Cakes

This mincemeat cake is a dense, moist loaf with a tender crumb and a warm spiced aroma that fills the kitchen as it bakes. The mincemeat melts into the batter, leaving pockets of sticky fruit throughout, while the top turns a deep golden brown with a slight crust. This version of the Mary Berry mincemeat…

This Mary Berry orange and lemon cake is a light, citrus-scented sponge with a tender, close crumb and a sharp, glossy drizzle icing that sets into a thin, crackled finish. The combination of fresh orange and lemon zest runs through every layer, giving the cake a bright, clean flavour that feels refreshing rather than heavy….

This toffee apple cake is a tender, golden sponge layered with soft, cinnamon-spiced apple pieces and finished with a smooth, amber toffee sauce that sets to a gentle, sticky glaze on top. It carries the warmth of baked fruit and brown sugar throughout, with a crumb that holds its moisture beautifully from the apples folded…

This Mary Berry lemon and coconut cake is a tender, close-textured sponge with a bright citrus tang balanced by the gentle sweetness of desiccated coconut, finished with a silky lemon glaze that sets to a soft, pale crust. The crumb is moist but never heavy, and the coconut adds a fine, slightly chewy texture throughout…

This Mary Berry Death By Chocolate Cake is a towering, deeply fudgy sponge layered with glossy ganache and a velvety chocolate buttercream that holds its shape right to the edge of every slice. The crumb is tender and moist, with a dark cocoa richness that lingers on the palate without tipping into bitterness. This is…

This chocolate and banana cake is a dense, tender sponge with a dark cocoa crumb, threaded through with soft pockets of ripe banana that keep every slice deeply moist. A glossy chocolate ganache sets on top with a slight sheen, cracking gently at the edge when cut. It bakes reliably, holds its shape cleanly on…

This raspberry cake is a tender, golden sponge with a soft, open crumb, layered with fresh raspberries that sink slightly as it bakes, releasing their sharp, fruity juice into the surrounding batter. The top sets to a pale, lightly crisp surface dusted with icing sugar, while the inside stays moist and fragrant with vanilla. What…

Mary Berry sticky ginger cake is a deeply bronzed, treacle-rich sponge with a moist, close crumb and a warming heat that builds slowly from ground ginger and stem ginger combined. The surface bakes to a thin, slightly crisp crust that softens overnight into the characteristic sticky top that gives this cake its name. This version…

This beetroot cake is a deep, ruby-crimson sponge with a tender, close crumb and a gentle earthiness that balances the sweetness of the batter. The natural moisture from the beetroot keeps every slice dense without being heavy, and a soft cream cheese frosting adds a cool, tangy finish against the warm spice notes within. It…

This chocolate Swiss roll is a light, springy cocoa sponge wrapped around a generous layer of softly whipped cream, with a deep brown exterior that gives way to a pale, cloud-like filling with each slice. The contrast in texture and colour makes it as pleasing to look at as it is to eat. What sets…