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Pumpkin Cupcakes
45 minutes
Enjoy the taste of autumn with these fluffy, lightly spiced pumpkin cupcakes topped with smooth cream cheese buttercream.
Homemade Pumpkin Spice
2 minutes
Fill your bakes with the taste of autumn with my homemade pumpkin spice mix.
PLUS – 20+ ideas for using pumpkin spice mix in your cooking.
Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake
1 hour 10 minutes
Fluffy, moist lemon sponge with the zing of lemon drizzle, decorated with lemon icing.
Simnel Cake
1 hour 50 minutes
+ SOAKING THE DRIED FRUIT 1 day
My version of this classic Easter cake, a light almond fruit cake filled and topped with marzipan.
Mini Egg Cookies
24 minutes
+ CHILLING 1 hour
An Easter twist on my delicious chocolate chip cookies, crunchy on the outside and soft in the centre, and packed with Cadbury’s Mini Eggs.
Oreo Cupcakes
45 minutes
Fluffy vanilla cupcakes packed full of Oreo pieces, topped with Oreo buttercream and finished with an Oreo biscuit.
Oreo Buttercream
10 minutes
Smooth buttercream, packed full of Oreos. Perfect for decorating cupcakes, cakes, biscuits and macarons.
Oreo Cake
55 minutes
Soft vanilla sponge cake packed full of Oreo chunks, topped with Oreo buttercream and finished with even more Oreos. The ultimate cake for Oreo lovers.
PLUS – Easily adapt this recipe to fit a range of round, square and rectangular tins.
20 Vegan Sweet Treats And Bakes To Make With Aquafaba
Have a go at a spot of vegan baking with these 20 delicious aquafaba recipes, ranging from cakes to cookies, from mousse to ice cream.
BONUS – 20 recipes for baking with chickpeas.
Biscoff Buttercream
5 minutes
Delicious, smooth buttercream packed with all the flavour of Lotus Biscoff biscuits. Perfect for decorating cakes, cupcakes, biscuits or macarons.
Vanilla Bundt Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache
1 hour 10 minutes
A beautiful vanilla bundt cake topped with smooth milk chocolate ganache and finished with colourful sprinkles.
Homemade Cake Release
5 minutes
How to make homemade cake release. Perfect for ensuring your cakes don’t stick in even the trickiest of tins.
Biscoff Cake
55 minutes
The ultimate cake for Biscoff lovers. Two layers of Biscoff sponge (which is made with both crushed Biscoff biscuits and Biscoff spread), sandwiched together with Biscoff buttercream and topped with Biscoff biscuits.
PLUS – How to make this cake in any size of round, square or rectangular tin.
Gingerbread Men
40 minutes
+ CHILLING 1 hour
How to make perfect gingerbread men (women, children, or whatever shape you like). They’re soft in the middle, crunchy at the edges, packed full of flavour and hold their shape beautifully.
Black Forest Meringues
1 hour 50 minutes
Crisp meringue swirled with dark chocolate, layered together with kirsch-soaked cherries and whipped Chantilly cream.
White Chocolate Cake
45 minutes
White chocolate cake – A delicious, soft sponge cake packed full of white chocolate chips and topped with smooth white chocolate buttercream.
How To Make Self-Raising Flour From Plain Flour
2 minutes
How to make self-raising flour from plain (or all-purpose) flour and baking powder.
Biscoff Cupcakes
45 minutes
Delicious Biscoff cupcakes (made with both Biscoff biscuits and spread to really pack in the flavour) topped with smooth Biscoff buttercream and finished with a crunchy Biscoff Biscuit.
Biscoff Cheesecake (No-Bake)
20 minutes
+ CHILLING 2 hours
A crunchy Biscoff biscuit base, topped with a creamy Biscoff cheesecake filling and finished with swirls of whipped cream, and even more Biscoff biscuits – It’s a Biscoff lovers dream dessert.
Eggs: Does Size Matter?
Can I substitute medium eggs for large (or vice versa)? How much do eggs weigh? How do I convert between medium and large eggs? and more egg-related baking questions answered.
Oreo Cheesecake (No-Bake)
20 minutes
+ CHILLING 2 hours
No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake – A crunchy Oreo base, smooth Oreo cheesecake filling and even more Oreos on top – The ultimate dessert for Oreo lovers!
Grapefruit Curd
15 minutes
How to make delicious, smooth grapefruit curd.
Christmas Amaretti Biscuits
35 minutes
A festive twist on my classic amaretti biscuits, with spices, brandy, walnuts and a hidden mincemeat centre.
Easy Carrot Cake
1 hour
A delicious spiced carrot cake filled with raisins and topped with smooth cream cheese buttercream.
The Queen’s Corgi Cupcakes (and a Giveaway!)
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Celebrate the launch of The Queen’s Corgi on digital download, DVD and Blu-Ray™ with these cute Corgi Cupcakes.
PLUS – Win a copy of The Queen’s Corgi on DVD and a cuddly corgi toy.
Chocolate Orange Cake
55 minutes
An easy to bake chocolate orange sponge filled with chocolate orange buttercream and topped with slices of Terry’s Chocolate Orange.
PLUS – The ingredients and instructions you need to bake this in pretty much any size of round, square or rectangular tin.
White Chocolate Cheesecake (No-Bake)
20 minutes
+ Chilling 6 hours
A delicious and easy to make no-bake white chocolate cheesecake. A crunchy biscuit base topped with smooth, creamy and indulgent white chocolate.
Lime Curd
15 minutes
How to make delicious, smooth lime curd.
Lemon Curd
15 minutes
How to make lemon curd, plus lots of extra tips and tricks to get it just perfect.