Halloween pumpkin cake

Like carrot cake? Then try using up your leftover pumpkin in this clever traybake for Halloween

Rippled chocolate bombe

A clever and impressive dessert

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

Snowman in the garden cake

Surprise the kids with something irresistible, or get them involved – either way, they’ll love this magical cake.

Fruity sponge cake

Reader Sue McGann devised this delicious low-fat cake recipe

Ginger simnel cake with spring flowers

As well as the topping, the cake has a hidden layer of
homemade marzipan mixed
with ginger…

Elegant berry wreath cake

Simple, smart, but still reassuringly traditional

Boozy chocolate bombes

Showstopping individual coffee sponges with hidden mousse, and a Baileys and white chocolate topping – stunning!

Soured cream bundt cake with butter glaze

Soured cream makes for a light and moist pretty, ring-shaped cake that’s offset by a creamy, crunchy drizzle

Chocolate birthday cake

We used colourful candles rather than artificial sweets to brighten up this tasty birthday cake

Christmas pud cupcakes

Cupcakes are all the rage, and this festive version are super cute and contemporary

Strawberry cream tea cake

This super-sized scone is perfect to feed a crowd for afternoon tea