Cake recipes
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Simnel cake recipes
Simnel loaf cake
Our easy simnel loaf cake recipe is an ideal bake for the Easter weekend. It's delicious served warm, topped with apricot jam.
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Christmas cake recipes
Chocolate gingerbread Christmas cake
This chocolate and gingerbread Christmas cake recipe more than matches a classic fruitcake in the seasonal flavour stakes, plus you can make ahead of time.
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Loaf cake recipes
Coconut and cardamom loaf cake
Niloufer Mavalvala's coconut loaf cake is fabulously light, scented with cardamom and topped with lemon icing – perfect for Mother's Day.
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Teatime traybake recipes
Apple, cinnamon and ginger drizzle cake
The warming combination of apples, cinnamon and ginger make this drizzle cake the perfect autumnal treat with a cup of tea.
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Celebration cake recipes
Mango, cardamom and coconut cake
Chetna Makan brings together coconut, cardamom and fresh mango to make a lovely celebration cake that looks beautiful and tastes brilliant, too.
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Cherry recipes
Cherry crumble cake
Try John Whaite's version of a classic cherry and almond cake; a crumble topping adds another dimension in the form of crunchy amaretti and flaked nuts
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Apple recipes
Toffee apple cake
Part pudding and part cake, this toffee apple creation is always best served warm with a generous dollop of the toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream.
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Celebration cake recipes
Sugarplum fairy cakes
Fluffy fairy cakes are dotted with nuggets of marzipan and topped with buttercream and caramel shards. A cake truly fit for a fairy queen.
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Classic cake recipes
Easy lemon drizzle loaf cake
You can't knock a classic lemon drizzle cake. Our easy loaf recipe combines a zesty, syrup-drenched sponge with a crunchy sugar crust.
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Celebration cake recipes
Summer-cup bundt drizzle cake
Celebrate summer in style with Felicity Cloake's boozy bundt drizzle cake. You could swap the spirits for Pimms too, if you prefer.
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Loaf cake recipes
Pomegranate loaf cake
Try this beautiful yet easy-to-make almond and polenta loaf cake drizzled with fresh pomegranate juice and seeds. An afternoon tea recipe with a difference.
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Celebration cake recipes
Caramelised white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini cake
Bake John Whaite's epic white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini celebration cake to really impress your guests or celebrate a birthday,
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Easy cake recipes
Lamingtons
Lamingtons, popular in Australia, are made by covering vanilla sponge cake squares in chocolate icing then dipping them into desiccated coconut.
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Carrot cake recipes
Eric Lanlard’s carrot and pumpkin celebration cake
Eric Lanlard's carrot cake with ginger mascarpone frosting is the perfect birthday cake, Easter treat or celebration centrepiece.
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Chocolate cake recipes
Devil’s food cake
For afternoon tea heaven, make devil's food cake: a rich, fudgy chocolate sponge slathered in a devilishly decadent double-chocolate ganache.
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Easy cake recipes
Easy butterfly cakes
Light-as-air sponge is topped with vanilla buttercream in these almost-too-good-to-eat butterfly cakes. They're great to make with kids.
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