Celebration cake recipes

Kim-Joy’s super easy chocolate cake (with marshmallow pigs)

“This is the ultimate chocolate cake – so moist, with a real cocoa hit and a…

Kim-Joy’s stem ginger and salted-caramel meringue creature cake

Tamarind toffee apple cake

Toffee apples get a serious upgrade in this showstopper of a cake thanks to the punchy,…

Banana, maple and pecan cake

Bake Off’s Kevin Flynn transforms banana cake into something special. Sandwich the layers of rich banana…

Ravneet Gill’s strawberry and lemon verbena fraisier cake

Manon Lagrève’s carrot cake

Manon Lagrève puts a French twist on a classic Anglo-American bake in this beautiful spiced carrot…

Peanut butter and jam brown butter sponge cake

When the old Victoria sandwich won’t hit the spot, this peanut butter and jam brown butter…

Chocolate angel cake

Angel cakes are light as a feather due to the lack of butter/fat in the sponge.…

Strawberry chiffon cake

A great summer bake, this strawberry chiffon cake is achieves great height, a fluffy sponge and…

Pistachio layer cake with cream cheese frosting

Pistachio lovers, this one’s for you! This magnificent pistachio layer cake combines a light and nutty…

Walnut and coffee pastry layer cake

Monica Galetti’s coffee and walnut layer cake features alternating layers of coffee cream and crisp pastry,…

Raspberry and custard mini cakes

Reminiscent of school traybakes with pink icing, these raspberry and custard mini cakes are given a…