Get ready to enter baking heaven with the best-ever baking recipes to add to your repertoire from MiNDFOOD.
Whether you are looking for a quick afternoon treat or a show-stopping dessert for a special occasion, baking at home should be a joy. That’s why our food team sifted through our extensive archives to handpick the 22 best baking recipes we’ve ever developed. From our famous gluten-free Pistachio and Orange Cake to simple, no-bake slices that set perfectly in the fridge, every recipe on this list has been rigorously tested. So, grab your whisk and discover your new favorite sweet treat below
Cinnamon Sponge (pictured above)
With a hint of spice and an irresistible crumb, this sponge is the ultimate afternoon treat.
Nanna’s Apple Shortcake
There’s nothing quite like a hot piece of apple pie. Perfect pastry and a side of ice cream is pretty close to perfection.
Flourless Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake with Ganache
Our favourite gooey, decadent, gluten-free chocolate cake.
Chocolate-Peppermint Slice
This no fuss, bake and refrigerate chocolate slice is the perfect after dinner delight. Great for when unexpected guests pop by for coffee over the weekend too.
Salted-Caramel Cheesecake
This creamy cheesecake is topped with a gooey salted caramel to make for a decadent dessert.
Lemon and Polenta Bundt Cake
Deliciously moist and lemony, this bundt cake, made with polenta and ricotta, can be enjoyed all year round.
Pistachio and Orange Cake with Orange Syrup and Mint Sugar
Smothered in orange syrup, this delicious cake makes for the ultimate gluten-free treat.
Carrot Cake Slab with Cream Cheese Frosting
Spoil yourself with this delicious carrot cake slab, topped with our fluffy cream cheese frosting.
Plum and Salted Caramel Tart
Put delicious in season blood plums to good work with this delectable tart recipe. With a gooey salted caramel filling, this dessert will be devoured.
Raspberry and Cinnamon Scrolls
Need a delicious baking recipe for some fundraising activities this month? Give these delicious pink scrolls a whirl.
Strawberry Slab Cake
For a quick and easy cake recipe you can’t look past this Strawberry Slab with rosewater cream and pink glace icing.
Tamarind and Lemon Tart with Salted Peanut Praline
This gorgeous silky dessert is sure to impress when placed in the middle of the table, just don’t expect leftovers.
Jaffa Slab Slice
Chocolate and orange are a match made in heaven. Recreate your favourite treat in slice form with silky smooth chocolate and a tangy marmalade filling.
Banana Cake with Coconut Caramel Sauce
Gooey and delicious, this indulgent dessert is heaven in a baking tray.
Double Choc Chip Pan Cookie with Spiced Ginger Icing
This is a serious game changer. Subtly spiced and warming from the inside-out, this pan cookie is guaranteed to please the masses.
Brown Sugar Pavlova with Chambord Cherries
This showstopping dessert will silence the chaotic festive crowds in an instant.
Custard Slice
Sweet and sticky custard encased in crisp puff pastry, these custard slices are a real treat for kids and adults alike.
The Best Ever Cookies and Cream Cheesecake
There’s no baking required for this impressive dessert. Just mix and set in the fridge for a perfect-every-time showstopper.
Lemon Slice
Keep your kids happy this weekend with this simple but stunning recipe for Lemon Slice.
Mexican Chilli Chocolate Biscuits with Orange Buttercream
These subtly spiced buttercream biscuits are devilishly good.
Chai Spiced Chocolate and Cherry Self-Saucing Pudding
Devilishly gooey and seriously indulgent, with a hint of chai spice, this self-saucing pudding is everything you could want in a dessert.
