Cake and baking recipes - 372 recipes
By Laurapackham
Is it a bread? Is it a cake? A pastry? While a true definition of ‘cakes’ may be difficult to pin down, one thing is for sure – they are delicious! Cake is a form of bread and is generally a sweet baked dessert. Cakes today often contain a combination of flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil, and perhaps milk or water. Some popular cakes include red velvet cupcakes, welsh cakes and fairy cakes.
Cakes are often great desserts at birthdays, parties, weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations.
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Chocolate Cake Topped With Mango Mousse
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
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servings 8
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 10
Cooking time 45
Cost Average budget
- For the sponge:
- Condensed milk– 400 grams(1 can)
- Butter – 125 grams
- All purpose Flour – 225 grams
- Cocoa powder – 3-4 tablespoons
- Baking powder – 1 teaspoon
- Baking soda – 1 teaspoon
- Aerated cola – 200ml (I used Coke)
- For sugar syrup:
- Sugar – ½ cup
- Water – ½ cup
- For Mango Mousse:
- 1 cup alphanso mango pulp (canned or fresh)
- 1 sachet of vegetarian gelatin
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp fresh ginger juice
- 3/4 cup whipped cream
- For chocolate sauce:
- 100 grams dark chocolate
- ¼ cup milk
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Kinder Bueno Cake
By Laurapackham
The best Kinder Bueno cheesecake in 5 easy steps! A perfect cake to impress at birthdays and special occasions
- 300g biscuits (digestive is best)
- 150g butter not margarine
- 350mls of fresh whipped cream
- 450g philadelphia cheese
- 150g icing sugar (sifted)
- 5 - 6 Kinder Bueno chocolate bars
Kinder Bueno Cake
By Laurapackham
Sinfully good... combining a chocolate bar we all know and love, with a classic sponge
- 3 - 8 Kinder Bueno - dependant on cake decoration (see step 5)
- 1 egg
- 1 small yoghurt tub
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 1/2 sups of powdered sugar
- 1/2 sachet of yeast
- A handful of chocolate chips
Simple Coffee cake
By berrygirl1983
For all your Coffee needs
- Ingredients
- For the cake
- 225g/8oz unsalted butter
- plus extra for greasing
- 225g/8oz caster sugar
- 4 free-range eggs
- 50ml/1¾fl oz strong espresso coffee
- 225g/8oz self-raising flour
- 75g/2½oz walnuts
- For the butter cream topping
- 125g/4½oz unsalted butter
- 200g/7oz icing sugar
- 50ml/2fl oz strong espresso coffee
- 12 walnut halves
- to decorate
Spider-Man Birthday Cake
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By TheGbMum, The Gingerbread Mum
For some reason (I’m trying to think of something other than laziness) it always takes me ages to blog about birt...
Quick Brown Butter and Creme Fraiche Cake with Cocoa Nibs
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By selmastable, Selma's Table
At this time of year we are all so busy making the most of the summery weather and produce that baking can take a b
Red Velvet Cupcakes
By kajal_bhagwandas
Really easy to make cupcakes that'll delight everyone around!
- 30g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 90g soft sugar
- 80ml vegetable oil
- 80ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food colouring
- 1 egg
- Frosting:
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g soft cheese
- 250g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp red food colouring
- 12 small cupcake cases
- 3 piping bags
- Star-shaped nozzle (for pipping bags)
Easy Apple & Almond Cake
By Sally Sellwood, Recipe Junkie
This recipe came from a need to use up some tinned apple compote left over from a scout camp
- 11/3 (one and a third) cups apple puree/compote
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 375g ground almonds
- 250g caster sugar
- 8 large eggs
- 50g flaked almonds
5 minute chocolate fondant mug cake!
By kellyscarlett
A quick pud ready in five mins with a gooey chocolate centre
- 4 tablespoons self raising flour
- 2 table spoons sugar
- 1 table spoon melted butter or veg oil
- cocoa powder (how ever chocolaty you want it i use 2 teaspoons)
- 1 lindt chocolate ball
- or any chocolate you enjoy
- 1 large egg
Soft centre chocolate cake in the microwave
Approved byThe Chef
By muriel
Put the chocolate in a bowl with the butter and melt in the microwave
- 1 bar of cooking chocolate
- 120 g sugar
- 40 g flour
- 80 g butter
- 3 eggs
Apple Rose Cake
By tyfynny
A light, soft sponge cake with raspberry jam and topped with apple roses
- 200g self raising flour
- 200g butter
- 200g sugar
- 3 eggs
- 200g raspberries
- 3 sweet apples
- sliced thinly
Vanilla Chocolate Chip Muffins/ Cupcakes
By Joydeep Pal, Joydeep's World of Food
Vanilla and ChocChip Cupcakes are really hot favourites for desserts
- 25g Butter
- 75g Sugar
- 250g Self Raising Flour
- 225 ml milk (semi-skimmed or whole)
- 1teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1 Egg
- 20gm Cashew
- 20gm Almond
- 20gm Raisin
- For Frosting
- 50g butter
- diced
- at room temperature
- 150-200g (1 cups) pure icing sugar
- sifted
- 30ml (1/5 cup) milk
MINI CHOCOLATE OREO CAKES
By ynasira
2 x 2 mini cakes Preparation: Butter each cake ring and place on parchment lined cookie sheet or butter one 9 inc...
- Chocolate Cake:
- 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chopped
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- chopped
- 6 tablespoons water
- 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup + ¼ cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- separated
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Oreo Buttercream Frosting:
- 5 egg whites
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- softened and cubed
- 2 sticks butter
- softened and cubed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 11/4 cup Oreos
- crushed
- Chocolate Pouring Sauce:
- 2/3 cups dark chocolate
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- sifted
- 4-5 tablespoons water
- warm
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Toffee Apple Cupcakes
- For the apple sauce:
- 6 Apples - Braeburn and Granny Smith
- roughly chopped into 1 inch chunks.
- 2 Tbsp Soft Dark Brown Sugar
- 45g Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Brandy
- 3 tbsp Cold Water
- For the cupcakes:
- 150g Self Raising Flour
- 125g Caster Sugar
- 85g Unsalted Butter
- 1 Egg
- 100g Apple Sauce
- 1/2 tsp Mixed Spice
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 150g Dulce de Leche/ Carnation Caramel
- For the buttercream:
- 250g Unsalted Butter
- 500g Icing Sugar
- 50g Soft Toffees eg. Werthers Chewy Caramels
- 2tbsp Double Cream
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Apple and Marzipan Crumble Cake
- 250g apple
- peeled
- cored and cut in to small pieces
- 175g softened butter
- 175g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 255g plain flour
- 2 ¼ tsp baking powder
- pinch ground cinnamon
- few drops vanilla extract
- Finely grated zest of one lemon (optional)
- 100g marzipan broken into small pieces
- Crumble topping
- 110g Plain flour
- 75g butter
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar
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Passionate Valentine Chocolate...
- 5 eggs – yolks and whites separated
- 200g of best quality 70%+ cocoa dark chocolate
- 175ml of olive oil
- 75g of caster sugar
- 3 shots of strong Coffee
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Chocolate rainbow cake
- 225 g unsalted butter
- at room temperature
- plus extra for greasing
- 325 g plain flour
- 50 g cornflour
- 4½ tsp baking powder
- 400 g caster sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 medium eggs
- separated and lightly beaten
- 300 ml whole milk
- gel food colouring
- in red
- yellow
- orange
- purple
- blue and green
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Ultimate Chocolate Cake
- 200g good quality dark chocolate
- about 60% cocoa solids
- 200g butter
- 1 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 85g self-raising flour
- 85g plain flour
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200g light muscovado sugar
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 25g cocoa powder
- 3 medium eggs
- 75ml buttermilk (5 tbsp)
- grated chocolate or curls
- to decorate
- For the ganache
- 200g good quality dark chocolate
- as above
- 284ml carton double cream (pouring type)
- 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
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Kinder Bueno Cake
- 100g of dark chocolatek
- 1 tbsp of cocoa
- 4 eggs
- 120g sugar
- A vanilla sachet
- A baking bag
- 100g butter
- 5 cups of plain flour
- 1 box of sweetened condensed milk
- 120g of coconut
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Gluten Free Banana & Pecan Cake
- 125g Butter
- 281g Castor sugar
- 300g bananas (ripe)
- 188g evaporated milk
- 219g sultanas
- 200g Dove's Farm gluten free plain flour
- 80g ground almonds
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 100g pecan nuts
- Optional banana liqueur
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Chocolate Beetroot Cup Cakes
- 100g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 150g SR Flour
- 2 eggs
- 50g cooked beetroot (grated)
- 50g melted dark chocolate
- For decorations:
- 70g butter
- 150g icing sugar
- A drop of pink food colouring
- Chocolate balls
- Grated cooked beetroot
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Sex and The City Vanilla Cupcakes...
- 100g sugar
- 100g flour
- 100g butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
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Approved byThe Chef Quick Apple Cake
- 10 tablespoons of flour
- 10 tablespoons of sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 tablespoons of oil
- 3 tablespoons of milk a tablespoon
- 4 apples
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Apple Cake
- 5 eggs
- 2tsp baking powder
- 5 apples
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 0.5 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of sugar
- Cinnamon to taste
- Icing sugar to dust
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Eye-boggling Masterpiece
- CAKE:
- 175g/230g butter
- 175g/230g caster sugar
- 3/4 eggs
- 175g/230g self-raising flour
- (1tsp baking powder)
- 2 packs chocolate fingers
- 150g butter
- 350g icing sugar
- 1-2tsp orange flavouring
- 2tbsp milk
- Large assortment of icing
- Black edible gravel
- Black edible ink pen
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