Birthday cake recipes

This glorious rhubarb and custard layer cake is so pretty: its jaw-dropping decoration makes it...

These cute Easter cupcakes shaped as spring lambs are perfect for baking with kids over...

A dark chocolate sponge is sandwiched and covered with peanut buttercream, drizzled with a rich...

Rich, moist and sticky, this easy ginger traybake cake is topped with cream cheese icing...

You could just make the baked lemon cheesecake (it would still go down a treat)...

Four layers of carrot cake sponge are sandwiched between a chocolate and vanilla marbled cheesecake...

Soft and fluffy fairy cakes are dotted with little nuggets of marzipan and come topped...

Celebrate summer in style with Felicity Cloake‘s boozy bundt drizzle cake. She says: ”No birthday...

Bake John Whaite’s epic white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini celebration cake to really impress...

Master pâtissier Eric Lanlard created this showstopping carrot cake for delicious. magazine’s 15th birthday. We...

Our traybake take on Tunnock’s teacakes sees a thick layer of pillowy meringue sandwiched between...

Light-as-air sponge is topped with vanilla buttercream in these almost-too-good-to-eat butterfly cakes. They’re great to...

These indulgent chocolate cupcakes use the all-in-one method so they’re a breeze to make. Top...

This stunning cake sees zesty orange and almond sponge slathered in honey and orange blossom...

We’ve turned the crowdpleasing dessert, Eton mess, into a teatime traybake. A strawberry and almond...

These nut-free carrot cupcakes are slathered in cream cheese icing. Serve as part of a...

Try this lemony twist on a Victoria sponge cake, filled with raspberry jam and fresh...

Want a classic Victoria sponge with a bit more…oomph? This recipe uses decadent rose extract...

Can’t choose between ice cream or cake? Our easy toffee ice cream cake, with some...

A crisp outside and gloriously fudgy centre make this easy flourless chocolate cake the best...