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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Little Macadamia Chai-Spiced Cheesecakes

Little Macadamia Chai-Spiced Cheesecakes. Chai spices are wonderfully warming raw ingredients that add to the delicacy of this healthy treat. Makes […]

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Mini Carrot Cakes with Coconut Lime Frosting

Mini Carrot Cakes with Coconut Lime Frosting. This raw version of a tea-time favourite is a treat not only for […]

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Ginger Crunch

This raw ginger crunch slice uses buckwheat groats to give the base a crunchy texture. Buckwheat, despite its name, is completely gluten-free.

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Quinoa & Spelt Lavosh

We’re crazy about these lovely light Middle Eastern vegan crisp-breads – a beautiful addition to a snack platter or perfect served with soup.

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Lime and White Rum Poppy Seed Cake with Citrus Mascarpone Frosting

Creamy and tangy, this delicious Lime and White Rum Poppy Seed Cake with Citrus Mascarpone Frosting will have everyone coming […]

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Jaffa Slab

Chocolate and orange is a match made in heaven. Recreate your favourite treat in slice form with silky smooth chocolate and a tangy marmalade filling. 

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Vanilla Bundt Cake with Lemon & Ginger Stewed Rhubarb

Come and learn how to make this delectable dish from the comfort of your own kitchen!

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Potato, Sage & Fontina Tart

One of the least obvious but most widely appreciated sources of umami is potato. In this vegetarian tart, it is balanced with crisp, earthy sage and a funky Italian fontina cheese.

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Lewis Road Scones

3 cups standard plain flour 6 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 75g Lewis Road Creamery butter (unsalted) 1 – […]

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Baked Pumpkin Cheesecake

Make use of beautiful in-season pumpkin for this delicious take on a classic cheesecake recipe.

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Lewis Road Creamery’s Butter Cookies

Lewis Road Creamery’s Butter Cookies. Gluten free, nut free and refined sugar free – this wholesome cookie recipe is incredibly easy […]

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Torta Margherita

Calories: 402 Potato starch: 250 g White plain flour: 150 gr Sugar: 250 g Eggs: 6 Butter : 50 gr […]

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December Christmas

Need some Christmas in July inspiration, then look no further then these three delicious festive treats perfect for a winter celebration.

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Plump Fruit Cake

Plump Fruit Cake. This dense, fruit-packed plum cake is made in one saucepan with no fuss, it is perfect to […]

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Mincemeat Twigs Recipe

Mincemeat Twigs Recipe. Serve these delicious and simple to create fruit mince twigs with a little brandy butter or whipped cream […]

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Chestnut Cups Recipe

Chestnut Cups Recipe. These vegetarian, gluten-free chocolate chestnut cups are the ultimate cold-weather indulgence. Prep 15 mins +chilling | Cooking none […]

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Rhubarb Crumble Cake with Cinnamon Custard

Pair tart rhubarb with delicious macadamias in a sour cream crumble cake everyone will love. Rhubarb Crumble Cake with Cinnamon […]

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Vegetable Calzones

Embrace the best of autumn’s in season produce and bake in pastry for a delicious meal.

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Neenish Tarts

Everybody’s favourite, get your neenish tart fix at home with this simple recipe for the delicious classic sweet.

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Pumpkin, Lime and Ginger Cake

Pumpkin, Lime and Ginger Cake. This zesty cake is deliciously different. Adding pumpkin creates a sweet and earthy alternative to […]

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Curtis Stone’s Roasted Banana Soufflés with Caramel Sauce

Curtis Stone’s roasted banana souffle is the stuff of dessert dreams

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Top 8 Rhubarb recipes

Make the best of in season rhubarb with our top 8 sweet recipes using the lush red Autumn vegetable.

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Traditional Easter Bread Kulich with Orange & Cardamon

Replace Panettone with Kulich for an Easter treat.

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Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns

Make your own Hot Cross Buns spiked with chocolate for the perfect Easter breakfast treat.

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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.