Best-ever cake recipes
Time to get busy baking - we’ve trawled the archives to collate our most popular cake recipes....
Chewy on the inside with the perfect golden toasted crunch on the outside, these coconut macrons make a lovely little treat with a coffee or tea.
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Dark chocolate and orange flavours have always been a match made in heaven. Take it up a notch with this truly decadent Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate-Orange Cake, honey adds sweetness, there’s bitterness from the Orange Syrup sauce. Serve with whipped cream, dried oranges and Campari for your own slice of heaven.
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This stunning cake is perfect for a long-awaited get-together or a special milestone. The Salted Chocolate & Coconut Cake is filled marshmallow cream and topped with dark chocolate icing and shards of fresh coconut. This is a rich treat that is as decadent as it is beautiful.
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This rich and totally delectable chocolate mousse cake is from Alexx Stuart’s cookbook Low Tox Life Food. Serve it hot as a dessert with custard, cream or ice cream, or chilled as a mousse cake – either way your guests are sure to be impressed!
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This macaron masterpiece is a spectacular addition to any celebration. The cake has the warming flavours of ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon, and is topped with a decadent white chocolate mousse, cream and macarons – what more could you want? And to top it all off, it’s gluten-free so everyone can enjoy!
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Put a fresh twist on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail this holiday season. Serve with homemade festive fortune cookies for added Christmas fun and cheer.
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Richly flavoured slow-cooked beef cheeks are baked in a glorious beef and bacon pie with deliciously peppery pastry, perfect for leisurely weekend lunches.
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Delicately spiced with ginger, it will surprise you how low in sugar this moreish cake really is. Whip this up for a family gathering and see smiles all round.
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This easy gluten-free, dairy-free cake recipe is from the new book Low Tox Life Food by Alexx Stuart. It’s a ‘stick it all in a blender’ recipe, so this simple almond blender cake really is no-fuss. The result is a very light and fluffy, almond-meal-based cake for gluten-free and dairy-free peeps. So easy.
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You have to be careful when you speak about scones as people fall firmly into Team Jam First or Team Cream First. Whichever team you’re on, this recipe will please everyone.
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Burnt Basque cheesecake is a deserved social media star, with its smooth, creamy interior and bitter, toffee-ish top.
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In the 1970s or ’80s, Marmite or Vegemite sandwiches were a staple food, often making up morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea.
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This decadent dessert is infused with coffee to make it even more mouth-watering, and topped with cacao nibs and coffee beans for an extra caffeine kick.
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A sweet treat with coffee is a match made in heaven, most of us would agree. This coffee-infused version of rum babas is decadently soaked in espresso rum syrup making for a deliciously rich dessert.
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In a New York cake of mind? With this simple recipe, you’ll be in cheesecake heaven before you can say “bake sale”.
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You can identify a New York-style cheesecake by its dense, smooth filling made from cream cheese (a New York invention) that’s baked, allowed to set in a cool oven then chilled to rich perfection.
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Chocolate and berries are a match made in heaven in this gorgeous and decadent cheesecake-based dessert.
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Add some warm and festive flavours to your next bake with this delicious slice.
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This Raspberry and Almond Slab cake is so easy to make and you can substitute with your favourite berries.
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Sticky, sweet and oh-so indulgent, this deliciously-rich tart is a real winner.
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Walking home from school was always fun; chatting to mates, kicking a ball about and, best of all, spending leftover lunch money at the local bakery. We were both very fond of their millionaire’s shortbread, so we decided to make our own! These beauties have everything – rich chocolate, gooey caramel and a crunchy biscuit base. Make a batch next time your mum’s coming round for a cuppa: brownie points, guaranteed.
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Pears are a great ingredient to use in your baking. This Torta di Ricotta e Pere is gorgeous and will leave everyone who indulges in awe.
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This delicious Tiramisu is the perfect dessert to make when entertaining or for a special event.
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Try out this delicious Lemon Shortbread recipe for an easy and tasting baking treat. Try adding in some finely chopped rosemary to the mixture for a delicious twist!
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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.