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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Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Pie Recipe

A simple and hearty pie, brimming with light and flavoursome ingredients that’s ready in no time at all. This chicken, […]

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Dad’s Carrot Cake Slab with Cream Cheese Frosting

Spoil Dad with this delicious carrot cake slab, topped with our fluffy cream cheese frosting. Dad’s Carrot Cake Slab with […]

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Salted Butterscotch Marshmallow and Mocha Slice

Salted Butterscotch Marshmallow and Mocha Slice. Turn soft marshmallow clouds into a playful slice, flavoured with tasty salty-sweet butterscotch.    […]

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Coffee Crepe Cake

This simple coffee crepe cake has the beautiful layers of richness from the hazelnut coffee cream, store-bought crêpes, coffee syrup […]

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Coffee Pumpkin Pies

Coffee Pumpkin Pies. Give these delicious pumpkin pies some richness & depth by adding a shot of your favourite coffee. […]

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Stout and Green Peppercorn Pies

Stout and Green Peppercorn Pies Nothing says winter like a delicious beef pie. Crisp pastry and a creamy tender beef […]

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Caramelised Peach and Almond Cake

Caramelised Peach and Almond Cake. This sticky peach and almond cake takes its inspiration from the wonderful flavours of Provence. […]

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Churros and Chocolate Sauce Recipe

Churros and Chocolate Sauce Recipe These Spanish-style doughnuts are the ultimate winter indulgence. Serve warm with chocolate sauce & ice-cream. […]

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Beer and Mustard Pretzel with a Beer Cocktail

Beer and Mustard Pretzel with a Beer Cocktail. Welcome the weekend with this tasty Bavarian-inspired pretzel, served with a nice cool beer cocktail.

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Al Brown’s Butter Cake

Not an experienced baker? Try your hand at this simple butter cake recipe.

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Crab and Fennel Tarts Recipe

Crab and Fennel Tarts are guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser, these cheesy crab and fennel tarts let winter produce sing. […]

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Watch: Caramel Sticky Date Pull-Apart Loaf

Learn how to make this month’s cover star, our Caramel Sticky Date Pull-Apart Loaf.

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Maggie Beer’s Chocolate and Fresh Pear Pudding

Delicious pears are available all year round and work perfectly in this warming chocolate pudding.

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Dark Chocolate Mousse with Stewed Cumquats

The deliciously-rich drunken cumquats add a special touch to this much-loved chocolate dessert.

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Verrine of Lemon Tart

Manu Fiedel’s Verrin of Lemon Tart is a foolproof dessert for when entertaining just place in a glass and serve.

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Chocolate & Coffee Molten Puddings with Peanut Caramel Sauce

Chocolate & Coffee Molten Puddings with Peanut Caramel Sauce. Coffee, chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter unite in these devilishly-good molten puddings. […]

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The Ultimate Chocolate Brownie

As well as making it extra-rich and moist, dates make these brownies a whole lot better for you.

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Caramelised Fig Clafouti

Caramelised Fig Clafouti. Bake this classic pudding with caramelised in-season figs & serve hot with cinnamon, flaked almonds & a dollop […]

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Olive Oil & Polenta Cake with Ricotta Mousse

Olive Oil & Polenta Cake with Ricotta Mousse. Olive oil is the unexpected hero of this creamy dessert. Served in your […]

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Pistachio and Orange Cake with Orange Syrup and Mint Sugar

Pistachio and Orange Cake with Orange Syrup and Mint Sugar. Smothered in orange syrup, this delicious cake makes for the ultimate […]

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Passionfruit and Lemon Tart with Burnt Sugar

Passionfruit and Lemon Tart with Burnt Sugar Recipe Serves 6 Sweet Pastry 125g unsalted butter 100g caster sugar 1 egg, […]

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Passionfruit, White Chocolate and Toasted Coconut Melting Moments

With the zing of fresh passionfruit and the addition of toasted coconut and white chocolate,  these White Chocolate Melting Moments […]

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Passionfruit and Cream Eclairs Recipe

Passionfruit and Cream Eclairs Recipe. A twist on the classic, these passionfruit and cream eclairs have a beautifully tart fruitiness about […]

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Marsala Date Cake with Ricotta Cream and Marsala, Muscatel Syrup

A layer cake is always impressive and this cake is no exception. Marsala Date Cake with Ricotta Cream and Marsala, […]

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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.