![Burnt honey cake with apple and ginger by Helen Goh. Food and prop styling: Polly Webb-Wilson.](https://media.guim.co.uk/eb18974ff49e0dcb5b7fbaede388e47a95061ea8/0_1380_7410_4445/1000.jpg)
It’s official. Autumn. Time of darker, cooler days, warmer ovens and baking. Presenting Nigella Lawson’s rich plum and pecan crumble, Benjamina Ebuehi’s pumpkin spice coffee scones, Helen Goh’s luxurious burnt honey cake with apple and ginger. For something savoury we have Gill Meller’s wild mushroom tart or Liberty Mendez’s hog-roast sausage rolls (the secret is in the apple sauce!). For mellow fruitful flavours, there’s Claire Ptak’s perfect pear eve’s pudding, Nigel Slater’s browned butter, blackberry and hazelnut friands. Turn up the oven, treat yourself. Celebrate with OFM’s 20 best autumn baking recipes.
Sour cream, apple and blackberry tart by Mark Diacono
![Sour cream, apple and blackberry tart.](https://media.guim.co.uk/14d772a3aea3d2916c2e096c2099364459b47a22/0_990_2126_1275/1000.jpg)
A classic combination
Plum and pecan crumble by Nigella Lawson
![Plum and pecan crumble.](https://media.guim.co.uk/ad0f966e5848d846a77eabbcb1a04f699c2ea9f3/0_3442_5609_3365/1000.jpg)
Just add custard
Coffee, cinnamon and chocolate cake by Katie Cross
![Coffee, cinnamon and chocolate cake.](https://media.guim.co.uk/b1792c992ebbff9e6bc50f3021853d87afc8befa/0_3009_4985_2991/1000.jpg)
Rich, indulgent and vegan, too
Browned butter, blackberry and hazelnut friand by Nigel Slater
![Browned butter, blackberry and hazelnut friand.](https://media.guim.co.uk/6da5117842db9ae2f7d0a0d4c4891fdb68df2e61/0_749_4194_4192/1000.jpg)
Halfway between a pudding and a cake, served warm
Flammkuchen by Jürgen Krauss
![Flammkuchen.](https://media.guim.co.uk/6ee21ac34831cfb4320ac88223d4517041441f2d/0_3248_5907_3544/1000.jpg)
Choose either sweet or savoury toppings
Pumpkin-spice coffee scones by Benjamina Ebuehi
![Pumpkin spice coffee scones.](https://media.guim.co.uk/e9e2b2e3bdfa8465117f847406a3c7bf392fe0cb/24_3049_5661_3395/1000.jpg)
Simple bakes that bring the flavour of autumn
Honey-nut corn cake by Amy Newsome
![Honey-nut corn cake.](https://media.guim.co.uk/4665c3bdede7a8398afa14a25e0eb06b92d70c00/299_2220_2955_1771/1000.jpg)
A peanut-filled pudding served straight from the pan
Guinness soda bread by Kitty Tait and Al Tait
![Guinness soda bread.](https://media.guim.co.uk/5ec1580cf60eddf6ae91492cf2c8ca9d5788596e/0_1072_4033_4033/1000.jpg)
Easy to bake, perfect with soup
Burnt honey cake with apple and ginger by Helen Goh
![Burnt honey cake with apple and ginger.](https://media.guim.co.uk/38a46efffc5a76c59056a3f444bc8f93e08c5a81/0_3557_5226_3134/1000.jpg)
Caramelised honey adds a layer of complexity
Hog roast sausage rolls by Liberty Mendez
![Hog roast sausage rolls.](https://media.guim.co.uk/c05dfe1194affc01f21722ce38f30da50efe1b35/202_2299_4847_4846/1000.jpg)
The ultimate snack
Wild mushroom tart by Gill Meller
![Wild mushroom tart.](https://media.guim.co.uk/a05d2155c471a509cc1c31063c2ca7dab148392b/106_642_2509_2509/1000.jpg)
Use either foraged or shop-bought mushrooms
Chocolate, pear, hazelnut and brown sugar cake by Letitia Clark
![Chocolate, pear, hazelnut and brown sugar cake.](https://media.guim.co.uk/af713f415bbc37314eb834bed64289ab977028c5/0_344_2159_2413/895.jpg)
A flourless cake with an irresistibly moist, fudgy centre
Pear eve’s pudding by Claire Ptak
![Pear eve’s pudding.](https://media.guim.co.uk/c91d7fd5eddcdc13e0ba7386c5e76d63a12aeff1/123_1550_5484_3288/1000.jpg)
This seasonal dessert brings out the fragrance of its fruit filling
Focaccia with black grapes by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers
![Focaccia with black grapes.](https://media.guim.co.uk/3cd4c6cd9a53618bda827878a16b3066bae1d4d7/0_1850_5260_5258/1000.jpg)
Perfect for breakfast, lunch and a quick snack
Chicken, leek and prune pie by Nigel Slater
![Chicken, leek and prune pie.](https://media.guim.co.uk/fb3b225e625fb7871b497ed7cc985f4a31e01513/0_2286_4164_2498/1000.jpg)
Rich, savoury flavours combine in this pastry-topped main course
Autumn vegetable galette by Tarunima Sinha
![Autumn vegetable galette.](https://media.guim.co.uk/ad2e7ba7c757e701afc4b94e8f878b14c620e366/0_686_6732_6732/1000.jpg)
Made with ginger and panch phoron-spiced seasonal vegetables
Yorkshire parkin by Regula Ysewijn
![Yorkshire parkin.](https://media.guim.co.uk/57577f8436298b19a8b332677ac7d68b6c232929/398_1330_3202_1921/1000.jpg)
A moist, syrupy cake to serve on bonfire night
Concertina baklava by Melek Erdal
![Concertina baklava.](https://media.guim.co.uk/4b16a9b71b2b983321eafe55eb7d1b651f6e58d6/371_2708_5821_3493/1000.jpg)
Instead of the traditional layers of filo, try this alternative
Castagnotti – chestnut cookies by Giuseppe Dell’Anno
![Castagnotti – chestnut cookies.](https://media.guim.co.uk/c7beba449456b9aa877bb7b4993cc6b3d447e7fd/107_293_5235_5233/1000.jpg)
Wash down these Italian biscuits with a glass of red wine
Fig and walnut pudding by Joe Trivelli
![Fig and walnut pudding.](https://media.guim.co.uk/62a86e88fdc77bf63dcb16642d0b38937e0f9c42/213_2155_5585_3351/1000.jpg)
So easy to make it’s almost cheating