Cakes

We defy you not to crumble at the taste of our <a href="/recipes/blueberry-and-hazelnut-crumble-cake">blueberry &amp; hazelnu</a>t and John Whaite’s <a href="/recipes/cherry-and-amaretti-crumble-cake">cherry &amp; amaretti crumble</a> cakes. Pineapple, Clementine and Cardamom; our upside-down fruity cakes will turn your baking world on its head. 
 
Classic fruity combos from toffee apple to rhubarb and custard there is sure to be a cake with fruit that tickles your taste buds

From pineapple upside down cake to raspberry madeleines, discover the tastiest ways to load up your cakes with fruit at Baking Mad.

Cakes with Fruit

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.

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

Bread & Dough

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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;

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>.

Three scones on a plate filled with jam and cream with pot of jam and knife with cream

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.

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

Get hands-on with these family-friendly recipes for hundreds &amp; thousands of fun. From your wonky wing <a href="/recipes/easy-fairy-cakes">Fairy Cakes</a> to your 'are they ready yet?' <a href="/recipes/copycat-chocolate-chip-millie-s-cookies">Copycat Millie’s Cookies</a>. Trust us when we say you’ll have the entire family waiting by the oven until the timer goes off.
Looking for something quick and easy that doesn't scrimp out on flavour? Try our <a href="/recipes/mars-bar-squares">Mars Bar Squares</a>,&nbsp;they’re quite literally out of this world!

Family baking recipes are easy for kids to handle with mom or dad’s supervision. Have a look through our child-friendly baking recipes and get baking with the fam.

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Family baking is all about messy fingers and smiley faces

Family Baking Recipes

Recipes

Tips & Tricks

This cake contains a classic combination&nbsp;of cherries and almonds and is an ideal cake to serve at an afternoon tea.

Cherry & Almond Cake

This spiced banana rum cake is bursting with flavour and will bring a real taste of the Caribbean to your home. This cake has wonderful hints of banana, cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans and sultanas and would make the perfect Father's Day treat or even just simply enjoyed with a nice cup of tea with your feet up. It is also a great way to use up over ripe bananas saving them from going to waste.

Spiced banana rum cake

This delicious Bramley apple cake can be served as part of afternoon tea or with a dollop of crème fraîche. If you love the taste of warm spices, then this apple cake is for you.&nbsp;

Spiced Bramley Apple Cake

If you a looking for the perfect treat to gift to your mum this Mother's Day then look no further! This beautifully soft lemon flavoured sponge sandwiches a zesty lemon curd filling and topped with a refreshing lemon buttercream. This is a delightfully simple cake that can be turned into a real showstopped with the addition of some fresh spring flowers for decoration.

Classic Lemon Cake

Savour the joys of fresh cherries and bake this cake to share with your loved ones.

Cherry cake

This classic plum cake is delicious using both dark rich coloured plums or light yellow plums. An autumn delight to be baked when the fruits are at their best. Serve warm as a pudding or enjoy cold served with coffee.

Plum Cake

This tangy marmalade cake is simply delicious and perfect for an afternoon tea treat.

Tangy marmalade cake

Make this fresh lemon cake and decorate as you choose.&nbsp; We have decorated this one for a&nbsp;special Dad.

Lemon Cake

This delicious crumble cake was created by the lovely Benjamina and is a delicious mixture of fruity blueberries and crunchy&nbsp;hazelnuts and goes so beautifully with a cup of coffee with friends - what's not to love?

Blueberry & Hazelnut Crumble Cake

This Blueberry cake is a lovely combination of fruit flavours. You don't have to wait until this cake is cold before slicing and if you don't have blueberries why not try using raisins. Some of our keen bakers have even tried the recipe with chocolate chips, one for the super sweet tooth's out there!

Pear and Blueberry Cake

This traditional apple cake is an old but reliable recipe, serve with clotted cream.&nbsp;Next time you could try&nbsp;omitting the apple and cinnamon and replace with chopped dates and walnuts.

Apple cake

This zesty refreshing orange cake looks, smells and tastes wonderful and would go down great at your next coffee morning or afternoon tea served with a naughty drizzle of cream or creme fraiche. &nbsp;As the title suggests this is an Orange Upside Down Cake, meaning the oranges are simmered in syrup and placed at the bottom of the tin to be turned out when serving. This recipe featured on Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.

Orange Upside Down Cake

This deliciously moist coconut cake is perfect for afternoon tea or a coffee morning with friends.

Coconut Cake

It is pretty evident I am obsessed with apple crumble. This cake has four layers of light brown sugar sponges, apple compote filling, and squiggles of salted caramel. And a few clusters of crumble, you know, for texture, as they say. This recipe is&nbsp;extracted from Cheeky Treats by Liam Charles, published by Hodder &amp; Stoughton on 12th July priced £20.00 Photography by Haarala Hamilton © Hodder &amp; Stoughton 2018 &nbsp;

Toffee Apple Crumble Layer Cake

Love the combination of sticky toffee and apple? Well it just got even better! The talented Martha Collison had whipped up this indulgent recipe using the new&nbsp;Billington's Very Dark Maple Syrup to add an unrivaled depth of flavour. It's an ideal treat for an Autumn evening!&nbsp;

Maple Sticky Toffee Apple Cake

This plum and hazelnut cake is gorgeous and a perfect family dessert. You could use ground almonds and apricots for a change too.

Plum and hazelnut cake

This is John Whaite's version of a classic cherry and almond cake. John says he always uses dark cherries soaked in kirsch because their flavour is intense and boozy. When he drains the cherries he keeps back the syrup to add a sweet kick to his coffees. The crumble topping adds another almond dimension in the form of crunchy amaretti and flaked nuts. Serve this with a dollop of tangy crème fraîche. Taken from Comfort by John Whaite, published by Kyle Books. Photography by Nassima Rothacker.

Cherry & Amaretti Crumble Cake

These pretty little Strawberry &amp; Rose Water sponge cakes are delicately flavoured with rose water. They are easy to make and are perfect for afternoon tea with friends or to give as a gift.

Mini Strawberry & Rose Water Sponge Cakes

This delicate and refreshing lemon and almond cake is a wonderful alternative sponge cake for any special occasion, such as birthdays or anniversaries. Coated in smooth cream cheese buttercream this cake can be decorated or left simple.

Lemon and almond cake

Pear and prune crumble cake as featured on series 2 of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.