Sponge cake recipes
Master the art of the perfect sponge cake with our tried-and-tested recipes. We’ve got everything from light and airy Victoria sponges and simple chocolate cakes, to showstopper triple-layer creations.
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Afternoon tea
Garden cake
Bring the outdoors in with this pretty 'garden' cake. Cover sponges with a generous layer of buttercream, then festoon with edible flowers.
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Afternoon tea
Tahini and nectarine cake
Rich and nutty tahini makes a surprisingly good flavour for a sponge cake, especially when paired with a zesty homemade nectarine curd.
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Vegan desserts
Vegan Victoria sponge cake
Light, springy and seriously moreish, this vegan Victoria sponge is packed with fresh lemon flavour, vegan buttercream and raspberry jam.
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Platinum Jubilee
Lemon and strawberry meringue cake
Expect gasps when you unveil this gloriously OTT strawberry cake filled with lemon curd, berries and cream and topped with a meringue crown.
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Afternoon tea
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 cheese frosting.
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September seasonal
Chocolate cake with caramel poached pears and chocolate buttercream
Give chocolate cake an autumnal twist. Fill this rich chocolate pear cake with swiss meringue buttercream and top with caramel poached pears.
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Celebration cakes
Mango, cardamom and coconut cake
Chetna Makan brings together coconut, cardamom and fresh mango to make a lovely celebration cake that looks beautiful and tastes brilliant, too.
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Celebration cakes
Sugarplum fairy cakes
Fluffy fairy cakes are dotted with nuggets of marzipan and topped with buttercream and caramel shards. A cake truly fit for a fairy queen.
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Easy cakes
Easy butterfly cakes
Light-as-air sponge is topped with vanilla buttercream in these almost-too-good-to-eat butterfly cakes. They're great to make with kids.
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Easy cakes
Raspberry and lemon sponge cake
Try this lemon version of a Victoria sponge, filled with raspberry jam and fresh cream – it's a scrumptious teatime or Mother's Day cake.
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Classic cakes
Strawberry and rose victoria sponge sandwich
A twist on a classic, this special strawberry victoria sponge recipe uses decadent rose extract and petals to create a truly beautiful cake.
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Frozen dessert
Frozen lemon and blueberry mousse cake
This frozen lemon and blueberry mousse cake is a show-stopper: layers of lemon sponge with lemon curd mousse, blueberries and white chocolate.
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Vegetable cakes
Carrot cake
Nothing beats a classic carrot cake recipe made with carrots, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and a dreamy cream cheese icing.
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Easy cakes
Coffee and walnut cake
You can't go wrong with a classic coffee and walnut cake. Our easy coffee sponge perfect for afternoon tea or as a birthday cake.
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Naked cakes
Citrus and rosemary cake with clementine buttercream
A naked cake recipe, made with lemon and rosemary-flavoured sponges and a clementine buttercream, perfect for weddings or birthdays
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Chocolate cakes
Mary Berry’s malted chocolate cake
Mary Berry's malted chocolate cake recipe is made with a malted icing and topped with Maltesers. It's a real crowd-pleaser and family favourite.
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