baking recipes
As far as possible, we have included real photos of finished cakes, along with baking tips to help you. There's also a review function at the bottom of this page. So if you find a recipe brilliant - or awful - let us know and we'll share your feedback on these pages.
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Bakewell bars
Bakewell bars can be a bit tricky, but the results are lovely. You make a sort-of shortbread base, cover it in jam, then make some frangipane and bake it until it's properly cooked.
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bakewell muffins
Bakewell muffins! Two cakes in one!
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banana cake
This banana cake is great for those browning banana's you haven't got round to eating. Made with lots of oats, no sugar and sunflower oil instead of butter its healthy too.
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brack
very easy, very tasty and low in fat.
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carrot and ginger muffins
Carrot Cake-style muffins, spiced up with some syrupy stem ginger
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carrot cake
when people eat this, they say "it's the best carrot cake I've ever tasted!". and it really is.
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chocolate fudge cake
the best chocolate fudge cake you will ever bake
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chocolate pecan tart
butter pastry, and sweet pecans cemented together with dark chocolate. blissful.
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cookies
a tasty and simple cookie recipe you can add things to
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chocolate bites
very easy to make chocolate, fruit, nut & seed bites
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dutch bonfire cake
This is a seasonal recipe for autumn gales and winds. Sugar sprinkled on the cake's top gives it a fairytale sparkle.
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gingerbread
This is the best gingerbread recipe we've found (and we've looked at lots)
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granita
Granita is probably the simplest frozen dessert imaginable. It also tastes awesome.
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iced fingers
Janet's prize-winning recipe for iced fingers
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italian bread
being able to knock out a loaf of home-made bread impresses people more than almost anything else. try this easy recipie
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lemon madeira
an easy and satisfying loaf cake - buttery and zingy
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apricot cake
mike's dad's... so you know it's going to be good...
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millionaire shortbread
who doesn't love this stuff?
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parkin
parkin's a traditional bonfire night cake in yorkshire. try it and see why it's a regional favourite
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R is for Rugelach
A Jewish pastry made with cream cheese dough and shaped like mini croissants.
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Scones
Scones are the quintessential teatime treat. Here are two easy recipes.
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shortbread
Crunchy, buttery shortbread. Mmmm.
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white chocolate and raspberry muffins
Mike's staple repertoire muffin - he makes them a *lot* & they are delightful.
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