Recently, we shared that slow cookers might be your unlikely supper saviour during the heatwave. Though they’re typically associated with stodgy winter dishes, their lower temperatures and better insulation mean they won’t heat your kitchen up anywhere near as much as an oven would – and you won’t have to stand over a hot stove, either.
Still, sometimes, the most obvious solution is best. That’s the case for fridge cakes, IMO. The most heat they usually require is melting butter, which, in cases like these, is often best done in the microwave.
Here are five of the best recipes I’ve tried and tested:
Bannoffee pie/rocky... 
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