Birthday cake recipes
Celebrate with one of our fantastic birthday cake recipes. From classic sponges, easy chocolate cake to gluten-free creations and showstopper layer cakes: there’s a bake for every birthday.
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Baking recipes
Banana, maple and pecan cake
Bake Off’s Kevin Flynn transforms banana cake into something special. Sandwich the layers of rich banana sponge with piped maple...
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Carrot cake recipes
Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake
Manon Lagrève puts a French twist on a classic Anglo-American bake in this beautiful spiced carrot cake recipe. You can...
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Cake recipes
Peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake
When the old Victoria sandwich won’t hit the spot, this peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake from Tarunima...
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Cake recipes
Strawberry chiffon cake
A great summer sponge, chiffon cake is neither heavy nor greasy. It achieves great height, a fluffy sponge and overall...
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Celebration cake recipes
Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting
Pistachio lovers, this one’s for you! This magnificent pistachio layer cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently...
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Easy baking recipes to make with kids
Raspberry and custard mini cakes
Reminiscent of school traybakes with pink icing, these raspberry and custard mini cakes are given a suitably chic update –...
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Lemon and blackberry stripe cake
This pretty blackberry cake is an eye-catching centrepiece for any birthday or bake sale. The real drama comes when cutting...
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Platinum Jubilee recipes
Lemon and strawberry meringue cake
Expect gasps when you unveil this gloriously OTT strawberry cake. The three layers are sandwiched with lemon curd, berries and...
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Chocolate cake recipes
Vegan chocolate cake
Our vegan chocolate cake is dairy-free and egg-free and comes with a vegan buttercream, amaretto and jam filling, and is...
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Afternoon tea recipes
Spiced plum cake with swiss meringue frosting
Usher in autumn with our spiced plum cake. A golden sponge studded with juicy red plums is coated in a...
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Afternoon tea recipes
Lemon and courgette cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting
This gorgeous lemon and courgette cake features layers of zesty sponge layered with homemade lemon curd and white choc cream...
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September seasonal recipes
Chocolate cake with caramel poached pears and chocolate buttercream
Give chocolate cake an autumnal twist. Fill this rich chocolate sponge with silky swiss meringue buttercream and top with caramel...
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Celebration cake recipes
Rhubarb and custard layer cake
This glorious rhubarb and custard layer cake is so pretty: its jaw-dropping decoration makes it perfect for special occasions such...
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Easter baking ideas
Spring lamb cupcakes
These cute Easter cupcakes shaped as spring lambs are perfect for baking with kids over the long Easter bank holiday...
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Chocolate cake recipes
Peanut butter drip cake
A dark chocolate sponge is sandwiched and covered with peanut buttercream, drizzled with a rich chocolate ganache then topped with...
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Teatime traybake recipes
Ginger drizzle traybake with cream cheese icing
Rich, moist and sticky, this easy ginger traybake cake is topped with cream cheese icing and slices easily into shareable...
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