Summer cake recipes
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Teatime traybake recipes
Lighter plum and almond traybake
For a healthy cake recipe, try this moist and fruity almond and plum cake: it turns a teatime treat into...
Mother's Day recipes
Orange blossom, lemon thyme and almond cake
This stunning cake sees zesty orange and almond sponge slathered in honey and orange blossom cream, then drizzled in rosé...
Peach recipes
Peach cake with raspberry sauce and ice cream
This marvellously moist peach upside-down cake is served with cooling vanilla ice cream and an intense raspberry sauce to add...
Afternoon tea recipes
Rosé and raspberry financiers
Financiers are an irresistible afternoon tea treat – these are made more indulgent by soaking the raspberries in rosé wine....
Easy cake recipes
Raspberry and lemon sponge cake
Try this lemony twist on a Victoria sponge cake, filled with raspberry jam and fresh cream – it’s a scrumptious...
Marzipan recipes
Marzipan and mascarpone cake with summer fruit
Light marzipan sponge is topped with creamy mascarpone icing, wonderfully fresh berries and plums to make a proper afternoon treat...
Classic cake recipes
Strawberry and rose victoria sponge sandwich
Want a classic Victoria sponge with a bit more…oomph? This recipe uses decadent rose extract and petals to create a...
Cheesecake recipes
Gin and tonic cheesecake
A cheesecake recipe inspired by the nation’s best-loved summer cocktail – a G&T. There’s a zingy layer of gin and...
Strawberry recipes
Strawberry and vanilla baked cheesecake
Strawberries are the hero in this beautiful baked cheesecake recipe. You can make the recipe the day before serving, making...
Italian dessert recipes
Limoncello drizzle cake
A good splash of Italian limoncello liqueur adds a boozy note to this cocktail-inspired drizzle cake – perfect for an...
Apricot recipes
Caramelised apricot and ricotta upside-down cake
Upside-down is the right way up with this easy cake recipe – caramelised apricots and a moist ricotta sponge are...
Elderflower recipes
Elderflower, lemon and cherry cream flourless cake
A flourless cake with elderflower cordial (or you can use liqueur), lemon and cherry cream is a dream for gluten-free...
Afternoon tea recipes
Summer cupcakes to flavour three ways
These cute cupcakes are ideal for a summery afternoon tea. They have a simple vanilla sponge base and their toppings...
Summer cake recipes
Chocolate and strawberry cake
A decadent cake recipe laden with strawberries and a gooey chocolate and caramel frosting.
Peach recipes
Warm peach, pistachio and honey cake
Looking for a summer cake recipe? Juicy ripe peaches are the star of this moreish peach, pistachio and honey cake....
Marzipan recipes
Cherry and marzipan cake with orange blossom syrup
This summery cake recipe combines pistachios and orange blossom water with seasonal British cherries. Share with friends over a pot...
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