Cake Recipes

No time spent prepping with our simple hack of scrunching a sheet of greaseproof and sticking to the buttery sides of your tin. Game changer. Our next level <a href="/recipes/malted-chocolate-cake">chocolate loaf cake</a> will have friends begging for the recipe and it's gluten-free too. 
 
Homemade Malt loaf, punchy <a href="/recipes/ginger-loaf-cake">Ginger Cake</a> or deliciously <a href="/recipes/easy-banana-bread">easy Banana Bread</a> recipe – a slice of any of these is guaranteed to improve your tea break.

Work up an appetite for afternoon tea with our delicious loaf cake recipes. Try a classic lemon loaf, marble cake or our calorie-conscious banana bread

Loaf Cake Recipes

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Bread & Dough

Cookie, Oreo & Brownie Layered Cake with a slice cut out of it. 

Top view of Rainbow Meringues in a bowl, with Rainbow Meringues scattered around next to a bag of silver spoon caster sugar

Confectionery

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Cookies & Biscuits

Nutella Cupcakes with glass bottle of milk in the background

Cupcakes & Muffins

2 glass jars of eton mess, raspberries, edible flowers and vanilla extract

Desserts

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Ice Cream & Lollies

Icing & Buttercream

Jams & Spreads

Stack of American pancakes drizzled with maple syrup and topped with fresh berries

Pancakes, Crepes & Waffles

Pastries, Pies & Tarts

scone with strawberries and cream on a plate 

Scone and Shortcake Recipes

Sweet Sauces

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

Traybake Recipes

Pop tarts decorated with biscoff, chocolate and pink icing with sprinkles. 

Air Fryer Pop Tarts

Individual Eton Mess

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Tiramisu Mini Treats

Recipes

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Billington’s

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Sticky, sweet and perfect with a slather of butter, our malt loaf is absolutely&nbsp;perfect for a tea time treat. It's also a great pre-workout snack, and can be popped into tupperware for an easy packed lunch.
Malt's known for its energising properties, and it's a source of B vitamins, including thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin B6.&nbsp;

Malt loaf

This blueberry and lemon loaf is a taste sensation. The sharpness of the blueberries and lemon pulls through to the sponge and is perfect for those who prefer a treat that's not too sweet.&nbsp;

Blueberry & Lemon Loaf

Swirled and whirled with vanilla and chocolate sponge this marble cake is quick and easy to make, but looks super impressive when cutting in for a slice.&nbsp;

Marble cake

Banana bread is a great solution to use up those leftover bananas. It also tastes delicious too, especially when combined with chocolate. This recipe is gluten free and suitable for vegans which is an added bonus.&nbsp;

Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread

The nation loves a banana bread. The nation also loves an air fryer. Juliet Sear has combined the two to create an easy banana bread recipe just for air fryers. This air fryer banana bread is the best way to use up your over ripe bananas without having to turn on your oven. 
 
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Air Fryer Banana Bread

This coconut lime &amp; chocolate loaf is delicious. It's light and not too sweet, perfect for those of you who prefer a treat which doesn't leave you feeling like you've overindulged afterwards.&nbsp;

Coconut Lime & Chocolate Loaf

Our friends at Proper Nutty have shared this wonderful peanut butter banana bread recipe with us.&nbsp;This is a great way to use up any over-ripe bananas. A slice (or two!) of this loaf is delicious with a cup of tea or coffee or as a treat added to lunchboxes.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

The wholemeal flour in this apple crumble cake gives a wonderful nutty flavour, delicious served drizzled with toffee sauce and a cup of tea!

Apple Crumble Loaf Cake

This cake is brought to us by the inspiring cook and 2012 winner of MasterChef, Shelina Permalloo. It's a homemade cinnamon cake recipe inspired by Mauritius cinnamon flavours which is where Shelina's parents are from. It's lusciously moist gluten and dairy free cake and uses Billington's unrefined sugar for an extra delicious depth of flavour. It takes 20 minutes to prep and about 20 minutes to scoff. 
 
If you're a cinnamon lover, try out our <a data-item-id="f0ee3a62-81d8-5095-a085-61933502fee5" href="">cinnamon spice tear and share bread</a> recipe next.

Almond & Cinnamon Cake

This vegan and dairy-free banana bread recipe is really easy to make. It's got a lovely consistency and contains pecans, which add a scrumptious nutty bite.
Juliet Sear has developed this recipe, and she and her vegan daughter Ruby have perfected the recipe for us and given this the thumbs up - so get ready to enjoy your best vegan banana bread yet.

Vegan Banana Bread

Guaranteed to bring the festive feels this cranberry cake is where it is at. The ideal, alternative Chrimbo cake for those of you that aren’t fans. This cake has bursts of flavour from both fresh and dried cranberries, hints of warming nutmeg and nuttiness from the ground almonds included. Baked in a loaf tin, the design is simple but the taste is spectacular. A sprinkling of icing sugar is all you need to complete the look, however for extra ‘je ne sais quoi’ a refreshing orange drizzle combo of orange extract, water and icing sugar would work a treat.&nbsp;

Cranberry Cake

This banana and peach loaf is really tasty. The bananas in the recipe keep the sponge really moist. The peach flavours the loaf really delicately. Treat your self to a slice with your next cup of tea.&nbsp;

Banana & Peaches Loaf

A slice of this yummy reduced calorie malt loaf will go down nicely with a hot cup of tea or coffee, so pop your feet up and relax.&nbsp;

Malt Loaf

Have a go at baking this lovely romantic loaf cake, which has a surprise centre when cut - perfect for a valentine’s gift!

Hidden Heart Cake

This orange and raspberries loaf is delicious. Orange and raspberries is a pairing you don't come across to frequently, but when you do, you wonder why you had't baked anything with these ingredients together before.&nbsp;

Orange & Raspberry Loaf

Have your cake and eat it with our low sugar banana bread recipe, using <a href="https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/SearchResults/truvia">Truvia For Baking</a>. This no sugar, low calorie sweetener is a great alternative to using sugar. The proof is in the pudding and you won’t be disappointed with the twist on this all time classic.

Low Sugar Banana Bread

This tea loaf keeps for up to one week in an air tight container. Perfect for an afternoon snack or relaxing with a cup of tea. Demerara sugar adds wonderful texture to the topping of this cake.

Cinnamon and raisin tea loaf

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 making it a healthier snack option.&nbsp;
<h3>Why Bake Our Easy Banana Loaf Bread? &nbsp;</h3>
This banana bread recipe is easy to follow making it perfect for both beginners and experienced bakers. It is delicious in flavour and 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 banana in your bakes? Try our <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/banana-and-chocolate-chip-muffins">banana and chocolate chip muffin</a> recipe!&nbsp;
<h2>Top Tips</h2>
It's best to use ripe bananas for banana bread for several reasons:&nbsp;
<ol>
 <li>Sweetness: As bananas ripen, their starches convert into sugars, making them much sweeter</li>
 <li>Moisture: Ripe bananas are softer and contain more moisture, which helps keep the banana bread moist</li>
 <li>Ease of Mashing: Ripe bananas are easier to mash, which helps them blend more smoothly into the batter, ensuring an even texture throughout the bread</li>
 <li>Flavour: Overripe bananas have a stronger banana flavour, which intensifies the taste of the banana bread</li>
</ol>
<h3>How ripe should bananas be for banana bread?</h3>
Generally the riper the bananas, the better. Your bananas should be:
<ul>
 <li>Very soft</li>
 <li>Covered in brown or black spots (or even mostly black work well)</li>
 <li>Strongly sweet-smelling</li>
</ul>
The more ripe they are, the sweeter and more flavourful your banana bread will be. However, if you spot any mould or off-putting odour this indicates your bananas are too far gone and should be composted or thrown away.
<h3>Can you put too much banana in banana bread?</h3>
Yes, adding too much banana to banana bread can make it heavy, damp, and potentially under-cooked.&nbsp;It can also throw off the balance of wet to dry ingredients, leading to a mushy texture. For best results follow our recipe. If you have too many bananas leftover, you can always freeze them for later use.
<h3>Why is my banana loaf soggy?</h3>
A soggy banana loaf is usually caused by one (or more) of these:
<ul>
 <li>Too much banana or liquid in the batter which can throw off the wet to dry ingredient balance</li>
 <li>Under-cooking – check with a skewer or knife; it should come out clean</li>
 <li>Not cooling properly – let it cool on a wire rack so moisture doesn’t build up underneath</li>
 <li>Using too small a tin for the mixture which can cause uneven cooking</li>
</ul>
<h2>How to Store</h2>
To store banana loaf and keep it fresh, wait until its cooled completely before storing.&nbsp;For short term storage, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container where it will last up to 4 days.&nbsp;For medium-term storage, wrap it or place in an airtight container and refrigerate it for up to a week - although let it come to room temperature or warm before eating.&nbsp;For longer term storage you can freeze banana loaf. Wrap it tightly and place it in a freezer bag or airtight container, where it can last for up to 3 months.&nbsp;Make sure to defrost overnight or until room temperature, again you can warm slightly if you prefer. If you notice mould on your banana bread, it’s time to get rid of it.

Easy Banana Bread Recipe

This lemon Loaf&nbsp;Cake contains Stevia Blend Caster Sugar which reduces your overall sugar intake by 1/3. For the health conscious baker, taste and texture is not compromised. You can spoon the same batter into smaller individual cases if you prefer.

Lemon Loaf Cake

The recipe was brought to us by Becky Excell. Becky is a gluten free food and travel blogger who has been creating delicious recipes since she stopped eating gluten over ten years ago. "It’s not until you can’t eat gluten that you realise it’s in everything". So she started creating all the recipes she really missed enjoying. Here is one she has created especially for Baking Mad. This loaf has got the perfect light texture whilst also being moist - the icing tops off the cake, taking it to the next level of chocolatey.
If you prefer the icing can be made in a stand mixer.

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