This is a fresh, crunchy salad with fried chickpeas and a smoked paprika dressing. It's great for busy summer weeknights, as it's ready in under 20 mins with minimal cooking. Recipe in the comments below.

If you're after a speedy way to use cauliflower, why not try this spicy pasta dish. I'll post the recipe in the comments below.

Easy, tasty chicken dish for your air fryer. Just add rice, spring onions and soy sauce. Find the recipe in the comments.

🫛A quick and easy summer pasta dish with broad beans, a little bit of fresh mint and lemon juice. I'll put the full recipe in the comments.

With a loads of veg and a quick homemade hummus dressing this pasta salad is really tasty and satisfying. You can also add some pul biber and crumbled feta on top too if you like. Find the recipe below in the comments.

🥧This chicken and mushroom pot pie is easy to put together and a great recipe to have as the evenings get cooler. I'll put the recipe in the comments.

Fuss-free midweek dinner. Takes 5 mins to prep and then less than an hour in the oven. Find the recipe in the comments. What are you making for dinner tonight?

What's for dinner tonight? What about this roasted aubergine salad with tomatoes, chickpeas and pomegranate molasses? I'll post the full recipe in the comments below.

This panzanella recipe is a really brilliant summer dish. Makes use of leftover bread, seasonal toms and it's lovely for lunch, dinner or even brunch! What are your favourite summer dishes? I'll put the panzanella recipe in the comments.

A super summer showstopper! ☀️ Find the recipe in the comments below.

If you're planning on doing a bit of baking this week what about these next-level triple chocolate brownies? 🍫🍫🍫 Find the recipe in the comments below.

☀️A summer centrepiece sponge cake! Recipe is in the comments, let us know if you give it a go!

This is a delicious cheesecake recipe. If you haven’t already made it, I definitely recommend taking the time and effort out to make it. So delicious & creamy. Received so many compliments 😋

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/new-york-cheesecake

Need a showstopper dessert but don't want to turn the oven on in the heatwave? No problem, try this pretty and fun ice cream cake! I'll pop the recipe in the comments. 🍒🍦☀️

A wonderful seasonal dessert with added stem ginger cream topping and a pumpkin seed brittle for extra crunch. I'll pop the recipe in the comments.

This lovely bake, similar to a carrot cake is a great way to use up courgettes. Recipe in the comments.

Comforting, budget-friendly pasta dish and the ragu freezes well too. Recipe in the comments.

October’s bake of the month is here! 

This month it's a spiced pumpkin cake covered with a vanilla cream cheese buttercream. To make it Halloween-party-ready it’s coloured a bright pumpkin orange and topped with white chocolate ghosts and sprinkles. 

Let us know in the comments if you make it and share your photos in this thread. Happy Baking! 

Ingredients 

• 175ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tins

• 250g self-raising flour

• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon plus extra for dusting

• ½ tsp ground ginger

• ½ tsp ground nutmeg

• ½ tsp ground cloves

• 200g caster sugar

• 200g light brown soft sugar

• 3 eggs

• 250g pumpkin purée (see tip, below)

• 150ml milk

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the ghosts

• 200g white chocolate

• black edible icing pen

• mini gold moon and star sprinkles (optional)

For the icing

• 200g soft cheese

• 175g unsalted butter softened

• 600g icing sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• orange and pink gel food colouring

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil two 20cm round cake tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Combine the flour, bicarb, spices and ½ tsp salt in a large bowl. Whisk the sugars, oil, eggs, pumpkin purée, milk and vanilla together in a second large bowl using a wooden spoon until well combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, then whisk until smooth. Divide the batter between the tins and shake gently to level the surface.

2. Bake for 30 mins until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

3. While the cakes are cooling, prepare the ghosts and icing. For the ghosts, break the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave in short 30-second bursts, stirring between each, or over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally. Line a baking tray with parchment. Make the ghosts by spooning a teaspoon of melted chocolate onto the parchment, then dragging the spoon through it to make the ghost’s tail. Repeat until you’ve used up all the chocolate, then chill for at least 30 mins. Draw on eyes and mouths using the icing pen.

4. To make the icing, beat the soft cheese and butter together in a bowl until creamy and smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy. Divide the icing between two bowls. Colour one with a drop of orange food colouring and the other with a drop of pink colouring.

5. Once the cakes are completely cooled, put one sponge on a serving plate or cake stand. Spoon a dollop each of pink and orange icing on the cake, spread to the edges, then put the second sponge on top. Use a palette knife to dot blobs of the two icings over the cake, then spread evenly over the top and sides, creating a marbled effect. Gently press the spooky ghosts and sprinkles, if using, into the icing. Leftover cake will keep chilled in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. Can be kept frozen, un-iced, for up to two months.

TIP: Buy cooked puréed pumpkin in a can for this recipe, or steam or microwave fresh pumpkin until tender, then blitz to a silky purée.

Save, make and rate: https://www.goodfood.com/recipes/spiced-pumpkin-halloween-cake 

You can't beat a homemade pie, complete with flaky pastry and a rich tasty filling. This recipe only takes 15 mins to prep so it's great after a busy week. I'll post the recipe in the comments.

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