cake dizzydixies 9
Jam and gooseberry crumble Nicola27 n/a
Sex in a glass BonzoDoodah n/a
baked banana bread PestoMonster n/a
Banana & pecan loaf dizzydixies n/a
Raspberry and white chocolate muffins oopsacoconut 10
Baked Alaska (easy will amuse the children knowing you can cook ice-cream) twirlywhirly n/a
Raspberry buns dzombie n/a
Moist banana bread TanyaH n/a
Jam roly poly twirlywhirly n/a
Queen of Hearts tarts twirlywhirly n/a
100% success Anon 10
Low fat carrot cake recipe GuernseyFrench 10
Frozen bananas GoldenSnitch n/a
Home made jelly GoldenSnitch n/a
Harvest time pumpkin bread HollyBunda n/a
Wicked Weetabix loaf Anon n/a
Egg and dairy free pecan brownies kennythekangaroo n/a
Banoffee pie recipe vimto28 n/a
Blueberry & banana cake EHM 9
Marshmallow crunch mynameis n/a
Apple lotte soupie13 n/a
Banana loaf Anon n/a
Banana and cinnamon muffins with a hint of honey arikel n/a
Low fat apple and blackberry terrine Poohbah n/a
Easy bread and butter pudding twirlywhirly n/a
Fun fruit puddings - Banana boats toniq n/a
Alternative banoffee pie recipe Anon n/a
Marbled malteser & chocolate mousse pots Winjackie n/a
Ginger jam buns lillyinthesun n/a
Coconut bakewell tarts mumblecrumble 8
Blackberry cake mollyroger 9
Plum and almond tart oopsacoconut 10
Butterfly cakes Anon n/a
Carrot and pineapple cake chaoskay 9
Carrot and apple muffins Ponymum 9
Lemon posset bamboobutton n/a
Christmas cake for lazy bakers PeachyTentativelyPosting 9
Chocolate muffin spider cakes kslatts n/a
Baked spiced aromatic plums Anon 9
Perfect barbados cream Anon n/a
Mini Eve's puddings - low cal version Anon n/a
Marshmallow pops snice n/a
Peach muffins Anon n/a
Sticky toffee pudding Gingermilo 9
Caramelised pear tart Custardo n/a
Best easy chocolate cake vegmum 10
Pear and almond tart playdoughfree 9
Fruity Christmas cake goldenpeach n/a
Christmas pudding ice cream AllthewaytoReno n/a
Mince pie recipe JoeyBettany 10
Granny's Christmas cake Anon n/a
Marmalade spicy bread and butter pudding Anon n/a
Mince oranges CliffRichardSucksEggsInHell n/a
Turkish Delight pavlova Anon n/a
White choccy cheesecake Anon n/a
Snowball cookies Anon n/a
Christmas custard pie PrettyCandlesandTinselToo n/a
Ten-minute trifle gruber n/a
Squidgy spiced apple cake ClarkeEJ n/a
Apple spiced muffins shald n/a
Cointreau trifle MeezoSoop n/a
Chocolat Bombe Anon n/a
Red velvet fudge brownies Anon n/a
Iced white chocolate terrine chocolatekimmy n/a
Chocolate rum pots chocolatekimmy n/a
Chocolate mint swirl chocolatekimmy n/a
Delicious chocolate fondue chocolatekimmy n/a
Chocolate tangerine trifle Chocolatekimmy n/a
Leftover muffin pudding hellabell 10
Frozen berries with hot white chocolate sauce Anon n/a
Super easy choc fudge cupcakes Anon 10
Carrot cake Anon n/a
Easter fairy cakes Anon 10
Rhubarb and almond tart QueenFaeriecakes 8
Hot cross buns imaginewittynamehere 8
Easter nests Ems1976 n/a
Gluten-free hot cross loaf MayOnnaise n/a
Quick vegan banana choc chip icecream TheProvincialLady n/a
Butter cake TruthSweet n/a
Toasty apple pies twirlywhirly n/a
Lemon drizzle cake MollieS n/a
Rhubarb crumble pipsy76 n/a
New improved carrot and apple muffins Ponymum 9
Chocolate crunch fridge cake MudandRoses n/a
Boiled fruit cake midnightexpress n/a
Barbados cream sara909 10
Raspberry crumble sponge cake stripeyknickersspottysocks n/a
Qwik & EZ fruit crumble NatterLeeChatterLee n/a
Banana Muffins Anon n/a
Blackberry crumble cake bebejones n/a
Cheats chocolate & cherry trifle bebejones n/a
Neverfail Cupcakes Anon n/a
Coconut cream pie Anon n/a
Lemon and lime cheesecake reallybusymummy n/a
Peach and amaretti muffins melondrama n/a
Profiteroles Anon n/a
Chocolate cake - flower show favourite gillybean2 10
Easy as cheesecake bness n/a
Easy Key Lime Pie sarahspinner n/a
Digestive biscuit crust sarahspinner n/a
Pineapple upside down cake Grumpyoldcaaaaaaaa n/a
Microwave chocolate cake candish63 n/a
Lemon drizzly buns NormaSknockers n/a
Yummy chocolate bananas shieldbug n/a
120's Brownies 120 10
Chocolate rock cakes denbuilder n/a
Queen Mother's cake GladioliBuckets n/a
Banana loaf Bicnod n/a
Flower pancakes PrettyCandles n/a
Easy pineapple cake Anon n/a
Chocolate truffle shavings whomovedmychocolate n/a
Banana bread forkhandles n/a
Butterscotch tart forkhandles n/a
Easiest chocolate truffles mas73 n/a
Satsuma cake Anon 8
Weetabix loaf mum4d n/a
George's fruit tart aquavit n/a
Bathsheba's famous apple cake AllTogetherInTheTeamBathsheba n/a
Strawberry and raspberry oaties MamaG 9
Strawberries in balsamic vinegar and orange juice crumblequeen n/a
Chocolate fruit looneymum n/a
Banana loaf Anon 10
Pineapple pudding NoMoreChocBiscuits n/a
Apple cake Anon n/a
Duck-egg sponge cakes insertwittynicknameHERE n/a
Quickest fairy cakes Anon 10
Raspberry fairy cakes Anon n/a
Shortbread Anon n/a
Blueberry muffins sheffmummy n/a
Lemon drizzle muffins MrsWeasley n/a
Aphrodisiac prunes BoffinMum n/a
Raspberry crunch sundae Anon 10
Sugar-free fairy cakes greenwingrocks 1
Fruity tea bread keriku n/a
Easy torte mata777 n/a
Quick orange sponge pudding SmellsLikeTeenSweat n/a
No bake cheesecake ExpatGossipGirl n/a
Delicious storecupboard chocolate cake (egg and dairy free - vegan) Mousey84 n/a
Apple cake SpitSpot n/a
Cherry and almond finger slices lyralou n/a
Caramel shortbread Anon n/a
Rainbow cake Divatheshopaholic n/a
Easy victoria sponge NormaSknockers 10
Lemonade and cream Scones BonzoDooDah n/a
Madeleines Rieslinger n/a
Strawberry butterfly fairy cakes Joandmike81 n/a
Plum cheesecake sugarlake 8
Mars bar slice Anon n/a
Milk chocolate cake Anon n/a
Yogurt pot cake Anon 10
Easy cheesecake angelrainbow n/a
Microwave brownie in a mug mathanxiety 8
Rum sauce Katn n/a
Banana bread Anon n/a
Red velvet cupcakes NormaSknockers 9
Pear and walnut crumble Anon n/a
Dorset apple cake Malarky n/a
Chocolate brownie Anon n/a
Berry easy blueberry muffins NormaSknockers n/a
Strawberry gateau cake Divatheshopaholic 10
Heaven chocolate cake Anon n/a
Chocolate Mars Bar pudding GraceK n/a
Ultimate chocolate cake GraceK n/a
Pumpkin cakes LibraryLil n/a
Choc, cherry and hazelnut flapjack Justanormalmum 10
Marrow and raisin cake AttillaTheHan 9
Nutty chocolate crispy cakes bebejones n/a
Cherry and pecan Christmas pudding Justanormalmum n/a
Moist spelt chocolate cake thumbplumpuddingwitch 10
Carrot cake - traybake style bebejones n/a
Chocolate orange cupcakes NannyTreeSally n/a
Malt Loaf loonyrationalist n/a
Cheesy fruit bake Anon n/a
Simple bread pudding pipplin n/a
coca + courgette Muffin Anon n/a
easy slower cooker rice pudding MummyAbroad n/a
Courgette and carrot chocolate brownies MaisieToo 8
Liesl's Infamous Meringues MrsGrotBag n/a
Shreddies snack suprise kelandab n/a
Date crunch Anon n/a
Fireworks cake Anon n/a
Fruit loaf ShirlR n/a
Cocoa brownies adamomma n/a
Light fruit cake Al0uiseG n/a
Smoothies ice pops JALG n/a
Delicious apple cake Ramblings n/a
Strawberry sorbet Frenchfoodie n/a
Chocolate brownies Anon n/a
Chocolate meringues Anon n/a
Gluten free muffins Anon n/a
Brazilian carrot cake hippienation n/a
Chocolate slice davies53 n/a
Coconut and lime cake grumpalumpa n/a
honeycomb mousse grumpalumpa n/a
Banana and sour milk cake JuliCastaneda n/a
Ice cream cupcakes bedford1 n/a
Chocolate refrigerator cake millyvp 10
Easy banana cake Anon 9
Summer fruit tart Anon 9
White Sangria ChaosTrulyReigns n/a
Cheats Cheap Peach Cobbler bebeballroom n/a
Mocha Squares GraceK 10
Chocolate and pear crumble Anon 9
Goat milk lemon and lime layer pudding Anon n/a
Quick, easy-peasy yoghurt cake spooktrain n/a
Bonfire muffins Anon n/a
Canadian gingerbread loganberry12 n/a
Chocolate salami cucinareitalia n/a
Quick fruit and bran loaf MealsnDeals 10
Apple and berries crumble Anon n/a
Chocolate brownie cake TheOtherHelenMumsnet n/a
No-bake chocolate bites TurquoiseTranquility n/a
Rhubarb fool missmartha n/a
Amaretto peaches with sweet vanilla rice Anon n/a
Soft iced cinnamon buns LordFlasheart n/a
Scone recipe GeraldineMumsnet 10
Cheese scones GeraldineMumsnet n/a
Queen of puddings kittykitty n/a
Banana honey cake cookupaparty 10
Gluten-free chocolate muffins poppyhattie n/a
Meringue recipe MissSwift n/a
Ice cream extravaganza Grownup2012 n/a
Banoffee mush WeevilsWobble n/a
Healthy Cocoa Brownies Anon n/a
Chocolate and Prune Mousse Drladybird n/a
My Banana Muffins mignonette 10
Versatile Berry Muffins mignonette n/a
Impressive Chocolate Bombe BetterTogether n/a
Winter Eton Mess barristermum n/a
4 egg Victoria Sponge recipe Anon n/a
Bara Brith Helyg n/a
Mars Bar 'cheesecake' BearFrills n/a
Orange and banana rock buns KurriKurri n/a
Super quick banana & chocolate chip muffins OliviaMumsnet 10
Berried treasure Anon n/a

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