Traybakes

We have the <a href="/recipes/the-ultimate-chocolate-brownie">ultimate chocolate brownie</a> recipe that we guarantee will knock your socks off. Whichever way you enjoy your brownies; classic, salted caramel, peanut butter or Oreo, we have the brownie recipe for you. 
 
Calorie Conscious. Vegan. Gluten-Free Brownies. No matter your preference everyone can enjoy a slice of brownie goodness. If blondie recipes are more your bake, then try Martha Collison’s <a href="/recipes/brown-butter-blondies">Brown Butter Blondie</a>.&nbsp;

Who doesn't love a delicious chocolate brownie or blondie? Discover Baking Mad's exciting recipes and learn to bake something delicious today.

Brownie & Blondie Recipes

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.

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.

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

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

Are spreads and preserves your jam?

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.

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

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

Get ready for the ultimate chocolate brownies. We use Billington’s Unrefined Dark Muscovado Sugar and believe us when we say these make the most indulgently rich and gooey chocolate brownies. You will never look at another brownie the same way.
Once you’ve mastered the recipe, go wild exploring new flavour combos. Try swapping the chocolate for chocolate orange segments for yummy chocolate orange brownies. 
 
How to make Caramac Brownies:
Caramac lovers: Break 6x 30g bars into the brownie mix right before baking. Once&nbsp;baked, drizzle a melted 30g bar over the top. 
 
How to make Biscoff Brownies:
Bonkers for Biscoff? Dollop 200g Biscoff spread into the brownie mix, right before&nbsp;baking. Break up 5 Biscoff biscuits and place the pieces&nbsp;on top of the brownie batter. Bake for 20 minutes extra.

Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Peanut butter blondies featured on series 2 of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.

Peanut Butter Blondies

Our rocky road brownies are a fully loaded twist on two classics: <a data-item-id="599707c9-2024-5397-ad77-e58ffe4bc965" href="">Rocky Road</a> and our favourite <a data-item-id="e8dc4fab-3f74-5dd4-8feb-0464527961e3" href="">Billington's Brownie recipe</a>, some would say its a match made in Baking Mad heaven. Perfect for a charity bake sales, party treats or even a midweek pick me up. One thing's for sure, you'll be sneaking back into the kitchen for just one more slice.

Rocky Road Brownies

How can you improve a brownie? Challenge accepted. We've added a layer of salted caramel to what we believe is the ultimate brownie recipe... you can practically taste it just looking at the pictures. We've used Billington's unrefined sugars in this recipe to get that depth of rich flavour we all seek in a good brownie. This recipe really pulls out all the stops when it comes to flavour, go on- you know you want to.

Salted Caramel Stuffed Brownies

Some of you might be wondering 'what is a blondie dessert?' Well all you really need to know is&nbsp;that Blondies are similar to a brownie and always a great traybake recipe to pull out on a baking day. This browned butter blondie recipe from GBBO Martha Collison is definitely top of our bake list. A delicious combination of Billington's unrefined sugar and white chocolate will have you waiting by the oven bake off style until the timer goes off!&nbsp;

Brown Butter Blondies

If you have a sweet tooth, you will love these.&nbsp; If preferred you can replace the macadamia nuts&nbsp;with almonds or cherries

Blondies

We've finally perfected the Gluten Free Vegan Brownie! You may find vegan baking has many challenges along the way, but do not fear this deliciously rich and gooey Vegan Gluten Free Brownies will satisfy all of your chocolate cravings and is really simple to make. Perfect for all the Free-From bakers out there! Brownies are a wonderful treat any time but our special Vegan Gluten Free Brownies are really something else.

Vegan Gluten Free Brownies

Looking for the perfect gluten free vegan brownie recipe? Look no further.&nbsp;
Paired with Proper Nutty Peanut Butter, these peanut butter brownies are the perfect amount of squidge and 'mmmm' with each bite. The ultimate free-from sweet treat.&nbsp;

Gluten Free Vegan Peanut Butter Brownies

We all have our favourite <a data-item-id="655a0e0a-0f7c-5d23-a02b-e6f3a9ee8a42" href="">chocolate chip cookie</a>&nbsp;and <a data-item-id="e8dc4fab-3f74-5dd4-8feb-0464527961e3" href="">brownie</a> recipe&nbsp;so we thought why not combine them both to create the ultimate traybake; a chocolate chip cookie layered on top of a rich chocolate brownie. Also known as a Brookie, this treat is&nbsp;a must-try for your next baking session.&nbsp;

Brookies

A Christmas flavoured brownie? Get outa here! You read that right- we've created the best ever homemade Christmas Brownie recipe. These super gooey, rich brownies have all the festive flavours you'd expect: mixed spice, orange and lemon and some yummy fiery ginger all enveloped in the richest brownie you'll ever taste. If you're looking for a delish treat, then this is the recipe for you. Just make sure you save us a slice!

Christmas Brownie

"I love recipes with minimal steps and I know you will love this one. There are no difficult baking techniques, no whisking, no sifting - you just chuck the ingredients together and bake" Madeline Shaw - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Beautiful-Eating-fresh-seasonal/dp/1409170470">A Year of Beautiful Eating</a>

Choc Chip & Raisin Blondie Brownies

This sweet potato and pecan traybake is a certain crowd pleaser. It's just the right balance of sweet and savoury to tempt most people. Billington's sugar brings the depth of flavour to the bake. Perfect with a cup of tea!

Sweet Potato & Pecan Traybake

This rich, delicious, chocolaty Skillet Brownie &nbsp;is the perfect quantity for two people. We've scaled this recipe down so you can make a smaller portion of our 5 star rated Ultimate Chocolate Brownies, perfect for Valentine's Day or even just a dessert! We've used a skillet to bake it in, if you don't have one, just go for a small sized baking tin.

Brownie Skillet

These delicious brownies are simply moreish with the addition of Oreo biscuits.&nbsp;

Oreo brownies

These delicious brownies are so tasty with the white chocolate and raspberries marrying together perfectly.

White chocolate and raspberry brownies

These brownies with make your&nbsp;whole house smell delightful and the only problem.&nbsp;They are oh so moreish, one batch will not be enough!

Pistachio chocolate brownies

Rosemary Shrager has shared her Gluten Free Beetroot Brownie recipe from her new book Rosemary Shrager's Cookery Course. She says: &nbsp;"beetroot goes beautifully with chocolate and creates a lovely moist cake" and we couldn't agree more. This recipe is definitely a must try for your next baking session. You can choose to make these brownies with ordinary flour and baking powder if you prefer. 
 
If you enjoyed this recipe, we think you'll love our <a data-item-id="c5dd9802-9eb8-52e3-89e0-cb4244be8188" href="">gluten free chocolate traybake</a>.

Gluten Free Beetroot Brownies

This&nbsp;fabulous flavour&nbsp;combination&nbsp;really rejuvinates the traditional chocolate brownie and not only does it taste great, it counts as one of your five a day!

Beetroot & Chocolate Brownies

One for the grown ups! The rich cocoa and chilli kick works amazingly well - spiced indulgence.

Chocolate Chilli Brownies

When the flavours of rhubarb and custard sweets meets blondie the results are incredible. Add Janes Patisserie into the mix too and you know you are going to be in for a fabulous bake.&nbsp;
This recipe from Janes Patisseries recipe book really is next level Rhubarb and Custard cake. You can either bake with fresh rhubarb or tinned, if it is out of season (use the syrup from the tin rather than 2 tbsp of water) so these blondies can be enjoyed all year round.&nbsp;
Not a fan of Rhubarb? Experiment with different fruits; cherries, blackberries and apples they all taste super scrummy.&nbsp;

Brownies & Blondies

Heavenly brownie & blondie recipes

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