Simnel cake was traditionally given by servant girls to their mothers when they returned home on Mothering Sunday and it's now become a classic Easter cake. Preheat the oven to 150C/130C Fan/Gas 2.

Easter rocky road – a great way to use up leftover Easter eggs, this no-bake fridge cake is a lovely pud or ... try it for an al fresco lunch if the weather plays ball.

The warm weather is caused by high pressure, according to the Met Office. The UK's warmest Easter temperature on record was 29.4C at Camden Square in London on Holy Saturday in 1949. Broadstairs ...