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Recipe Contributor Score
Welsh cakes Anon 9.75
Baked Bananas Anon n/a
Banana fritters Anon 9.625
Brownies Suzywong 9.945
Pavlova mrspnut n/a
Lemon drizzle cake Marslady 9.42
Lemon and mascarpone cheesecake meridian 8.75
Microwave orange syrup sponge largeginandtonic 9.75
Lemon drizzle cake Superfurryanimal 8.625
Sticky Toffee Pudding FattyFairyFay 7.375
Greek yoghurt delight Anon 10
Ginger Cheesecake with kiwi fruit nuthy 7.625
Chocolate cake fairylights 9.714
Melting choca mocha pots Jackstini 9.5
Raspberry tart LemurintheSun 8.75
Chocolate mousse Indith 8.5
Devonshire apple cake (adapted from Mary Berry) Anon 8.5
Pear and ginger upside down pudding Anon 9.625
Banana and cranberry bread/cake/loaf bellabambina 9.75
Easy apple cake sallycat 9.088
Chocolate brownie recipe - the best EVER! vbacqueen1 9.812
Two puddings in one Madlentileater 9.5
Fairy cake recipe Anon 9.985
Barbados Mousse prettybird 8.25
Marshmallow cheesecake ampfarm 8.5
Victoria sponge recipe Sazisi 9.25
Thai banana pudding Anon 8.25
Chocolate cherry muffins Bewilderbeast 9
Apple mincemeat Anon 9.5
Blueberry muffins Amorino 10
Malteser crunch Anon 9.875
Tropical crumble BroccoliSpears 9.5
Rice Krispies on Mars Anon 9.625
Carrot cake recipe harman 9.5
Torta Caprese clairenalistair 7.75
Dairy free puds princessofpink 10
Lemon Meringue Pie Anon 6.75
FROZEN cook ahead choc mousse SLICE iCod 8.75
Real fruit ice lollies busterbrown 9.5
Swiss roll Anon 10
Banana loaf Anon 9.625
Chocolate muffins Rainbows17 9.875
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 9.25
Citrus Mascarpone Cheese Cake MaureenMLove n/a
Chocolate, almond and chestnut cake Artichokes 9.083
Daisys Pudding Anon n/a
Yorkshire parkin EffiePerine n/a
Dairy free, egg free , soya 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 8.25
The Classic Muffin fruittea 9.375
Coconut Fudge Squares Anon n/a
Banana Cakes Anon n/a
Easy peasy yogurt muffins Anon 9.833
Ouma's Tipsy Tart Cathi n/a
Peach melba delight Anon n/a
Apple cake coveredinfelttip n/a
Fruity Malt Anon 3.25
Wheat free banana and cinnamon loaf anne123 n/a
Best brownies in the world! roonstermabel 9.25
Fred's chocolate cake jvc 9.75
Apricot and Fig Bran Bread Alice36 n/a
Yoghurt Birthday cake with chocolate icing ANR n/a
All-in-one microwave chocolate cake MrsWeasley 9.684
Banana, Apple and Coconut Crumble pyramidblaster 8.25
Baked Orange Cheesecake DelGirl n/a
Chocolate liqueur mousse DelGirl n/a
Bread pudding Anon n/a
Chocolate cake (egg & dairy Free) juliepooley 10
Moist cinnamon-scented cakes. newyorkdolls n/a
Key Lime Pie Anon n/a
Apple and blackberry crumble Cazmo 10
Kate's basic cake mixture Anon n/a
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 5.25
Banana cake 2handsomeboys 9.796
Carrot cakes 2handsomeboys 7.833
Banana cake Anon 9.75
Black forest pudding twinklytoes 10
Vanilla rice pudding mrsrawlinson 9.5
Chocolate layer cake mrsrawlinson 9.25
Banoffee pie recipe - easiest ever!! McDreamylove 9
Carrot, apple & raisin cake stirlingmum 8.833
Surprise pudding Anon 9.625
Rhubarb and apple crumble Mummyof2boys 7.875
Courgette & raisin cake (from Nigella's Domestic Goddess book) OliviaMumsnet 9.625
Sticky chocolate brownies Cadbury 8.75
Brilliant brownies sillyoldmuppet 9.684
Moist chocolate cake Anon 9.625
Simnel tart Hayley33 1
Indulgent pavlova brownbug78 9.875
Lemon sweethearts Delikate 6.5
Mincemeat cake kiera 10
Apple cake daisylightning 9.917
Yoghurt pudding Anon 8.75
Fast mid-week chocolate pudding Anon 2.5
Kids banoffee dessert Emmasophie 10
Oaty fruity slice Anon 9.75
Lime & chocolate drizzle cake squonk 8.833
Chocolate fondue Anon 9.667
Banana bread francie5 9.975
Watermelon and blueberry banana split Anon 8.75
Mangoes with lime Anon 8.5
Lemon cheesecake BecauseImWorthIt 10
Fast lemon pud SoupKitchen 7.5
Yorkshire Curd Tart Kathyis6incheshigh 5.25
Village show standard victoria sponge cake Slubberdegullion 9.5
Grandma's noodle kugel Sugarmagnolia 8.625
Chocolate brownies (egg & dairy free) stirlingmum 10
White chocolate cheesecake barristermum 6.125
Jamaican crunch pie Nagapie 9
Substitute for Sweetened Condensed Milk SNoraWotzThat 7.75
Apricot danish pastry cheesecake combination - ladies only Buckets 8
Strawberry and lime mini cheesecakes meridian 9.5
Fantastic strawberry ice-cream (no machine needed) Anon 9.3
Orange Yoghurt Cake Cies 7.75
Apple streusel cake Overmydeadbody 10
Idiot proof berry and caramel pudding jambot 8.75
Banana Bread eefs 7.75
Scrummy pumpkin fruitcake Anon 8
Dutch apple pie pickie 10
Marmalade bread and butter pudding with Cointreau Cream alienbump 7.75
American fudge cake Anon 8.625
White chocolate and apricot crispie squares grumpalumpa n/a
Toffee ice cream sundae kslatts 9.25
Mini Pineapple and Carrot Cakes kslatts n/a
Halloween fairy cakes Anon 9.5
Pot au Chocolate ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween 10
White choc ices Anon 10
Peach cobbler - emergency US style JPS08 9.25
Chocolate orange trifle mysticwind 9.75
Nutty caramelised pear crumble Nicola27 10
Lemon Pie PictureThis 7.5
OMG pudding MsCD 10
Yellow cake gnomebabe 10
Lemon meringue ice cream Anon 9
Hazelnut and caramel muffins dreamygirl 9.25
My mum's yummy munchie cake DevilsAdvocaat 10
Chocolate orange cake LaDiDaDi 9.5
Dead easy yummy rock buns frankiecat 9.875
Halloween pumpkin pie Anon 7.75
Flapjack Anon 9.5
Chocolate pots joshad 10
Apple crumble mammamic 10
Low-fat, sugar-free rice pudding mrsmacleod 6.75
Creepy cupcakes TimeForACoffinBreak 8.25
Wiggly Worm Jelly Anon 7.75
Easy apply tarts (a la Nigel Slater) LaundryFairy 9.25
Chocolate biscuit cake cakewalk 10
Ginger and mixed fruit scones MamaG 10
Coffee buns - very easy and delicious MaDAMNEDAnt 10
Spiced apple muffins kslatts 6.292
Christmas day muffins kslatts n/a
Double chocolate chunk brownies MrsCATHERINEWHEELsley 9.875
White chocolate cheesecake dizzydixies 9.625
Lesley Waters' lactose free raspberry muffins Anon 10
Chocolate buttermilk cake dizzydixies 9.875
Red velvet cup cakes dizzydixies 9.25
Hummingbird cup cakes dizzydixies 9.25
Non-traditional, yet totally fabulous, mince meat Carmenere 9.5
Low-fat malted muffins Wendy2k 9.625
Limoncello Tiramisu or Lemon Trifle Jennster 7.5
The most dangerous cake recipe ever Waswondering 9.979
Mars & marshmallow crispies StirlingTheStrong 10
Ginger cake MrsWeasley 10
White chocolate cake dizzydixies 9.25
Store cupboard wonder pudding Peachy 8.625
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 9.875
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 9.958
Browning banana bread mynameis n/a
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 9.25
Teacup and saucepan cake Juwesm n/a
Pineapple Acapulco pudding SazzlesA n/a
Red berry pavlova Porpoise 9.5
Rice pudding with jam Haylstones 2.5
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
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
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 9.625
Frozen bananas GoldenSnitch n/a
Home made jelly GoldenSnitch n/a
Harvest time pumpkin bread HollyBunda n/a
Weetabix loaf Anon n/a
Egg and dairy free pecan brownies kennythekangaroo n/a
Banoffee pie recipe vimto28 n/a
Blueberry & banana cake EHM 9.375
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 7.75
Blackberry cake mollyroger 8.5
Plum and almond tart oopsacoconut 9.5
Butterfly cakes Anon n/a
Carrot and pineapple cake chaoskay 8.5
Carrot and apple muffins Ponymum 9.2
Lemon posset bamboobutton n/a
Chocolate muffin spider cakes kslatts n/a
Baked spiced aromatic plums Anon 8.5
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 8.75
Caramelised pear tart Custardo n/a
Best easy chocolate cake vegmum 9.625
Pear and almond tart playdoughfree 7.438
Fruity Christmas cake goldenpeach n/a
Christmas pudding ice cream AllthewaytoReno n/a
Mince pie recipe JoeyBettany 9.875
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
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 9.5
Carrot cake Anon n/a
Easter fairy cupcakes Anon 10
Rhubarb and almond tart QueenFaeriecakes 5.75
Hot cross buns imaginewittynamehere 8.375
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 9.5
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 9.65
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 bread 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 8.042
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 9.35
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 7.5
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 n/a
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 8.25
Mars bar slice Anon n/a
Milk chocolate cake Anon n/a
Yogurt pot cake Anon n/a
Easy cheesecake angelrainbow n/a
Microwave brownie in a mug mathanxiety 10
Rum sauce Katn n/a
Banana bread Anon n/a
Red velvet cupcakes NormaSknockers 9.5
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 9.75
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
coca + courgette Muffin Anon n/a
easy slower cooker rice pudding MummyAbroad n/a
Courgette and carrot chocolate brownies MaisieToo 8.812
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
Easy 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
Banana cake Anon n/a
Summer fruit tart Anon 2.25
White Sangria ChaosTrulyReigns n/a
Cheats Cheap Peach Cobbler bebeballroom n/a
Mocha Squares GraceK 10
Chocolate and pear crumble Anon 9.25
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 n/a
Apple and berries crumble Anon n/a
Chocolate Brownie Cake TheOtherHelenMumsnet n/a
No-bake chocolate bites, ALSO makes choc hedgehogs or DIY Easter eggs 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 n/a
Cheese scones GeraldineMumsnet n/a
Queen of Puddings kittykitty n/a
Banana honey cake cookupaparty n/a

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