5 best bakes from late-summer produce

Hard-to-resist sweet and savoury baked treats using the last of the sweetcorn, courgettes and stonefruit

Stonefruit pudding cake

This recipe takes a basic butter cake batter and turns it into a family friendly fruit pudding. We used stonefruit but you could use whatever is in season.

Chocolate and red plum cake

No need to cream the butter and sugar for this easy cake that's perfect to enjoy with your morning coffee. Poaching the plums the night before makes the preparation even speedier.

Fresh corn muffins

These muffins are made with two corn cobs, cornmeal and grated tasty cheese. Serve them for morning tea or use miniature muffin tins and make them as a nibble to have with drinks later in the day.

Gluten-free courgette loaf

This great courgette lunchbox filler uses nuts instead of flour and a little honey for sweetness.

Custard tarts

We used store bought pastry and a mascarpone and cream filling for these pretty plum tarts. Great for a dinner party, for morning tea or to pack into a picnic hamper.