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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Date and walnut loaf

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...

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Gooseberry and ginger loaf cake

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...

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Raspberry loaf cake

Raspberry recipes

Raspberry loaf cake

A simple raspberry loaf cake is a beautiful thing – easy to make, easier to eat and ready for whatever...

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Lemon curd quatre quarts (French pound cake)

Lemon cake recipes

Lemon curd quatre quarts (French pound cake)

This classic French lemon pound cake, known as quatre quarts, is an easy, fragrant bake for rainy days. Debora Robertson’s...

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Blackberry and coconut loaf cake

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...

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Salted caramel loaf cake

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...

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Banana, chocolate and tahini loaf cake

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...

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Simnel loaf cake

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...

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Stout, orange and dried fruit loaf with winter herbs

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...

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Coconut and cardamom loaf cake

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...

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Easy lemon drizzle loaf cake

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...

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Spiced carrot halwa cake

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...

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Pomegranate loaf cake

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...

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Mango, lime and ginger loaf cake

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,...

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Bounty cake

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...

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Medjool date, honey and macadamia breakfast loaf

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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