Mary Berry's ultimate apple cake – a Victoria sponge that stays really moist from grated apple. The lemon-flavoured cream keeps it fresh-tasting. You will need two 20cm/8in round, loose-bottomed ...
Mirella Abou Shanab, a Damascus-based TV presenter and producer, went into a pastry shop in the Syrian capital and saw armed Islamist fighters eating ice cream and cake. One of ...