Best-ever cake recipes
Time to get busy baking - we’ve trawled the archives to collate our most popular cake recipes....
Start the day on a sunny note, with this tropical breakfast trifle.
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This S’Mores Whiskey Pie is the ultimate winter dessert. S’Mores Whiskey Pie Serve 8 150g plain biscuits, crushed 11/2 cups […]
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Give traditional lamingtons an unexpected twist with this black forest inspired Lamingtons with Cream and Cherry Jam. Lamingtons with Cream […]
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Deliciously moist and lemony, this bundt cake, made with polenta and ricotta, can be enjoyed all year round. Drizzle with passionfruit icing for an extra sweet treat.
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Use luscious red-fleshed blood oranges with fresh raspberries to make a sweet jam to fill these sweet buttery Shrewsbury biscuits. […]
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Blackberries are not only delicious, but high in antioxidants and fibre. Use them to make this delicious and simple baked […]
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For a new way to serve salmon, try baking it with vegetables in puff pastry. You’ll be “en croute” to dinner party success!
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Fill the house with the smell of apples, cinnamon, and pastry this weekend, with this classic family favourite.
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For a quick and healthy meal, you can’t look past this delicious frittata recipe. Serve with a fresh salad and your favourite condiments.
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This classic French dessert is hard to beat, when done right. Crack through the crisp toffee top to unearth the delicious creamy custard.
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Take this classic French dessert to the east, with coconut, and the aromatic flavours of kaffir-lime and ginger.
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A great recipe for weekend entertaining, this tarte tatin is ready in under 30 minutes and will look beautiful when served.
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Sharon Johnson’s “Grandmother’s Chocolate-Fudge” dessert is the winner of the Plaistowe and MiNDFOOD Reader Recipe Competition. Watch as food director Michelle McHugh creates the winning dessert.
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Use leftover slow-braised lamb shanks to make these delicious individual lamb-shank pies for lunch. Serve Lamb Shank Pies with homemade […]
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A pork-lover’s dream, this pie combines tender pork shoulder with pork belly and bacon. Serve with an apple and endive salad for a true British twist.
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Fill the house with the warming smell of apples cooking, pastry browning, and cinnamon, with this traditional apple pie recipe the whole family will love.
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Break bread the British way this week with this English take on the popular casserole, the Lancashire Hotpot.
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Always a crowd-pleaser, buttermilk scones have a way of bringing the whole family together.
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A twist on a classic, this trifle uses rhubarb and a creamy homemade vanilla custard.
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Apple Tart can be traced back to 14th century England. The first recorded recipe was written by Canterbury Tales author Geoffrey Chaucer in 1381.
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Nothing says winter like a piping hot ginger pudding with sweet butterscotch sauce, it’s a classic British dessert. Ginger Pudding […]
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Warm up your week with this deliciously hearty Osso Bucco and Borlotti Bean Pie. The braised tender veal and borlotti […]
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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.