Celebration cake recipes

Celebrating a birthday party or wedding? Wow your guests, or surprise a friend, with one of these impressive celebration cake recipes.

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Banana, maple and pecan cake

Baking recipes

Banana, maple and pecan cake

Bake Off’s Kevin Flynn transforms banana cake into something special. Sandwich the layers of rich banana sponge with piped maple...

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Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake

Cake recipes

Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake

This gorgeous creation from Ravneet Gill is the ideal bake when strawberries are at their best. A light sponge is...

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Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake

Carrot cake recipes

Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake

Manon Lagrève puts a French twist on a classic Anglo-American bake in this beautiful spiced carrot cake recipe. You can...

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Peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake

Cake recipes

Peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake

When the old Victoria sandwich won’t hit the spot, this peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake from Tarunima...

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Strawberry chiffon cake

Cake recipes

Strawberry chiffon cake

A great summer sponge, chiffon cake is neither heavy nor greasy. It achieves great height, a fluffy sponge and overall...

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Chocolate angel cake

Cake recipes

Chocolate angel cake

Angel cakes are light as a feather due to the lack of butter/fat in the sponge. The whipped egg whites...

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Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Celebration cake recipes

Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Pistachio lovers, this one’s for you! This magnificent pistachio layer cake combines a light and nutty sponge with a decadently...

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Walnut and coffee pastry layer cake

Coffee recipes

Walnut and coffee pastry layer cake

Monica Galetti’s coffee and walnut layer cake features alternating layers of coffee cream and crisp pastry, topped with walnuts, daubs...

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Raspberry and custard mini cakes

Easy baking recipes to make with kids

Raspberry and custard mini cakes

Reminiscent of school traybakes with pink icing, these raspberry and custard mini cakes are given a suitably chic update –...

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Lemon and blackberry stripe cake

Brilliant blackberry recipes

Lemon and blackberry stripe cake

This pretty blackberry cake is an eye-catching centrepiece for any birthday or bake sale. The real drama comes when cutting...

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Sticky Jamaican ginger cake with butterscotch sauce

Caribbean recipes

Sticky Jamaican ginger cake with butterscotch sauce

Bake Off finalist Ruby Bhogal’s sticky Jamaican ginger cake is the ultimate celebration cake. Layers of deliciously sticky spiced Jamaican...

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Jubilee cheesecake

Platinum Jubilee recipes

Jubilee cheesecake

Our ruby-red Jubilee cheesecake recipe gives a nod to Her Majesty’s favourite cocktail with its Dubonnet and gin jelly topping....

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Lemon and strawberry meringue cake

Platinum Jubilee recipes

Lemon and strawberry meringue cake

Expect gasps when you unveil this gloriously OTT strawberry cake. The three layers are sandwiched with lemon curd, berries and...

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Eric Lanlard’s gâteau breton

Classic cake recipes

Eric Lanlard’s gâteau breton

Patissier Eric Lanlard shares his family recipe for traditional gâteau breton. This rich, buttery bake is like a cross between...

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Spiced plum cake with swiss meringue frosting

Afternoon tea recipes

Spiced plum cake with swiss meringue frosting

Usher in autumn with our spiced plum cake. A golden sponge studded with juicy red plums is coated in a...

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Lemon and courgette cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting

Afternoon tea recipes

Lemon and courgette cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting

This gorgeous lemon and courgette cake features layers of zesty sponge layered with homemade lemon curd and white choc cream...

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