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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Greek Easter Plait with Honey & Sesame

Impressive and elegant, this Greek Easter Plait will be a perfect centrepiece for any Easter table.

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Kay Grant’s Boston Bun

This recipe is a family favourite, usually served after something savoury at lunchtime. It is fantastic for picnics, too. A must with butter spread on thick slices.

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Loch Katrine Cake

This family recipe is a favourite for any time.

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Salted Caramel Pretzel Easter Buns with Caramel Sauce

These sweet homemade pretzels will liven up any Easter table with their oozing caramel dipping sauce.

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Potato & Rye Bread

Potato & Rye Bread. Forget your usual white loaf and try this delicious Potato & Rye Bread, it’s the perfect […]

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Kanzi Apple cake

What smells better than the scent of bread in the oven? The scent of a home-made Kanzi apple cake baking. Warning: with this recipe your guests will never want to leave…

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In season baking: 5 ways with Plums

Have lots of stone fruit lying around and not sure what to with it? Don’t waste a single plum with these delicious baking recipes.

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Chocolate Sponge Layer Cake

Chocolate Sponge Layer Cake. A decadent cake made with lashings of delicious marscapone, perfect for afternoon tea. Serves 8 Mocha […]

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Plum, Walnut & Star Anise Crostata with Brown Sugar Mascarpone

Plum, Walnut & Star Anise Crostata with Brown Sugar Mascarpone. Use delicious in-season plums to create a show-stopping dessert. Serve […]

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Dried Apricot and Sesame Bliss Balls

Looking for a healthy snack? These refined sugar-free Apricot & Sesame Bliss Balls will do the trick.

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Honey Madeleines

For a delicious and simple baking recipe try these classic French baked treats.

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Tomato & Ricotta Tart with Tarragon & Pinenuts

As the tomato season comes to a close make sure you celebrate your last bounty of the ripe red fruit with this delicious tart recipe.

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Passionfruit & White Chocolate Eclairs

Passionfruit & White Chocolate Eclairs. Everyone will love these delicious éclairs using in-season passionfruit and white chocolate. Try baking some […]

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Kids in the Kitchen

Get the kids in the kitchen this holidays with our tried and tested fun and fresh recipes. They’ll love getting their hands dirty!

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Strawberry Slab Cake

Strawberry Slab Cake. For a quick and easy cake recipe you cant look past this Strawberry Slab with rosewater cream and pink glace icing.

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Raspberry & Cinnamon Scrolls

After a twist on classic Cinnamon Scrolls? Go no further than these mouth-watering Raspberry & Cinnamon Scrolls.  Makes 8 1½ […]

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Vegan Raw Raspberry & Coconut Cake

Vegan lovers unite: this cake is made specially for you! Creamy, rich and delicious – it’s hard to believe that this vegan raw raspberry & coconut cake, using virgin coconut oil, gets the thumbs up in the healthy stakes.

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White Chocolate Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream 

Get baking with these delectable cupcakes. Perfect for a special event, fundraiser or high tea.

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Blissful Baked Blueberry Doughnuts

These delicious glazed blueberry donuts are baked not fried for a guilt-free afternoon indulgence.

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Linzer Cookies

These lovely cookies are perfect for giving at Christmas or Valentine’s – although the centres can be cut into circles, stars or whatever shape suits the occasion. The buttery dough is also a versatile go-to when you need an elegant biscuit to decorate (think birthdays or baby showers), or as a crisp bite to counter a creamy, smooth dessert.

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Ben’s Steak, Dark Ale and Stilton Pie

Ben’s Steak, Dark Ale and Stilton Pie. Don’t be alarmed by the use of Vegemite in this beef pie. It […]

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Raw Ginger-Nut Crumble

Raw Ginger-Nut Crumble. Ginger is the perfect winter spice. Try it in a comforting crumble packed with raw goodness. Raw […]

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Four of the Best: Winter Baking recipes

Salute the Winter season with these four delicious pastry recipes, a great way to celebrate the end of the cold-weather months.

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Paris-Brest

A classic choux pastry filled to the brim with delicious vanilla Crème Pâtissière and lathered with a sticky toffee and toasted almonds.

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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.