These comfort food recipes will be like a warming hug and a taste of nostalgia on a plate. Whether it’s comforting <a href="/recipes/rhubarb-crumble">fruit crumble</a> that reminds you of grandma or a gooey <a href="/recipes/the-ultimate-chocolate-brownie">chocolate brownie</a> after a long day. 
 
Snuggle up with a bowl of <a href="/recipes/traditional-sticky-toffee-pudding">sticky toffee pudding</a> or an extra big slice of apple pie. A slice of crusty bread fresh from the oven slathered in melty butter. A steaming steak pie for dinner. Let’s get in the mood for some comfort food.

These comfort food recipes will be like a warming hug and a taste of nostalgia on a plate. Whether it’s comforting fruit crumble that reminds you of grandma or…

Comfort Food

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

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

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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.

Family Baking | Child-Friendly Baking Recipes | Baking Mad

Family baking is all about messy fingers and smiley faces

Family Baking Recipes

Recipes

Tips & Tricks

This recipe is as close as we can get to our favourite Millie's cookies. For the perfect soft, chewy texture, bake them for no more than 7 minutes. Take them out and let them set as they harden up a bit more. If you prefer them a little harder, just leave them in the oven for a couple more minutes.&nbsp; The flavour combinations are endless; Caramac, Chocolate Orange, Kinder, Smarties (150g or x4 38g tubes), M&amp;Ms... just follow the same recipe and swap out the chocolate chips for your favourite sweeties and voila, you can tailor cookie flavours for your family and friends so that everyone is happy. 
 
If you love this recipe, why not turn it into a traybake with salted caramel sandwiched between? Try our <a data-item-id="0c83f9ab-a32e-5217-ad57-74a111b1b3a4" href="">Salted Caramel Cookie Traybake recipe</a>. 
 
Find out below how to make these delicious copycat Millie's cookies.

Copycat Chocolate Chip Millie's Cookies

Perfect for packed lunches and picnics, a batch of fresh white rolls will always satisfy your hungry hoards. Made with Allinson white dough in six simple steps, these white rolls are a great starter recipe for new bakers. As your confidence grows, try baking our beautiful <a data-item-id="65fe77c4-3569-5599-b908-0ab7badda7a4" href="">Seeded Knot Rolls</a>, also made with Allinson white dough. 
 
If you enjoyed making this recipe, we think you'll love <a data-item-id="674e3239-d741-5d2d-afd9-a326903c01f1" href="">making your own pizza</a>!

White Bread Rolls

This classic white crusty bread is a great recipe for everyday. There's nothing quite like the smell and taste of freshly made crusty white bread. This loaf is perfect for sandwiches.&nbsp;

Crusty White Bread

The humble Mars Bar Slice is definitely a retro&nbsp;childhood favourite and a fantastic rainy day bake to make with the family (no matter what their age). A chewy&nbsp;gooey cereal base&nbsp;blended with&nbsp;melted&nbsp;Mars Bars and topped with milk chocolate and white chocolate swirls - what's not to love? 
 
Find out below how to make mars bar squares.&nbsp;

Mars Bar Cakes

Why not try this handbaked traditional white loaf,&nbsp;make it for lunch or for breakfast.&nbsp; Once you make you're own bread and smell that fresh baking smell you won't go back to buying shop bought bread!

Hand Baked Traditional White Loaf

These vegan chocolate cupcakes are free from dairy and egg. They are so easy to make and produce a really rich, velvety smooth texture and flavour. Whether you're vegan or not, these cupcakes will be part of your go-to recipes as they are so easy and tasty to make.&nbsp;

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

This vegan biscoff cheesecake recipe is simple&nbsp;to make.&nbsp;Making a vegan version of a biscoff&nbsp;cheesecake is easy if you use the coconut based cream cheeses.&nbsp;I use Violife, it’s perfect and sets well with the biscoff so NO other ingredients except a little sugar are needed to give you a perfect cheesecake!

Vegan Biscoff Cheesecake

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.

The Ultimate Chocolate Brownie

We've turned a classic tea time treat into a tray bake version and then smothered in cream cheese frosting. Our Carrot Cake Tray Bake is a really easy one to try at home and the possibilities are endless with the decoration. We've opted for a classic cream cheese icing and cute little carrot decorations. Just like any carrot cake, feel free to decorate it how you'd like. We've seen versions with chopped nuts, lemon zest or pearl sugar worked into the cream cheese frosting.

Carrot Cake Tray Bake

You'd never believe these gorgeously sweet chocolate muffins are gluten free but they are! Go on, give them a try...

Gluten Free Chocolate Muffins

This seed and grain loaf is&nbsp;nourishing and wholesome. It takes just over 30 minutes to bake. Perfect with a bowl of soup.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Seed & Grain Loaf

These cookies are a twist on the classic rocky road and classic cookie. We've merged them together to make a soft, chewy cookie filled with everything you'd get if you were making a rocky road.&nbsp;

Rocky Road Cookies

Our cottage loaf is a great starter recipe for beginners who want a simple fresh-from-the-oven bake. Just follow our six-step guide using Allinson white dough and you’ll have your own cottage loaf, with its distinctive shape and beautiful golden crust. Fans of the handsome Cottage Loaf should try our delicious <a data-item-id="65fe77c4-3569-5599-b908-0ab7badda7a4" href="">seeded knot rolls</a>, also made with Allinson white dough.

Cottage Loaf

This crusty white plait is perfect toasted with lashings of butter. Bake this crusty white plait loaf to go with soups for lunch.&nbsp;

Crusty White Plait

These vegan peanut butter chococlate chip cookies are thick and delicious. These rich decedent vegan cookies are crispy on the edges and soft in the centres. They are loaded with Proper Nutty peanut butter and chocolate chunks.&nbsp;

Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tiffin is a firm favourite here at Baking Mad HQ. It consists of crushed biscuits, raisins and cherries mixed together and topped with a layer of chocolate and chilled in the fridge.&nbsp; This&nbsp;is a no-bake chocolate treat which is so simple to make, it is also a great introductory bake for young bakers or if you are wanting to use up any sweet leftovers that you might have after Christmas or Easter.

Tiffin

If you're looking for an easy banana bread recipe then look no further. Banana loaf&nbsp;is such a great way of using over ripe bananas, the fruit adds moisture and sweetness to your bake.&nbsp; This recipe can be frozen once baked. Just slice beforehand so you can defrost a slice at a time.&nbsp; If love the warming undertones of spice in your loaf, try replacing a tbsp of flour for ginger. It's a gamechanger!&nbsp; Love a loaf? Try out <a data-item-id="9afd5568-956c-54e2-9ef1-e8e4bcdd969c" href="">lemon loaf cake</a> recipe next.&nbsp;

Easy Banana Bread

This is a twist on two classics: Rocky Road and our favourite Billington's Brownie recipe. Perfect for a chartiy bake sale, or even for a party treat.&nbsp;

Rocky Road Brownies

Our friend Lily Vanilli has shared with us this fabulously tasty Gluten Free Carrot Courgette Cake recipe. Brimming with flavour, this vegetable gluten free cake packs a punch when it comes to flavour and texture! This cake is perfect for a weekend treat.&nbsp;

Gluten Free Carrot Courgette Cake

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. 
 
Beginner bakers may like to try our <a data-item-id="19ac3d4e-f4b7-5943-a388-02087d7bdf10" href="">Teacakes&nbsp;Recipe</a>, also made with Allinson's sweet dough. 
 
Tips for making the best cinnamon rolls: 
 
1. Don't overheat the milk 
Make sure to let the milk cool once you've brought it to the boil, otherwise, it could kill the yeast. A good tip is to dip your finger in the milk- it should feel warm but not hot. 
 
2. Which yeast should I use? 
We recommend Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast as it'll give your dough a quick rise. The yeast can be added with the flour straight from the pack and will become activated as soon as it meets the liquid.&nbsp; 
 
3. Which milk is best? 
We would always use whole milk to make these delicious cinnamon rolls, however, you can substitute non-dairy milk. 
 
Find out below how to make easy cinnamon rolls from scratch!