Baking

Best-ever cake recipes

Time to get busy baking - we’ve trawled the archives to collate our most popular cake recipes....

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Cherry Meringue Cupcakes

This Cherry Meringue Cupcakes recipe is a truly delectable dessert. Meant to be eaten and enjoyed in any setting, this tasty recipe is not to be missed!

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Pink Grapefruit Sour Cream Cake

Pink Grapefruit Sour Cream Cake. Embrace this season’s ruby produce with this simple baking recipe using pink grapefruit, strawberries and rhubarb. […]

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Coconut Choc Bars

Coconut Choc Bars. These healthful little bars are the perfect combination of coconut and chocolate lightly kissed with a hint of […]

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Red Velvet Cake

As an alternative to vanilla frosting you can use cream cheese icing. For an impressive result, finish the cake with […]

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Espresso Breakfast Power Balls

If your preference is locally roasted organic coffee and you love to cook, Perfect for a delicious natural energy boost any time of the day and almost as simple as drinking a perfect espresso.

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Cherry Clafoutis Recipe

This beautiful summer inspired clafoutis is the perfect, festive dessert, for when the family comes around. 

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Double Choc Chip Pan Cookie with Spiced Ginger Icing

This is a serious game changer. Subtly spiced and warming from the inside-out, this pan cookie is guaranteed to please the masses.

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Healthy “Monte Carlos” Biscuits

The classic biscuit gets a healthy makeover with this refined sugar free version.

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Banana Tarte Tatin with Rum & Raisin Ice-Cream

Banana Tarte Tatin with Rum & Raisin Ice-Cream. This mouthwatering dish is quick and easy to prepare. Use whatever fruit you […]

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Potato Bake with Rosemary & Cheddar

Potato Bake with Rosemary & Cheddar. Served as a side or a light meal, this gorgeous recipe for Potato Bake is […]

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Raw Chocolate & Avocado Tart

This heavenly gluten-free raw treat is almost too good to eat! Quick and easy, this guilt free tart will take centre stage on anyones table.

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Cooking with Coffee

Celebrate World Coffee Day with our favourite coffee creations.

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Silverbeet, Ricotta and Nutmeg Tart in Walnut and Almond Crust

Silverbeet, Ricotta & Nutmeg Tart in Walnut & Almond Crust. This wholesome and rich tart is a delicious way to incorporate heart healthy walnuts and almonds into your diet. The gluten free nut crust is fairly simple to make and can be used for any kind of savoury tart. 

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Coconut Bread

This quick and easy recipe will see you baking and eating in less than an hour!

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Layered Orange Blossom, Lemon & Lime Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Icing

Layered Orange Blossom, Lemon & Lime Cake with Honey Cream Cheese Icing. This masterpiece will impress even the toughest of critics.  […]

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Banana Slab Cake with Coconut Caramel Sauce

Gooey and delicious, this indulgent Banana Slab Cake with Coconut Caramel Sauce is heaven in a baking tray. Banana Slab […]

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Slow-Cooked Lamb Pie with Minted ‘Mushy’ Peas

Recreate an old classic with this beautiful recipe for melt-in-your-mouth lamb and minted peas.

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Moist Orange Cake

This delicious dessert evokes memories of a country kitchen. Moist and citrusy, this tea cake is the ultimate afternoon delight.

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Matt Stone’s Re-pie-cled Chicken & Vegetable Pie

Matt Stone’s Re-pie-cled Chicken & Vegetable Pie. This pie is a great way to use up a few leftover vegetables! Any […]

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Matt Stone’s Re-pie-cled Baked Custard, Apple & Bread Tart

Matt Stone’s Re-pie-cled Baked Custard, Apple & Bread Tart. Using apples that are nearing their use by date can sometimes be […]

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5 ways with Bananas

Here are our top five ways to hero Bananas in recipes that are simply delicious.

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Hummingbird Layer Cake

Hummingbird Layer Cake. This layer cake is what dessert dreams are made of. Impressive to say the least, bring this to any family get together and prepare for praise. With lashings of vanilla butter icing and a cream cheese filling, this is a banana cake for the ages. 

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Banana Arborio Rice Pudding

Caramelised bananas act as a beautiful opener for this soft and sumptuous rice pudding. Serve with vanilla whipped cream for the ultimate winter indulgence.

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Banana & Butterscotch Mille-feuille

These sumptuous layers of buttery pastry make for a perfect addition to any tea-time activity. 

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Baking is one of life’s simple pleasures—whether it’s cookies and biscuits for the kids or classic cakes like banana cake or chocolate cake, you’ll find the recipes here at MINDFOOD. We’ve even got Christmas and wedding cake recipes for those special occasions, scrumptious sweet and savoury muffins for school and work, and pies like pumpkin or apple pie for that special treat.

While baking requires careful measuring and precise methods, it can be fun and challenging to stretch your creative muscles and give your baked creations your own personal touch. This could mean adding some creative decorations, adding some extra layers or a little bit of a flavour that’s uniquely yours.

For cupcake lovers, most basic cake recipes can be adapted to cupcakes quite easily.