• Swiss meringue buttercream

    Swiss meringue buttercream

    Fill your cakes with a silky smooth meringue buttercream. This recipe makes enough to fill and ice a three-tier cake, and it’s easily halved for smaller bakes

    More effort
  • Strawberry lemonade cake

    Strawberry lemonade cake

    Wow guests with this showstopping celebration cake. It tastes of strawberry lemonade, with lemon-syrup-soaked sponges, a cheesecake icing, candied lemons and popping candy

    More effort
  • Blueberry cake

    Blueberry cake

    Bake this simple blueberry cake when you’re craving something sweet. This easy, fruity bake uses natural yogurt to keep the sponge moist and squidgy

    Easy
  • Christmas light cake

    Christmas light cake

    Wow guests with our fairy light Christmas cake topping, made with fondant icing and sugared almonds. You could also use jelly sweets, if you like

    Easy
  • Super-simple fruitcake

    Super-simple fruitcake

    This easy fruit cake by one of our younger readers, Bree Hamilton, is simple, uses storecupboard ingredients and is perfect for a quick winter pick-me-up

    Easy
  • Cranberry & hazelnut cake

    Cranberry & hazelnut cake

    A versatile and light fruitcake with a hint of spice and plenty of juicy cranberries and cherries – ice as you wish!

    Easy
  • Suits-all Christmas cake

    Suits-all Christmas cake

    Give the classic Christmas fruitcake a makeover with cinnamon, rose, orange blossom and tropical mango for a fruity and fragrant cake

    Easy
  • Jewelled fruit, nut & seed cake

    Jewelled fruit, nut & seed cake

    If you’re not keen on icing and marzipan, bake a crown of toasted nuts, seeds and juicy cherries onto
    your cake instead

    Easy