Bread & Dough

Keep the sweet tooth troop happy with our collection of sweet dough recipes. We defy you to walk past a tray of our <a href="/recipes/cinnamon-buns">cinnamon buns</a> fresh from the oven and not pinch one. 
 
Start the day with a toasted <a href="/recipes/teacakes">currant teacake</a> or a <a href="/recipes/chocolate-and-pistachio-breakfast-wreath">chocolate and pistachio breakfast wreath</a> - put the ‘mmm’ into good morning with these sweet dough recipes.

Close up of Iced Finger Buns, on a wooden serving board drizzled in pink icing next to a bowl of jam with a spoon

There are so many sweet dough recipes waiting for you to try at Baking Mad. From teacakes to brioche, bake something sweet and tasty today

Sweet Doughs

From breadsticks to brioche, sourdough to pizza dough - we have a medley of bread and dough recipes to see you through from breakfast to dinner.&nbsp; 
 
Love a 'pop in the breadmaker' bake? Or perhaps more of a 'get stuck in and sticky' <a href="/recipes/bacon-and-cheese-loaf">hand baked loaf</a>? Whatever type of baker you are, bread baking apprentice to artisan extraordinaire we have the best bread recipes.

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Making your own bread from scratch is incredibly satisfying. We also have pizza dough recipes, doughnuts and so much more. Try them out today.

Bread Recipes | Easy & Delicious Bread & Dough Recipes

Fill your house with the aroma of freshly baked bread

There are lots of ways to make a cake; dress it up with decorations or celebrate its full naked glory. A ‘drop of vanilla’ birthday cake, "one more slice" banana bread or decadent chocolate cake recipes. Rolled. Stacked. Filled. You bake the rules. 
 
For beginners, the classic <a href="/recipes/lemon-drizzle-cake">Lemon Drizzle cake</a> is the perfect crowd-pleaser. Or for more experimental bakers, stack the tiers high and fill the cakes with hidden surprises. When cake is life, not just for birthdays, we say let’s get baking.

Cookie, Oreo & Brownie Layered Cake with a slice cut out of it. 

Baking a cake is a fine art, but one that can be mastered by many. Browse through our cake recipes and find the perfect one for you.

Cake Recipes | Easy Cake Ideas

Old Favourites & Classic Cakes

Cakes

Chocolately truffles, creamy fudge, the fluffiest marshmallows, we defy not to become giddy like a child in a sweet shop with these sweet recipes.&nbsp; 
 
From nostalgic sweets, <a href="/recipes/white-chocolate-snowies">snowies</a> and <a href="/recipes/chocolate-nutella-mice">chocolate mice</a> to <a href="/recipes/turkish-delight">Turkish delight</a> and <a href="/recipes/peppermint-creams">Peppermint Creams</a>, the hardest decision will be which one to try first. Pick n Mix to your hearts delight or share the love creating the greatest Willy Wonkeriffic edible gifts for friends and family.

Top view of Rainbow Meringues in a bowl, with Rainbow Meringues scattered around next to a bag of silver spoon caster sugar

The most exciting confectionery and sweets recipes including Turkish delight & chocolate fondant are on Baking Mad. Pick your favourites and make them today

Confectionery Recipes | How to Make Homemade Candy Sweets & Chocolates

Try your hand at making homemade confectionery recipes

Confectionery

Crunch, snap or dunk. However you like to eat your biscuits, we have something for everyone. Our irresistible 5* Millies <a href="/recipes/copycat-chocolate-chip-millie-s-cookies">chocolate chip cookie recipe</a> is a must for all cookie lovers. You call it eating the whole batch, we call it taste testing.&nbsp; 
 
When it comes to biscuit recipes, go simple with <a href="/recipes/shortbread-fingers">shortbread</a> or spice up your life with <a href="/recipes/gingerbread-dough">gingerbread</a>. There's even a <a href="/recipes/dog-biscuits">dog biscuit recipe</a> for your pampered pooches.

Side on view of a stack of vegan and gluten free chocolate chip cookies

Cookies and biscuits can often be confused, but either way, they are delicious and easy to make. We have loads of recipes for you to try out. Happy baking

Cookies And Biscuit Recipes | How to Make Easy Biscuit & Cookies at Home

Fill up your biscuit tin!

Cookies & Biscuits

Mini or mighty, one in a jar, for the best cupcake recipe you needn't look that far.&nbsp;Vanilla, Oreo, Biscoff? Chocoholics, all hail the 5* <a href="/recipes/mary-berry-chocolate-cupcakes">Mary Berry chocolate cupcake recipe</a>.&nbsp;Keep kids busy with <a href="/recipes/chocolate-cake-pops">cake pops</a> and <a href="/recipes/simple-fairy-cakes">fairy cakes</a>. We even have <a href="/recipes/feta-cheese-and-herb-cupcakes">savoury cupcakes</a> to jazz up lunchtime. 
 
Mad about muffins? From blueberry to banana muffin recipes; the tastiest way to sneak in your 5 a day. <a href="/recipes/gluten-free-chocolate-and-cherry-muffins">Gluten free muffins</a>, <a href="/recipes/vegan-blueberry-muffins">vegan muffins</a>, you will be spoilt for choice.

Nutella Cupcakes with glass bottle of milk in the background

Cupcakes and muffins both have a place in our hearts and they’re similar in looks and how they’re baked. Here are our favourite cupcake and muffin recipes.

Cupcakes & Muffin Recipes | Easy Recipes & Best Bakes

Bake a batch & share with friends!

Cupcakes & Muffins

All about the heavenly desserts? Whatever the season or occasion we have dessert ideas from summery meringues, pavlovas to panna cottas. In winter snuggle down with warming and comforting puds, whether it be&nbsp;a humble crumble or creamy rice pudding. 
 
If cheesecake is your kryptonite we suggest you look away now - from <a href="/recipes/new-york-baked-cheesecake">New York Vanilla</a> to <a href="/recipes/toblerone-cheesecake">Toblerone</a>, our selection is guaranteed to leave you weak at the knees.

2 glass jars of eton mess, raspberries, edible flowers and vanilla extract

Desserts come in many shapes and sizes. Baking Mad has a full collection of dessert recipes that you simply have to try. Get them here.

Dessert Recipes | Easy Desserts for Every Occasion

Browse dessert recipes for every occasion

Desserts

Ice cream recipes have never been simpler, no ice cream maker needed! Maple fudge, strawberry ripple, mint choc chip and rum – no need to be so vanilla (although this is also yummy). Serve in an <a href="/recipes/arctic-roll">arctic roll</a>, <a href="/recipes/fruity-knickerbocker-glory">knickerbocker glory</a>, <a href="/recipes/ice-cream-cookie-sandwich">cookie sandwich</a> or an indulgent ice cream cake, guaranteed smiles all round.
It’s not just ice cream recipes; granitas, sorbets, frozen yoghurts and ice lolly recipes. Lots of icy delights, so free up your freezer.

Bowl of ice cream, apple and slices, brown sugar packet

Discover the perfect homemade ice cream & ice lolly recipes with the latest tips, and learn how to make anything from vanilla ice cream to an ice lolly.

Homemade Ice Cream & Ice Lolly Recipes | Easy Frozen Homemade Treats

There's nothing better than homemade ice cream...

Homemade Ice Cream & Ice Lollies

Fluffy <a href="/recipes/buttercream-icing">basic buttercream </a>(or frosting) really is the icing on any cake. Simple to whip up, satisfying to gobble up. Master a buttercream recipe and experiment with flavours, or add cocoa for the best <a href="/recipes/salted-chocolate-buttercream">chocolate buttercream</a>. 
 
From rainbow buttercream, roses or ruffles, we have the piping tips and techniques to grow your decorating skills. More of an icing traditionalist?

Try one of our many icing & buttercream recipes and make something delicious today Learn how to make the perfect icing or buttercream filling for your cake.

Icing & Buttercream Recipes | Simple & Easy Sweet Toppings

From royal icing to fondant icing and flooding, we have it all

Icing & Buttercream

You can’t beat homemade, bursting with fruit and veg. <a href="/recipes/lemon-curd">Lemon curd</a>, <a href="/recipes/orange-and-whisky-marmalade">Orange and Whiskey marmalade</a>, <a href="/recipes/glitter-strawberry-jam-with-champagne">glitter Strawberry jam</a> - your toast has never tasted so good. 
 
Revolutionise your tarts and pies with chutneys, curds, jams and jellies that will have your friends begging for the recipe. It couldn't be simpler with our friendly tutorials, you'll know how to make jam in no time.

Discover jams, marmalade, chutneys & other preserve recipes on Baking Mad. Jams & preserves are a key part of many traditional cuisines all over the world.

Jams, Marmalades & Chutney Recipes | Easy Homemade Preserves

Are spreads and preserves your jam?

Jams, Marmalade, Chutneys & Preserves

Traditionally <a href="/recipes/basic-pancakes">thin crepes</a> or thick and fluffy <a href="/recipes/american-pancakes">American Pancakes</a>? Stack with berries, maple and bacon, or fill with spinach and ricotta. 
 
Keto, Vegan or Gluten Free, the humble pancake is flipping fabulous whatever the occasion. For the ultimate batter indulgence, a mountain of waffles drizzled with syrup or a plate of cinnamon Churros dipped in chocolate. Heavenly.&nbsp;

Stack of american pancakes covered in maple syrup and topped with fresh berries

Pancakes aren't just for Shrove Tuesday. From crÃªpe to American style, discover the variety of exciting pancake and pancake batter recipes on Baking Mad.of exciting pancake and pancake batter recipes on Baking Mad.

Pancakes & Pancake Batters

Pancakes are for life, not just for Pancake Day

Pancakes & Crepe Batters

Whether you need a simple shortcrust pastry recipe, fabulous filo or puff perfection, we have something for everyone. Even Vegan potato pastry. 
 
Learn <a href="/baking-tips/how-to-blind-bake-pastry">how to blind bake pastry</a> and once you have mastered the basics, tart it up to your hearts delight. Travel the world from Danish pastries to French Pastries, Austrian Strudels to Greek Spanakopita. Sweet or savoury. Steak pie or apple pie. We have more swirls, rolls and turnovers than a gymnast.

Looking for a easy, tasty pastry recipe? You've come to the right place From Yorkshire puddings to apple pies, discover the many recipes on Baking Mad.

Pastries, Pies & Tart Recipes | Easy Ideas for Best Savoury Bakes

Grab your rolling pins and let’s get baking.

Pastries, Pies & Tarts

How to make scones has never been easier with our foolproof tips and tricks on how to rub together butter and flour. Whether you’re “jam then cream” or vice versa there's something for everyone. 
 
Sweet or savoury. Cheese scones galore. Marmite lovers will go crazy for our <a href="/recipes/cheese-and-marmite-scones">Cheese and Marmite scones</a> - the ultimate taste sensation. Bring your ‘A’ game to afternoon tea with these easy scone recipes. The yummiest fruit scones, calorie conscious, buttermilk and <a href="/recipes/gluten-free-afternoon-scones">gluten free scones</a>.

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Discover our easy scone & shortcake recipes from Baking Mad & find your favourite scone recipe. Learn the secrets of this traditional English treat

Scones & Shortcake Recipes | Baking Mad

Once they’re scone, they’re scone

Scones & Shortcakes

We have the perfect accompaniment to any pud - velvety <a href="/recipes/vanilla-custard">vanilla custard</a>. Or for a touch of nostalgia, a spoonful of feel-good <a href="/recipes/pink-custard">pink custard</a>. 
 
For ultimate indulgence, our <a href="/recipes/salted-caramel-sauce-three-ways">salted caramel sauce</a> is pure heaven. Drizzle on ice cream, or hide inside melt-in-the-middle puds; it’s also tasty eaten secretly by the spoonful. Gift these sweet sauces to your loved ones and you will be guaranteed friends for life.

Find the most delicious sweet sauces recipes on Baking Mad. Whether you're looking to make bread, caramel or cranberry sauce, you can try one here today

Sauces & Condiments | Simple Homemade Sauce Recipes

Feeling Saucy?

Sweet Sauces

Can we tempt you with a traybake? Breath-taking brownies, blissful blondies, fabulous flapjacks. Maybe our millionaires shortbread recipe? Crunchy biscuit base, velvety caramel and sweet chocolate to finish. 
 
Is your mouth watering yet? Traybakes are a cinch with kids - like our ‘anything goes’ <a href="/recipes/biscoff-rocky-road">Rocky Road recipes</a>, simple to make and scrumptious to snuffle. You're in the right place for the yummiest traybake recipes.

Salted Caramel Cookie Traybake pieces stacked on top of each other with a hand reaching for the top piece. A bottle of milk in the background and jar of caramel sauce in the foreground

Traybakes are a delicious collection of baked cakes, slices and squares that are baked in a tray and then sliced up into portions. Find your traybake match here.

Traybake Recipes | Easy Flapjacks & Best Brownies

Deliciously simple traybake recipes

Traybakes

Looking for street party baking inspiration like no other? You're in the right place. From an easy-to-serve <a href="/recipes/union-jack-tray-bake">Union Jack Traybake</a>, a <a href="/recipes/ultimate-summer-berry-cake">Summer Berry Cake</a> fit for a royal celebration, or <a href="/recipes/fruit-scones">Homemade Fruit Scones</a> with a dollop of <a href="/recipes/strawberry-jam">Strawberry Jam</a> and cream - you're sure to be talk of the town this Jubilee (for all the right reasons!).
Whisk up a showstopping <a href="/recipes/chocolate-biscuit-cake">Chocolate Biscuit Cake</a> and discover why this delicious rich-tea filled bake is allegedly the Queens favourite dessert. Or for sticky finger fun for the little princes and princesses amongst us, our Union Jack Cupcakes are a perfect excuse to get baking this Jubilee.&nbsp;

Top view of Union Jack Traybake topped with seasonal fresh berries, next to a bag of Silver Spoon Icing Sugar, and Silver Spoon Caster Sugar

Looking for street party baking inspiration like no other? You're in the right place. From an easy-to-serve Union Jack Traybake, a Summer Berry Cake fit for a…

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Master this tea-time classic, and you'll be hosting Afternoon Tea everyweek. Fill your home with the smell of sweet bread whilst baking these classic teacakes. Made with Allinson's wholemeal dough - this savoury or sweet bake can be enjoy with a dollop of jam or melted buttered and a cup of tea.

Teacakes

Who say's Hot Cross Buns are just for Easter? Fresh out the oven, sliced and spread with butter, hot cross buns are a true classic and are great to enjoy any time of the day. Toast and spread with butter in the morning with a cup of tea, or cosy up on the sofa with a warm hot crossed bun on a wintery evening - sounds yummy, right? 
 
Filled with fruit and piped with a white cross, replace your shop bought hot cross buns with these deliciously homemade buns - you won't regret it, promise.

Hot Cross Buns

Sweet fluffy dough, sandwiched with fresh vanilla cream and dollops of jam, drizzled with pink icing - have we sold it to you yet? Easy iced finger buns are a classic sweet dough, which bring ingulgence and flavour in 10 simple steps and ingredient's we're sure you'll have sitting in your pantry.

Iced Finger Buns

Is there a more trendy bread to eat right now than sourdough? Well, these sourdough hot cross buns are one to watch - deliciously glossy, and the perfect sourdough chewiness.

Sourdough Hot Cross Buns

Our friend John Whaite was inspired by a trip to Stockholm when he created this cinnamon bun recipe. John shares with us that it’s important to include the cardamom as well as the cinnamon to get the authentic flavour. This recipe is very much like a warming cuddle in every mouthful. If you're after something carby and scrumptious, then put the kettle on, this is the perfect yummy recipe, just for you.

Cinnamon Buns

Our soft and fluffy Cinnamon Rolls made with Allinson's sweet dough. This recipe uses deep muffin tins so the caramel and cinnamon pool at the bottom of every roll for extra-added flavour. Great for confident bakers and fans of warm, spicy flavours, we like ours with a cup of coffee mid-morning or shared with friends.

Cinnamon Rolls

Hearty food reigns sumpreme in Northumberland, and if this bread didn't look good enough, with its golden coating and sprinkles of chocolaye chips, then wait until you take a bite. This delicious sweet bread is infused with zesty hints of orange and balanced with rich dark chocolate chips, all twisted together into a stunning homemade Northunmberland Twist.

Chocolate & Orange Northumberland Twist

The humble Chelsea Bun is a classic tea-time treat. Dating back to the 18th Century, this delicious sweet dough has been enjoyed for centuries. In just six easy steps, you can whip up a batch and make the whole family smile. If you like to experiment in the kitchen, you could swap the currants for chocolate chips or a mixture of both.

Chelsea Buns

Picture this - warm sticky buns straight from the oven and a hot cup of tea or coffee... if this sounds like the perfect time out for you, that you deserve then what are you waiting for? This Maple &amp; Cinnamon Sticky Buns recipe is a must try recipe, give it a bake - you won't regret it.

Maple & Cinnamon Sticky Buns

We say have your bread and eat it, with our vegan hot cross buns - all the flavour and completely vegan. Whilst hot cross buns are traditionally made around Easter time, these delicious vegan hot cross buns are so simple to make, they'll soon be a staple in your recipe book.
Fluffy in texture and gloriously glossy thanks to their sticky orange juice sugar glaze, these hot cross buns are perfectly balanced with flavour and pack a punch of zesty mixed peel - the ultimate cosy evening supper, or a cuppa companion. We've added a handful of Vegan Dark Chocolate to this recipe, so simply swap out the sultanas for your left over Easter eggs, or some juicy raisins.

Vegan Hot Cross Buns

We love sweet bread bakes and our Cinnamon and Raisin Swirl made with Allinson's white dough has to be a firm favourite here at Baking Mad. Great for confident bread bakers, this bread is really rewarding to bake and slice open to discover the swirling whirling insides thanks to the Cinnamon filling made with rich and full flavoured Billington's Light Muscovado Sugar.&nbsp;
We like ours with a cup of coffee, the perfect companion for warm, spicy notes of the cinnamon and juciy raisins.

Cinnamon & Raisin Swirl Bread

Why say goodbye to the little treats in life that you enjoy? Have delicious hot cross buns in 12 simple steps, with lighter ingredients meaning you can have the best of both worlds. 
 
Using a mixture of spelt, oats and Allinson's strong white bread flour you can fuel yourself with a more nutritious bake, with no compromise on flavour. Packed with citrus zest, grated apple and a range of currants these lighter hot cross buns are then glazed with apricot jam before popping in the oven to bake.

Lighter Hot Cross Buns

This recipe requires a bread maker. Packed with delicious flavours and spices, this loaf is like a giant hot cross bun waiting to be sliced and enjoyed with a hot cup of tea. Whether it's at breakfast with helping of butter, or enjoyed as a sweet dough snack midday - this hot cross bun loaf is a simple, 10 step recipe using your bread maker.

Hot Cross Bun Loaf

Chocolate and bread is surely everyones idea of heaven - well - it's ours anyway! To recreate this rich and fluffy bake in the comfort of your own kitchen, follow our 7 simple steps and 7 simple ingredients (as well as some warm tap water). 
 
Made with Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado sugar, expect undertones of honey and creamy fudge flavours coming through your bake and accompanying the rich hit of cocoa powder. Somewhere between bread and cake - either way it's simply delicious and waiting for you to bake and serve up.

Chocolate bread 

We're yet to find someone who doesn't go crazy for iced fingers. Is it the slightly savoury dough with a sweet glazed? Or the way the dough melts in your mouth? No matter what gets your tummy rumbling - these simple Twisted Iced Fingers are sure to satisfy the sweetest tooth in the room. Trouble is, they won't be around for long.

Twisted Iced Fingers

Sugar and spice and all things nice, including our moreish, moist fruit and spices loaf. Using only a handful of ingredients, including tea and Billington's Light Muscovado Sugar, this loaf is deep in flavour and has warm fudge undertones. Whilst it is packed full of mixed spice and sultanas, this loaf really can be enjoyed anytime of the year (even though it tastes like Christmas in each bite)

Fruit and spice loaf

Bara brith is a delicious, nutritious traditional tea bread enjoyed throughout Wales. In Welsh bara brith means 'speckled bread'.

Bara Brith

If looking at this bake above isn't making you leap up to preheat your oven to bake, then maybe we could tempt you further. Picture this, cosied up by the fireplace, mulled wine in hand, about to tuck into warm stollen cinnamon roll. 
 
There's nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked spiced stollen, especially in the run-up to Christmas.

Festive Stollen Cinnamon Rolls

What a showstopper. Leave your guests in ore at this stunning chocolate and pistachio bread wreath, filled to the brim with nutty, sweet chocolatey flavours and bursting with hazelnut spread. A feast for the eyes and stomach alike, this one is for special occasions, and surprsingly easy to master in a handful of steps. 
 
Using Allinson's strong white bread flour, expect your dough to bake without losing its shape, and having the chewy yet delicate texture we all love about fresh bread.

Chocolate & Pistachio Breakfast Wreath

Plant based perfection. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and currants - does anything taste more Christmassy than this? Using vegan butter and plant milk, enjoy vegan festive bakes without having to sacrifice taste or texture.