Loaf cake recipes
Loaf cakes are often the simplest to make, rarely requiring more than a drizzle or simple decoration on top. Bake up a storm with one of our simple loaf cake recipes including a sticky chocolate cake, sweet honey cake and the ultimate ginger loaf.
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Baking recipes
Date and walnut loaf
This classic date and walnut loaf recipe comes from Irish food writer Cherie Denham. We defy you to resist it...
Cake recipes
Gooseberry and ginger loaf cake
Gooseberry’s tart flavour works so well with the warming hum of ground ginger in this wonderfully simple loaf cake. The...
Raspberry recipes
Raspberry loaf cake
A simple raspberry loaf cake is a beautiful thing – easy to make, easier to eat and ready for whatever...
Loaf cake recipes
Blackberry and coconut loaf cake
Make the most of blackberry season with our blackberry, lemon and toasted coconut loaf cake. It can be served with...
Loaf cake recipes
Salted caramel loaf cake
A couple of secret ingredients and a simple frosting transform an easy sponge cake into a heavenly salted caramel loaf...
Banana bread recipes
Banana, chocolate and tahini loaf cake
This banana and chocolate loaf uses tahini, cardamom and sesame seeds to bring a Middle Eastern slant to a classic...
Simnel cake recipes
Simnel loaf cake
Our easy simnel cake recipe is made in a loaf tin to keep things nice and easy. It’s delicious served...
Loaf cake recipes
Stout, orange and dried fruit loaf with winter herbs
This is a fruit loaf recipe which has it all: earthy, nutty flavours from the celeriac, a subtle bitter note...
Loaf cake recipes
Coconut and cardamom loaf cake
Food writer and cookbook author Niloufer Mavalvala‘s coconut cake recipe was handed down to her through generations of family. It’s...
Classic cake recipes
Easy lemon drizzle loaf cake
A zesty, syrup-drenched sponge with a sugar crust is our go-to teatime bake. This timeless creation is sure to spark...
Carrot cake recipes
Spiced carrot halwa cake
Georgina Hayden puts a slightly different spin on a carrot cake with her halwa-inspired recipe. She says: ”One of my...
Loaf cake recipes
Pomegranate loaf cake
Try this beautiful, yet easy-to-make, almond and polenta loaf cake drizzled with fresh pomegranate juice and seeds. An afternoon tea...
Easy cake recipes
Mango, lime and ginger loaf cake
This tropical loaf is made using mango purée and lime to add some zing and zest into every bite. Plus,...
Loaf cake recipes
Bounty cake
We’ve taken the popular coconutty Bounty chocolate bar and turned it into a decadent teatime treat. Think coconut sponge with...
Honey recipes
Medjool date, honey and macadamia breakfast loaf
This honey cake by Honey & Co. co-owners, Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich, is filled with toffee-sweet medjool dates and...
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