These Homemade Cake Recipes Will Really Show Off Your Home-Baking Skills (2024)

This is one of those last-minute, need-a-chocolate-fix kind of puddings, but for a crowd. We guarantee it’s one of the quickest hot desserts you’ll ever make from scratch, and is mixed together in (and potentially eaten from) one dish, so saves you washing up too. Winning.

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You'll want apples and a buttery crumble topping on everything from now on. Drizzle the top with a simple glaze to top off this perfect dessert.

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Carrot cake traybake is one of our favourite springtime bakes to make. The ricotta frosting is a deliciously light and tangy twist on the classic cream cheese topping. Thyme might sound unusual here but the subtle herbal flavour works perfectly with the warming spices and orange flavour in the cake.

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Just like with banana bread, overripe (read: brown) bananas work best for this recipe. Same with cake flour ... which we never have. So we used an easy hack (which we practiced in our basic Vanilla Bundt Cake) and whisked together some AP flour and cornflour

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Upgrade your birthday celebrations with this light and fluffy funfetti cake recipe. You'll want to make this homemade cake even after your birthday ends.

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Black forest cake can seem super-intimidating to make—you need to bake cake layers, make a sour cherry syrup, and whip a frosting? Also, what in the world is kirschwasser, anyway? We feel you. But we also promise you that in terms of this particular retro dessert, our recipe is as easy as it gets.

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You can use any type of cake for this recipe. Our classic vanilla would be wonderful here. (You can bake it in two 20cm pans instead of a cupcake pan.) But truthfully, we like starting with boxed mix. With the homemade buttercream, chocolate coating, and festive sprinkles, no one will notice or care.

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This Chocolate Strawberry Cake is a showstopper, right? A deliciously tender chocolate sponge cake made with brewed coffee, perfectly complimented with the strawberry buttercream of dreams.

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When you really want to impress, make these. They're like molten lava cakes, but better because of the caramelised cinnamon sugar crust. WARNING: When adding the chocolate to the centre of the batter, do not press down. The chocolate will escape the cake if you do!

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Coffee and walnut cake is such a traditional bake, a guaranteed crowd pleaser, a bake sale classic. Chopped walnuts, a rich coffee sponge, an espresso-spiked frosting, what more could you want? Well, how about decorating it with Walnut Whips?

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We love, love, love coffee cake. Coffee gives such a great richness to sponge, and this espresso martini cake is no exception. I mean, adding Kahlua to a sponge mixture, what more could you want?

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Death by chocolate cake is layers upon layers of chocolate and the ultimate chocolate dessert. The tallest and proudest cake on the block but there's no need to be intimidated. This cake is easy pull together and will be the greatest show (heart) stopper.

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The best part about this flourless cake is that it doesn't require any flour alternatives. It's just the perfect cake that happens to have zero flour. Cocoa powder and eggs give it all the lift and structure it needs. It's the perfect thing to bake for your Valentine or for yourself on a Wednesday night.

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Rolo lovers, try not to freak out when you see this cake.

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Just because a dessert doesn't include gluten or sugar, doesn't mean it can't be good. This chocolate layer cake is rich, decadent and fudgy. And the chocolately cream cheese frosting makes it one of our new favourite Keto desserts—ever!

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Sometimes a chocolate craving hits and you need something fast. This chocolate mug cake is perfect for such moments. The fact that it's keto makes it even better.

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This blueberry cake is one of our all-time spring and summer favourites. Read on to learn the ins and outs of this simple but super delicious cake.

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Is it any surprise that lemon drizzle cake is one of the nation's favourite cake flavours? It's zesty, vibrant, moist and downright delicious. And only six ingredients make up our super easy lemon drizzle cake recipe.

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We won't even apologise for calling this cake moist.

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Warning: Staring at the chocolate and vanilla swirls will make you very hungry.

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