Celebration cake recipes
Whether you're baking a friend's wedding cake, or need an impressive cake for your own special occasion, you're sure to find something here.
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Rainbow cake
- Ready in 3 hrs
A stunning celebration cake of six or seven colourful layers and a buttercream icing - an impressive showstopper.
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For The Keen Cook
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Edd Kimber’s Bakewell ombre cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 45 mins
Inspired by the classic Bakewell tart, the raspberry jam and almond flavours of this sandwich sponge complement the stunning pink graduated frosting
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For The Keen Cook
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John Whaite's Chocolate chiffon cake with salted caramel butter cream
- Ready in 2 hrs
Give this celebration sponge a showstopping finish by piping spikes of ganache on top and filling with salted caramel butter icing
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Moderately Easy
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Jo Wheatley’s Raspberry red velvet cake
- Ready in 55 mins
Puréed fruit imparts much of the colouring in this rosy hued cake, that combines raspberries, cocoa and a good helping of cream cheese frosting
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Easy
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Orange berry wedding cake
- Ready in 6 hrs
A stunning cake that will impress everyone at your wedding. With a little practice this deliciously moist cake can easily be perfect. Don't be shy
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For The Keen Cook
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Peek-a-boo Battenberg cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 20 mins
A stunning rose and almond sponge in the distinctive checkered pattern, hidden in sweet marizpan icing
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For The Keen Cook
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White chocolate & strawberry ice-cream cake
- Ready in 6 hrs
A crowd-pleasing showstopper of a cake, perfect for family celebrations
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Moderately Easy
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Double-the-love chocolate cake
- Ready in 3 hrs 50 mins
A simple white chocolate buttercream looks great when it’s swirled over this gorgeous wedding cake – however roughly you do it
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Easy
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Chocolate tiramisu cake
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- Ready in 1 hr 35 mins
This creamy chocolate and coffee layer cake has real wow factor and is ideal for a celebration
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Moderately Easy
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Raspberry spice cake
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
A show-stopping layer cake of moist buttermilk sponge, jam, berries and cream cheese frosting - a real centrepiece
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Moderately Easy
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Black Forest gâteau
- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
Impress your guests with this chocolate cherry layered cream cake - a revamped version of a retro classic
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Easy
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Paul's berry sponge
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- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
Make the most of British summer berries by piling them onto a stunning layered sponge
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Moderately Easy
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Passion cake
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
Bake Sarah Cook's scrumptious triple-layer cake for someone you love this Valentine's Day
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Moderately Easy
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Simple elegance wedding cake
- Ready in 72 hrs
To make a three-tier wedding cake, all you need to do is multiply basic cake mixtures and icings, and take your time
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For The Keen Cook
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Chococcino cake
- Ready in 40 mins
We know you all love coffee cake as much as chocolate cake, so why not combine the two?
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Easy
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Summer celebration cake
- Ready in 1 hr 50 mins
This fruity cake is impressive but easy to make - perfect for birthdays or for dessert
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Easy
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Croquembouche
- Ready in 2 hrs 15 mins
For an alternative wedding cake, try croquembouche
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For The Keen Cook
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Wedding cake - rich dark chocolate cake
- Ready in 3 hrs 10 mins
This recipe makes the bottom layer of our three tier wedding cake or a simple delicious chocolate cake, perfect with a touch of cream
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Easy
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Wedding cake - zingy lemon
- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
Tier two of our three tier wedding cake, this gives a real citrus hit and the drenching of lemon syrup keeps it beautifully moist
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Moderately Easy
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Wedding cake - light fruit cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 45 mins
This makes the top tier of a three tier wedding cake, or make it alone for christenings, Christmas, or whenever you need a good, lighter, fruit cake
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Moderately Easy
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Better beetroot brownies
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- Ready in 1 hr
Nutritious beetroot adds sweetness and juiciness to this healthier squidgy chocolate traybake - swap butter for rapeseed oil to lower the saturated fat too
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Easy
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Pineapple & cherry upside-down sandwich cake
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
This nostalgic sponge layer-cake is a trip down memory lane, fit for any afternoon tea party - fill generously with jam and vanilla cream
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Easy
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Blackberry & almond meringue cake
- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
Impress your friends and family with this fabulous celebration cake
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Moderately Easy
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Rhubarb ripple & gingerbread cheesecake
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- Ready in 1 hr 50 mins
A dazzling dessert with spiced biscuit base, cream cheese topping and a poached fruit compote with stem ginger
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Moderately Easy
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Rich raspberry chocolate mousse cake
- Ready in 30 mins
With a crunchy biscuit base and rich mousse topping, this make-ahead, no-cook celebration pudding is easy as pie
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Easy
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