Summer cake recipes

These gorgeous summer cake recipes feature fresh seasonal ingredients, like elderflowers, strawberries and peaches. Perfect for summer fetes, picnics or afternoon tea in the garden.

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Blackberry and coconut loaf cake

Blackberry and coconut loaf cake

Make the most of blackberry season with our blackberry, lemon and toasted coconut loaf cake....

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Peach and passion fruit crumble traybake

Peach and passion fruit crumble traybake

Our easy peach and passion fruit crumble traybake can be served warm with custard or...

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Upside-down apricot cake with amaretto mascarpone cream

Upside-down apricot cake with amaretto mascarpone cream

Our upside-down apricot cake is an easy but impressive summer bake recipe. Serve the apricot...

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Sticky gooseberry cake with saffron and honey with custard

Sticky gooseberry cake with saffron and honey with...

Gill Meller’s gooseberry cake has a pleasing tartness, balanced by the saffron and honey sponge,...

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Summer-cup bundt drizzle cake

Summer-cup bundt drizzle cake

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

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Pistachio and rose ice cream cake

Pistachio and rose ice cream cake

A magnificent serve-from-the-freezer dessert that you can make ahead of your dinner party. All you...

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Lighter plum and almond traybake

Lighter plum and almond traybake

For a healthy cake recipe, try this moist and fruity almond and plum cake: it...

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Orange blossom, lemon thyme and almond cake

Orange blossom, lemon thyme and almond cake

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

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Peach cake with raspberry sauce and ice cream

Peach cake with raspberry sauce and ice cream

This marvellously moist peach upside-down cake is served with cooling vanilla ice cream and an...

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Rosé and raspberry financiers

Rosé and raspberry financiers

Financiers are an irresistible afternoon tea treat – these are made more indulgent by soaking...

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Raspberry and lemon sponge cake

Raspberry and lemon sponge cake

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

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Marzipan and mascarpone cake with summer fruit

Marzipan and mascarpone cake with summer fruit

Light marzipan sponge is topped with creamy mascarpone icing, wonderfully fresh berries and plums to...

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Strawberry and rose victoria sponge sandwich

Strawberry and rose victoria sponge sandwich

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

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Gin and tonic cheesecake

Gin and tonic cheesecake

A cheesecake recipe inspired by the nation’s best-loved summer cocktail – a G&T. There’s a...

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Strawberry and vanilla baked cheesecake

Strawberry and vanilla baked cheesecake

Strawberries are the hero in this beautiful baked cheesecake recipe. You can make the recipe...

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Limoncello drizzle cake

Limoncello drizzle cake

A good splash of Italian limoncello liqueur adds a boozy note to this cocktail-inspired drizzle...

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