Easter baking special: recipes from Britain's greatest cooks Traditionally, Lent is the time to fast: no sweets, no meat on Friday - and lashings of church. The reward for 40 days of abstinence is a great feast on Easter Sunday. These days we are more relaxed about the fasting part - and we're baking with more gusto than ever. So, with the March weather so grim, why not sort out the mixing bowls and buy in some flour? Here we've collected classic recipes from the country's finest cooks, chefs and bakers, from the great Mary Berry's banana with lemon drizzle cake to Mark Hix's baklava. Fiona Cairns's magnificent Easter chocolate truffle cake is three cakes in one: a chocolate mousse cake on a tiffin base, with sugar flowers and iced foliage. Gordon Ramsay suggests blueberry muffins for the health-conscious. Xanthe Clay has a recipe for tsoureki, a Greek speciality; Rose Prince makes orange savarin; Stevie Parle a lovely apple spice cake. Time to roll up the sleeves - and loosen the belts. Use the carousel below the picture to browse our Easter recipe collection