Is it the warm crunch of a freshly baked <a href="/recipes/pecan-pie">American Pecan Pie</a>, or the melt in your mouth moment biting into a beautiful Indian inspired <a href="/recipes/victoria-ras-malai">Ras Malai</a>? Bring the taste of a new culture to your kitchen, or master the classic recipes of from your own, there's so many taste's, colours, and textures to discover. So, where do you want your next bake to take you?

World bakes

Victoria sponge cake with bowl of pistachios

Our selection of delicious bakes from around the world, from an Indian inspired Ras Malai, to a freshly baked American pecan pie.

World Bakes

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

Traditional bakes and classic cake recipes

Cake recipes

Easy C<a href="/recipes/chocolate-truffles">hocolate Truffles</a>, quick<a href="/recipes/vanilla-fudge"> Vanilla Fudge</a>, fluffy <a href="/recipes/snowy-marshmallows">Marshmallows </a>and even pink sugar mice! Take a trip down memory lane and get lost in our simple and delicious confectionary baking recipes. 
 
From old school 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>, why not mix and match our recipes to bake and create your very own 'Pick n Mix' just the way you like it! Confectionary is our favourite thing to whisk up and experiement with flavours and shapes to create a Willy Wonka World of your own! With our<a href="/recipes/creme-egg-scotch-egg"> Creme Egg Scotch Eggs</a> &amp; <a href="/recipes/chilli-chocolates">Chilli Chocolates</a>, you can surprise and delight your taste buds!
Our easy <a href="/recipes/collections/homemade-gifts">edible gift recipes</a> are also the best baking present to make for loved ones for any celebration, especially Christmas &amp; Easter. Our pretty <a href="/recipes/rose-water-meringue-kisses">Meringue Kisses</a> and <a href="/recipes/melting-moments">Melting Moments</a> are perfect to batch bake and bag up to gift to teachers, friends &amp; family over Christmas, or make things extra magical this Christmas with our &nbsp;<a href="/recipes/muscovado-christmas-tree-meringues">Christmas Tree Meringues </a>or <a href="/recipes/white-chocolate-and-pecan-christmas-fudge">White Chocolate &amp; Pecan Fudge</a> - perfect recipes for confectionary beginners.

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

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Confectionary baking recipes, fuss-free and full of flavour.

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.

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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

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 drizzled with 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

Traybakes

Looking for baking inspiration this Easter? You've come to the right place - we've got Easter recipes aplenty for chocoholics, cake-lovers and everyone in between.
If you're after a chocolatey treat, our mouth-watering <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/rocky-road-cake">Rocky Road</a>, <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/millionaire-s-shortbread-with-cadbury-s-creme-eggs">Cadbury's Crème Egg Millionaire’s Shortbread</a> and <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/the-ultimate-chocolate-brownie">Chocolate Brownies</a> are sure to fit the bill. Alternatively, try our classic Easter recipes, from <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/simnel-cake">Simnel Cake</a> to <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/mary-berry-carrot-cake">Mary Berry’s Carrot Cake</a>.
If you're after something a little different, give our delicious <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/chocolate-hot-cross-buns">Chocolate Hot Cross Buns </a>a whirl - or whip up a dish of <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/hot-cross-bun-bread-and-butter-pudding">Hot Cross Bread &amp; Butter Pudding</a> for a truly scrumptious Easter.

Easter Bakes and Easter Recipes

Looking for inspiration this Easter? Our carefully-curated list of cakes, cupcakes, buns and treats will delight family and friends with a sweet tooth.

Easter baking ideas for all the family

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Allinson's

Make time baking, time well spent with Allinson’s. Allinson’s bread flour makes magic with your everyday loaf and brings mealtimes to life with the best pizza dough. A few minutes spent kneading, then leave the Allinson’s yeast to get to work and rise to the occasion.&nbsp;

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Billington’s

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Crafted from unrefined natural sugar cane and carefully produced to lock in all the natural molasses, make Billington’s your sugar of choice for the tastiest of bakes. With unique richness, depth of flavour and natural golden colour, Billington’s sugars will enrich your everyday bakes.

For the gooiest brownies & richest chocolate cakes.

Our top Billington's bakes

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Nielsen-Massey

Nielsen Massey Vanilla Extract being added to Vanilla Extract Cupcakes mixture

Nielsen-Massey extracts and vanilla bean paste are the perfect choice for quality flavour and convenience when home baking. A drop or drizzle of Great Taste award winning Nielsen-Massey will add the best vanillary depth and flavour, bringing to life not only your next bake, but delivering deliciousness time and time again.&nbsp;

Your bake deserves only the finest flavouring.

Our top Nielsen-Massey bakes

"Makes the World of difference!"

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A dash of the World's finest vanilla...

Elevating your bakes since 1907.

Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon is inspiring Britain to create more moments of baking joy. From a dollop of icing on your fairy cakes, lighter-than-air golden sponges and the fluffiest buttercream to top your celebration showstopper - this is your perfect baking partnership. So grab your whisk, crank up the oven and get your bake on with Silver Spoon.&nbsp;

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Our top Silver Spoon bakes

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These super-simple, easy American-style pancakes are light, fluffy and perfect for an indulgent breakfast. Whip them up in 10 minutes, stack them and serve with syrup, bacon or fresh fruits.
<h3>What's the main difference between British and American pancakes?</h3>
The&nbsp;difference between British and American pancakes is that American-style pancakes use a raising agent - typically baking powder, whipped egg white, or both to make them thick and fluffy. We've used both in our recipe below.
<h3>How to get fluffy American pancakes:</h3>
We recommend doing the following to get super-fluffy pancakes:
- Allow your batter to rest before frying.
- Separate the egg yolk from the white initially. Beat your egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then combine the egg yolks with the rest of your ingredients - gently fold in the whipped egg whites last.
- Don't over-mix your batter, as you'll knock the bubbles out which causes the pancakes to rise. &nbsp;

American Pancakes

Our friend Antony Amourdoux has created a delicious twist on a classic Indian recipe. Ras Malai&nbsp;is the ultimate Diwali treat and boasts a consistency similar to cheesecake, but without the crust. Antony has created a wonderfully flavoured Victoria sponge with cardamom and vanilla. He's then topped it with a complementing rasberry chantilly cream.&nbsp;&nbsp;
When making the Ras Malai, it needs to chill in the fridge for 5-6 hours, or better yet, overnight. So make sure you plan the time ahead to make this recipe.

Victoria Ras Malai

These Welsh honey cakes, also known as Tiessennau Mel in Welsh, are quick and easy to make and delicious topped with pistachios and dried raspberries.

Welsh Honey Cakes

A fantastic taste of the Caribbean. These Jamaican Beef Patties are a really good alternative to Cornish Pasties and they pack in the flavour. Serve your patties with traditional Caribbean Hardo Bread or simply have as a snack on their own. The wholemeal flour adds a light nutty taste to compliment the meaty filling and if you can handle the heat you can add some Scotch Bonnet peppers to the beef filling.

Jamaican Beef Patties

This recipe can take a little time to make, but is well worth the effort. If you like you can even prepare these in advance and freeze before baking, ready to pop in the oven when you have visitors.

Apple Danish

Antony Amourdoux has created this recipe for us. It's a twist on the timeless classic 'Jammy Dodger'. Flavoured with chilli jam, these baked biscuits are the perfect treat to enjoy any time of year. Why not bake them for Diwali?&nbsp; If you store these in an airtight container, they'll last 4-5 days.&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>.

Curry Leaf and Cumin Dodgers

Potato Apple Bread is a speciality of Armagh in Northern Ireland, which is famous for growing apples. Serve with cream and lemon curd for a delicious dessert.

Potato Apple Bread

Smörgåstårta is a popular dish in Sweden, Estonia, Finland and Iceland. It's a savoury cake served cold. It's similar to a sandwich cake in style, but instead the sponge is replaced with bread, and the layers vary with flavours fillings such as meats, fish or cheeses.

Smörgåstårta Sandwich Cake

Ideal for St David's day celebrations, the delicious simple cakes were traditionally cooked on a griddle but a heavy based frying pan will do just the job as well.

Traditional Welsh Cakes

This Shokupan Bread recipe is the perfect white bread to bake if you're looking for really soft fluffy loaf. The traditional Japanese Yudane method ensures moisture is trapped inside the loaf, giving you a super soft bread you can enjoy with a slither of butter or as a sandwich.&nbsp;
<h3>How is shokupan different to milk bread?</h3>
Shokupan, also known as Japanese milk bread, is a type of <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/milk-loaf">milk bread</a> made using the traditional Yudane method. This patented technique mixes involves mixing boiling water with flour and letting it rest overnight, to create a super-hydrated dough and delicately soft bread.
<h3>Is shokupan similar to brioche?</h3>
Shokupan is similar to brioche. Both are light, delicate and soft breads, made with butter kneaded through to give a sweet flavour.
<h3>Can I toast shokupan?</h3>
Shokupan is delicious when toasted. We'd recommend cutting a thick slice and topping it with butter or your favourite jam. You can also slice your shokupan bread to use as a sandwich.

Shokupan Bread

Any waffle lover will be sure to come back to this deliciously simple Pandan waffle recipe time and time again. With a sweet touch of Vietnamese flavour from the pandan paste, expect fluffy coconutty waffles, with a crispy outer texture - and to top that off, their vibrant green colour makes these waffles look even more unique than they taste. Simply enjoy plain, or with a dollop of yoghurt and fresh sliced berries - breakfast never looked so good.

Pandan Waffles

The Aztec Chocolate Avocado Mousse is&nbsp;simple and quick vegetarian pudding to make but success depends on&nbsp;using very ripe, creamy, non-fibrous avocados. Good Hass avocados are probably best. You need a&nbsp;jar of stem ginger in syrup and you could use some of the syrup in the mousse instead of honey. This delicious recipe was created by the Hairy Bikers and features in The Hairy Dieters Go Veggie.

Aztec Chocolate Avocado Mousse

This Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake is a unique looking, and tasting bundt style cake from Vietnam. If the golden crust dusted lightly in icing sugar isn't enough to get your mouth watering, simply cut out a slice of this Vietnam inspired cake to reveal a striking green centre - thanks to the natural colouring from the pandan paste.&nbsp;
What is pandan paste? 
Pandan paste is&nbsp;simply derived from processing pandan leaves, providing a concentrated paste which packs flavour and a rich green colouring, perfect for adding to this honeycomb cake.

Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake

These soft and fluffy matcha cupcakes have a delicate, earthy flavour with a hint of fresh lemon. They are topped with velvety smooth white chocolate buttercream, dusted with matcha and decorated with edible rose petals for a simple yet elegant finish.&nbsp;

Matcha and white chocolate cupcakes

These deep-fried Vietnamese doughnuts are a sweet yet savoury mouthful you never knew you needed to taste until now. Fluffy thanks to Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour, yet golden and crispy on the outside. After proving and rolling into balls, the Bánh Tiêu are coated in a layer of sesame seeds giving this delicious street food bake a fragrant, sweet flavour. Bring the taste of the hustle and bustle of a Vietnamese market to your kitchen with these delicious Bánh Tiêu.&nbsp;

Bánh Tiêu

Celebrate Chinese New Year with some delicious Nian Gao, a Chinese sticky rice cake. It is one of the most popular desserts eaten during this festive season made with sticky, glutinous rice flour and brown sugar.

Nian Gao

Brighten up breakfast time or beautify your brunch platter with this delicious danish pastry recipe then sit back and enjoy with a cup of tea.

Danish Pastries

Fancy trying a new flavour combination? Give our wasabi chocolate chip cookies a try. The wasabi peas add a delicious savoury note that contrasts with the sweetness of the cookie, as well as adding a nice bit of crunch.