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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Past cookbooks for present times

We should all take a leaf out of cookbooks of yesteryear, when recipes were created using whatever ingredients, however meagre, were available, MiNDFOOD Dixie Elliott blog.

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Easter Simnel Cake

Easter Simnel Cake. Simnel cake is a moist, heavy fruitcake divided and topped with almond icing. Traditionally served at Easter, […]

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Chocolate Biscuits Recipe

Chocolate Biscuits recipe, brought to you by MiNDFOOD. These decadent little chocolate gems are a great treat for the middle […]

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Chocolate Cinnamon Tart

Cinnamon and chocolate is a timeless combination. When paired in a luscious tart and served with last of the summer berries it is a treat worth savouring.

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Traditional Spanakopita

This traditional spanakopita recipe uses filo pastry. This Greek spinach pie is a tasty meat free dish that can be […]

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Mushroom Tarte Tatin

Mushroom Tarte Tatin recipe, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

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Ricotta Hotcakes with Strawberries & Banana

Ricotta is wonderfully versatile and suitable for sweet or savoury dishes. Whip up a batch of these old-school hotcakes served with fresh fruit for a luxurious late brunch.

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Bumblebees

Bumblebees recipe, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

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Ravioli with Roasted Pumpkin and Sage Butter

Ravioli with Roasted Pumpkin and Sage Butter recipe, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

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Apricot and Almond Upside-Down Cake

Apricot and Almond Upside-Down Cake recipe, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

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Panettoni Bambini 
with Cranberry Jam

Panettoni is a Christmas favourite. Spice up yours with all the scents of Christmas and a delicate cranberry jam.

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Melt-and-Mix Chocolate Cake

Melt-and-Mix Chocolate Cake recipe, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

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Crayfish Tartlets

These moreish tarts are sure to be a crowd pleaser

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Christmas Cake

You can cross one more thing off your Christmas to-do list by baking this traditional cake ahead of time. This version will keep for at least four months.

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Strawberry and
Meringue Slice

This Strawberry and
Meringue Slice is a reader recipe that looks almost too good to eat! Strawberry and Meringue Slice Makes […]

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Lavender and Honey Cake Recipe

Lavender and Honey Cake Recipe. Enjoy this delicate lavender-infused butter cake with a dollop of plain yoghurt and a pot […]

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Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti Recipe

Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti Recipe, by MiNDFOOD. Keep a batch of these easy biscotti biscuits in the pantry over the […]

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Chocolate Afghans Recipe

Chocolate Afghans Recipe. Have a crowd to cater to? These Chocolate Afghans are always a good choice.  Chocolate Afghans Recipe Makes […]

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Scones

 Looking for the perfect afternoon tea treat? These delightfully soft, warming scones with lashings of Fresh Raspberry Jam are sure […]

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You can bake a cake and eat it

Finding the time to bake a cake is not easy, but you’ll get enormous pleasure from doing it, writes MiNDFOOD food editor Dixie Elliott.

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Parmesan Tuilles

Served on a cheese platter with muscatels, parmesan tuilles are a delicious after-dinner treat and a nice reason to have friends over for a drink and nibbles, from MiNDFOOD.

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Apricot Steamed Pudding

Latest favourite recipe: Apricot steamed pudding by MiNDFOOD’s Dixie Elliott.

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Rum, Raisin and Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

Latest favourite recipe: Rum, raisin and chocolate bread and butter pudding by MiNDFOOD’s Dixie Elliott.

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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.