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 & Spreads | Easy Homemade Preserves

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

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.

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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.

Ice Cream & Lollies | Easy Frozen Homemade Treats

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

Ice Cream & 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

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Jams & Spreads

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 crepe to American style, discover the variety of exciting pancake and pancake batter recipes on Baking Mad.

Pancakes, Crepes & Waffles

Pancakes are for life, not just for Pancake Day

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.

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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

Fruit cake, sponge cake or a single cupcake, we have the birthday cake recipes to make the day special. Kids will love our fun cakes from unicorns, castles and barbies to rainbow showstoppers. 
 
Heavenly <a href="/recipes/best-chocolate-cake">chocolate cake</a> and <a href="/recipes/boozy-margarita-cake">boozy bakes</a> for the adults. Even <a href="/recipes/number-cake">number cakes</a> for those who don’t mind their age. Make the birthday with nibbles galore. Scotch egg or sausage roll anyone?

Looking to bake the perfect birthday cake for family or friends? Explore Baking Mad's wide selection of birthday cake recipes to get inspiration

Birthday Cakes & Bakes | Baking Mad

Whether you're 1 or 100 we all deserve a birthday cake on our big day

Birthday Recipes

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Looking for a new homemade jam recipe? Give our damson jam recipe a go. Damsons are often the unsung hero of British fruits and make excellent preserves. Damsons are generally not eaten raw due to their sour flavour, this, however, means they are the perfect fruit for preserving.

Damson Jam

Add a bit of sparkle to your Christmas this year with this simply gorgeous glitter strawberry jam with champagne. This jam would make an excellent gifting idea and will look beautiful on your Christmas morning toast!

Glitter Strawberry Jam With Champagne

This&nbsp;tasty quick cook apple chutney&nbsp;is the perfect accompaniment to almost anything savoury, but we love ours with cheese and crackers. This recipe takes hardly any time compared to most chutneys, meaning less time preparing and stood over the hob, and more time enjoying it!

Quick Cook Apple Chutney

An ideal spread for toast or something to top a Scone with. This Shredless Marmalade is really more of a jelly. It has a nice smooth consistency so its really good to spread on teatime treats. If you have the time to make this at home it's really worth the effort.

Shredless Marmalade

If you like to jam with a bit of a kick&nbsp;then we have the recipe for you. The Chilli &amp; Ginger Jam really packs a punch and is perfect if you love all things hot and spicy. We recommend trying this jam on cheese scones fresh from the oven or alternatively served with cheese and crackers. Try out our <a data-item-id="9f7724e6-16d5-54b0-9c83-5a6b36d3e895" href="">easy cheese scone recipe</a>.

Chilli & Ginger Jam

This velvety, smooth classic lemon curd is so easy to make and much better homemade.

Lemon Curd

This delicious marmalade is made with Seville oranges with a dash of Scotch whisky, a great gift for Father's day or a homemade Christmas present.

Orange & Whisky Marmalade

This delicious chutney is made with delicious unrefined molasses sugar, and would be great for a Christmas gift.&nbsp;

Plum, Cranberry & Chilli Chutney

Have you been out foraging blackcurrants? We've got the recipe for you. This jam is a gamechanger- the tartness of the blackcurrants together with the sloe gin gives this jam a really rich and tasty flavour. Don't worry if you haven't got the right weight of berries, if you use 1.2 times the weight of the fruit in sugar, and 0.6 times the weight of the fruit in water. To give you an idea, we made 4 jars of jam using 675g fruit and this is the recipe.

Blackcurrant & Sloe Gin Jam

This grapefruit and lemon marmalade is very refreshing and an interesting twist on the usual marmalades. This recipe includes two hours of simmering on the hob and straining through a muslin. The marmalade will keep for up to a year in a sterilised air tight container.

Grapefruit & Lemon Marmalade

The sweetest, jammiest Strawberry jam there ever was - thanks to Silver Spoon White Granulated Sugar you can create your own homemade jam which is glossy, gloopy and perfect smothered on your oven fresh scones. Making your own easy Strawberry Jam at home is a great condiment to store ready to whip out as the perfect accompaniment for so many things. Whether it's a slice of toast and a cuppa, to a four-tiered Victoria Sponge this Jubilee - elevate your bakes with homemade jam this Summer.

Strawberry Jam

Is there anything more wonderful than a jar of fresh homemade Raspberry Jam?

Raspberry Jam

This blueberry jam is an amethyst -coloured preserve that’s delicious with scones and cream or as a filling for a plain sponge cake. It also makes an excellent accompaniment for cold meat, game and poultry.

Blueberry Jam

Now we're all raspberry jam fans, but imagine adding prosecco into the mix. This seeded raspberry jam is made using Silver Spoon Jam Sugar. This sugar contains the right amount of natural pectin that certain fruits lack, it helps ensure the jam sets quickly and retains its fresh fruity flavour and natural colour. The added prosecco gives this jam a wonderful flavour and is great spread on a slice of toast. This would be the perfect recipe to make ahead and give out as presents to loved ones and just to have in your own cupboard for a breakfast treat! &nbsp;

Prosecco & Raspberry Jam

This velvety, smooth citrus orange curd makes a nice change from lemon curd. Spread it on fresh baked bread or use as a filling for a Victoria sponge cake

Orange Curd

This delicious orange and passion fruit curd is a lovely alternative to lemon or orange curd. Spread it onto fresh baked bread or as a gift to a teacher or friend. &nbsp;

Orange & Passion Fruit Curd

This crab apple jelly recipe is ideal to use up your crab apples if you have an abundance in your garden. &nbsp;

Crab Apple Jelly

This recipe is sure to tempt the taste buds. Using Silver Spoon Preserving Sugar, this marmalade is simple to make. It has a spot of whisky in it which compliments the sharp orange taste and becomes the perfect marriage, we think this marmalade recipe is the ultimate because of this.&nbsp;You can always skip the whisky addition if you don't fancy it. Treat the whole family to home made marmalade on toast for a great start to the day.

The Ultimate Whisky Marmalade

This hot tomato chutney is a fantastic accompaniment for a cheese and biscuit supper or a glorious picnic spread in the summer sunshine. It can be made and stored in advance for convenience and also makes a lovely gift for friends and family.

Hot Tomato Chutney

This Quick Apple &amp; Mint Jelly&nbsp;is perfect to go with your lamb roast dinner. As an alternative why not try Apple &amp; Rosemary Jelly - just replace the mint with 2 level tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary. Or Cider &amp;&nbsp;Herb Jelly - replace the apple juice with 600ml strong dry cider, and replace the mint with 2 level tbsp chopped thyme.

Quick Apple & Mint Jelly

Whether you dip it, spread it or eat with a spoon, we have chutney recipes to please the whole family. Try our quick cook <a href="/recipes/quick-cook-apple-chutney">Apple Chutney</a>; smothered on bread it makes the tastiest lunchtime snack. 
 
Beetroot, plum, cranberry and chilli or for a chutney that packs a punch - our <a href="/recipes/hot-tomato-chutney">Hot Tomato chutney</a>. BBQ relish, Christmas chutneys or portion up in small jars to make perfect edible gifts.

Find a mix of flavours in our chutney selection, from sweet to savoury and everything in between. Try one today with our simple recipes

Chutney Recipes

Bring out the cheeses and crack out crackers, it’s chutney time.

Chutneys

Thick, silky, zesty curd, not only a delicious alternative to jam but a wonderful gift for friends and family. Replace your marmalade and indulge in <a href="/recipes/orange-curd">orange curd</a> on toast or sandwich a scrumptious lemon sponge with the sweetest <a href="/recipes/lemon-curd">lemon curd</a>. 
 
Throw out the rulebook and experiment with new flavours with our <a href="/recipes/orange-and-passion-fruit-curd">orange and passion curd</a> - sure to be a delight.

Explore the range of fruity and flavoursome curd recipes from Baking Mad that are sure to tingle your taste buds. Try one today

Curd Recipes

Start prepping your jam jars, you're going to want to make a big batch

Curds

Sweet or savoury. Celebrate the seasons with the ripest fruit; apricot, raspberry or <a href="/recipes/blackcurrant-and-sloe-gin-jam">blackcurrant and sloe gin</a>. Add a touch of sparkle with our <a href="/recipes/glitter-strawberry-jam-with-champagne">glittery strawberry jam</a> recipe. 
 
Jam making is not as tricky as it seems, with a little patience and some great jam sugar you'll be making the best lip-licking jam in no time. Stock up with big batches and share the love with family and friends.

Discover the many different jam & jelly recipes on Baking Mad. Make an old fruity classic or be inspired to try something new today

Jams & Jellies

Get out your jam jars, it’s time to get jammin’.

We guarantee breakfast will be a whole lot tastier with our homemade marmalade recipes. Spice up your Christmas gifting with a jar of <a href="/recipes/orange-and-whisky-marmalade">orange and whisky marmalade</a>, it packs a punch and will bring festive cheer to its recipient. 
 
It’s not just oranges that are the star of the show, our <a href="/recipes/grapefruit-and-lemon-marmalade">grapefruit marmalade</a> recipe is a refreshing twist on a classic and can store for up to a year. 365 days of deliciousness.

Sweeten your breakfast or spice up your lunch with one of our easy to make marmalades Yummy classics & more inventive recipes to choose from.

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