Easter baking

From hot cross buns to simnel cake, baking is traditional at Easter. These cake recipes will have everyone licking their lips and asking for more.

Easter baking
The delicious Easter cake

The delicious Easter cake

A most excellent Easter cake, with hazlenuts and marzipan. Perfect with a cup of tea.

Chocolate and caramel Easter cake

Chocolate and caramel Easter cake

This chocolate and caramel Easter cake recipe is perfect for Easter and tastes every bit as fantastic as it looks.

Simnel cake

Simnel cake

This traditional Easter cake is usually topped with 11 balls of paste, representing the apostles; ours has almond Easter eggs.

Chocolate nests

Chocolate nests

These chocolate nests are a perfect way to enjoy Easter, and kids will love making and eating them.

Ultimate chocolate mousse cake

Ultimate chocolate mousse cake

A sumptuous, rich and moist chocolate cake. To decorate the cake, we used edible rice paper daisies from Jane Asher Party Cakes.

The best carrot cake

The best carrot cake

This carrot cake recipe is the gold standard of carrot cakes – a true classic.

Spiced chocolate and orange hot cross buns

Spiced chocolate and orange hot cross buns

Hot cross buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, hot from the oven with lashings of butter. Try this chocolate and orange hot cross bun recipe for a bit of variation this Easter.

Chocolate Simnel cake

Chocolate Simnel cake

This rich chocolate fruit cake is packed with chocolate chunks. We’ve decorated it in a traditional way, but you can just dust it with cocoa and sugar eggs.

Scented cupcakes

Scented cupcakes

Gently flavoured with lavender sugar, lemon or rosemary, these gorgeous mini cakes look as good as they taste.

Coffee and walnut cake with tiramisu cream

Coffee and walnut cake with tiramisu cream

A decadent cake recipe strictly for the grown-ups, perfect for a lazy afternoon with friends and a large pot of tea.

Dorset apple cake

Dorset apple cake

There are as many versions of this apple cake recipe as there are cooks but we love this lemony one. Serve with clotted cream.

Raspberry and lemon cake

Raspberry and lemon cake

This is a classic Victoria sponge cake recipe flavoured with lemon zest and sandwiched with raspberry jam and cream – scrumptious.

Chocolate beetroot cake

Chocolate beetroot cake

Carrot cake... courgette muffins... and now we come up with chocolate beetroot cake. Crazy as it sounds these ingredients work beautifully together – we dare you to try it.

Butterscotch sponge cake with cream cheese frosting

Butterscotch sponge cake with cream cheese frosting

Indulge your friends and family with this luscious cake.

Marbled cherry and almond cake

Marbled cherry and almond cake

This marbled cherry and almond cake will go down a storm at any dinner party.

Moist ginger cake

Moist ginger cake

This moist ginger cake is a great treat for elevenses, or for a snack while you're on the go. The rich taste of the ginger will leave your taste buds tingling.

Exotic fruit and spice cake

Exotic fruit and spice cake

This cake takes a while to make - but it's really worth it!

Lemon polenta cake with mascarpone and lemon curd

Lemon polenta cake with mascarpone and lemon curd

A rich, lemony cake recipe with a polenta base that's a perfect entertaining dessert. Serve at a special occasion or a summer dinner party.

Poppy seed and lemon cake with cream cheese frosting

Poppy seed and lemon cake with cream cheese frosting

This light and refreshing cake is ideal to keep in the freezer for when you have last minute guests.

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