Desserts

From Christmas pudding to sticky toffee, jam sponge to treacle sponge. Take your puddings to the next level with our <a href="/recipes/melt-in-the-middle-chocolate-puddings">melt in the middle puds</a>. Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter or Chocolate Orange. 
 
There are so many ways to serve bread and butter pudding. Swoon over our choccie version. Enjoy Easter and Christmas leftovers with our <a href="/recipes/hot-cross-buns">hot cross buns</a> and <a href="/recipes/panettone-bread-and-butter-pudding">panettone bread and butter pudding</a>.

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Some of the world's best meals end with pudding. Check out our perfect pudding recipes and wrap up your meal with a delicious dessert

Puddings

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

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.

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.

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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

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.

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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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Recipes

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This quick and simple 20 minute Microwavable Treacle Sponge is one of the most popular recipes on our website. Maybe because it takes only 20 minutes to make, it uses only 6 ingredients and its absolutely delicious served with custard or ice cream. Thanks to one of our community bakers Richard Gowthorpe, for this recipe.&nbsp;

Microwavable Treacle Sponge

Don't throw away your leftover, stale bread, instead use it to create a delicious and low calorie bread and butter pudding.

Calorie conscious bread and butter pudding

We’ve got the perfect indulgent recipe for a melt in the middle pudding. A soft chocolate sponge filled with indulgent warm, gooey salted caramel made with the finest Billington’s unrefined sugar. This bake has the real mmmmm factor when you take a bite. You can freeze your unbaked puds and simply bake straight from the freezer which is perfect if you’re after a quick-mid week dessert for the family.&nbsp;

Melt in the Middle Salted Caramel Pudding

We've all been there, swept up in the hustle and bustle of December until you remember you forgot to whip up your traditional Christmas Pudding. Well, rest assured we're here to save the day with our Last Minute Christmas Pudding - so quick you can even make it on Christmas Eve.&nbsp;

Last Minute Christmas Pudding

This spiced fruit bread pudding is a delicious blend of dried fruit, orange, lemon and spices. It's the perfect traditional pudding for a winters day tucked up inside in the warmth and best served with custard or cream.

Spiced Fruit Bread Pudding

Brownies, Cookies and Caramel are three of our favourite treats. So we decided to create the ultimate indulgent bake by combining all three into a brownie bomb. A yummy cookie dough centre, covered in sweet rich salted caramel and wrapped in a delicious brownie layer makes up this pud. Each layer uses the finest Billington's Unrefined Sugar to give it a deep rich caramel flavour and makes this treat really moreish.

Brownie Bites

Antony Amourdoux has created this recipe for us as it's one of his favourite traditional recipes with a twist. Oozing with sticky sugary syrup, no Diwali is complete without Gulab Jamun. This recipe tastes delicious served hot or cold which makes it really versatile.&nbsp; If you love this recipe, why not try&nbsp;Antony’s&nbsp;<a data-item-id="2465b88e-9448-5322-a608-812aeece50a9" href="">Victoria Ras Malai</a>.

Clotted Cream Gulab Jamun

This wonderful nostalgic treat is sure to become a firm family favourite. Delicious served with warm custard or ice cream. Make sure to leave enough room under the foil to allow the pudding to expand while it is steaming.

Treacle Sponge Pudding

Monmouth pudding from the town of Monmouth in Wales, was particularly popular during Victorian times. It consists of bread, milk and freshly cooked fruit.

Blackberry Monmouth pudding

This traditional English Sussex Pong Pudding &nbsp;is made from suet with a whole lemon baked inside, making a delicious lemony surprise. For this recipe you will need a pudding basin, baking paper and some string. As this is a steamed pudding recipe, be careful when handling hot ingredients and utensils. You could serve this traditional pudding with cream or custard.

Sussex Pond Pudding

Light muscovado sugar has a warm honey colour and creamy fudge flavour which makes it a perfect combination with bananas. Quick to make for mid week pudding!

Banana crunch pudding 

If you love sticky toffee pudding then here is a recipe that&nbsp;you simply must try. This lighter version of a Christmas pudding is packed with figs dates and prunes to make a lovely fruity pud.

Figgy pudding

"Chocolate fondants have a horrible reputation of being among the scariest desserts to bake. It took me until my late twenties to even attempt this beast. I want to tell you it went horribly wrong, that it was an inedible disaster. But I’m sorry to say it went really well, and it always has. This is a safe and easy recipe for a melt-in-the-middle sensation. Crusty on the outside, warm and gooey on the inside with the distinctive, lingering aroma of anise."

Chocolate & Star Anise Fondants

This Upside Down Pudding recipe is made with fresh berries served on a delicious sponge and is truly scrumptious served with a drizzle of cream or homemade custard. For the fruit we've opted for strawberries, raspberries and blueberries but aim for berries which are in season as these will have the most flavour and be the freshest. This is a lovely light dessert perfect for summer after a barbeque.

Upside Down Berry Pudding

This Stir Up Sunday why not try Sarah Randell's Clementine Christmas pudding recipe from her book, Marmalade: A Bittersweet Cookbook. Christmas pudding should be juicy and full of fruitfulness; this festive offering has a whole clementine in the center to impart citrus flavour and moisture as the pudding bubbles and steams.

Clementine christmas pudding

What would Christmas be without Christmas pudding? We've got a twist on a traditional recipe. Filled with dried fruits, candied peel and brandy, this biscoff version then has a mixture of biscoff spread and ground sweet cinnamon added just before it goes into the oven.&nbsp; The sauce is simply delicious with the biscoff theme running throughout. Melted biscoff spread and a little milk makes this the perfect drizzle to top your puds and wow your plate!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Biscoff Christmas Pudding

A yummy twist on a traditional classic, this is a lovely dish to serve on Easter Sunday after a roast dinner, or perhaps after Easter to use up leftover Hot Cross Buns that you have in abundance. Simple to make and delicious to eat - what are you waiting for?&nbsp; Why not going the whole hog and bake your own <a data-item-id="e3cdc3af-e45f-560e-893f-bd08d8ca7a9f" href="">Hot Cross Buns</a> too with this great Allinson recipe.

Hot Cross Bun Bread & Butter Pudding

Individual sticky toffee puddings as featured on the second series of&nbsp;Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel.

Sticky Toffee Pudding

As one of Britain's favourite puddings, this delicious treat will not disappoint. Soft squidgy dates and sticky toffee sauces make this a truly scrumptious dessert and is great served with a drizzle of cream or custard. Traditionally a Sticky Toffee Pudding will contain soft dates and dark sugar. We've added a toffee sauce to ours but it works equally well with custard or cream. Did you know Sticky Toffee Pudding originates from the Lake District where it was first served in the 1970s.

Traditional Sticky Toffee Pudding

Make this delicious traditional Christmas pudding ahead of time and reheat on Christmas day for a beautiful dessert after you have finished your festive turkey. This would also make a very special gift for friends and family.