Retro cake recipes
A taste of yesteryear piping hot and fresh from the oven.
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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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Lemon & lavender fondant fancies
- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
Elegant sponge squares that are petite and pretty as a picture - impress with light flavours and silky butter icing
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For The Keen Cook
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Jam roly-poly
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- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
This jam roly-poly is simple to make, comforting and sure to bring back memories of traditional school dinners
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Sugar & spice rock cakes
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- Ready in 40 mins
Traditional fruit buns with a robust texture and craggy surface - add your chosen dried fruit and spices
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Chocolate orange marble cake
- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
For a deliciously nostalgic cake, combine a classic flavour combination of orange and chocolate in this retro two-tone bake
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Dundee cake
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- Ready in 2 hrs 20 mins
A famous traditional Scottish fruitcake with cherries, sultanas and almonds, and a sweet glaze
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Battenberg cake
- Ready in 3 hrs
Sarah Cook's traditional Battenberg cake is a delicious project for an afternoon in the kitchen
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Madeira loaf cake
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
A classic English sponge cake, delicately flavoured with lemon and almond - perfect for afternoon tea
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Parkin
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
A traditional sponge cake from Northern England flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and ginger
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Eccles cake
- Ready in 2 hrs 5 mins
A new take on the traditional pastry, this cake will go down well on any occasion
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Cherry oat squares with chocolate drizzle
- Ready in 45 mins
Flapjacks use up storecupboard spares and these chewy, oaty, fruity bars topped with chocolate will always go down a storm
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Apple crumble loaf
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
A rustic fruit crumble cake with raisins and spice and a crunchy nutty topping - a spin on a classic
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Cherry & almond tarts
- Ready in 55 mins
These mini Bakewell bites combine pastry and cake are designed for making in batches and cooking from frozen
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Granny's Victoria sponge
- Ready in 40 mins
The classic Victoria sandwich is always a teatime winner, every bite brings a taste of nostalgia
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Date & ginger malt loaf
- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
A dark, sticky and lightly spiced cake that merges Jamaican ginger cake with sticky toffee pudding and malt loaf
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Eton mess scones
- Ready in 35 mins
Take the classic strawberry, clotted cream and meringue combo and serve it on easy-to-make scones- irresistible
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Sticky toffee puddings
- Ready in 45 mins
MasterChef's Gregg Wallace shares his sumptuous recipe for the classic sticky toffee pudding
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Fruity simnel squares
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- Ready in 1 hr 40 mins
This easy twist on the classic fruit sponge makes plenty of squares - all decorated with marzipan eggs
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Boozy coffee & walnut cake
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Boozy coffee and walnut cake is the perfect party sponge- serve at afternoon tea, cake sales and birthdays
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Bread pudding
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This simple bake is lovely with tea, or custard or ice cream for dessert
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Banbury cakes
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The Banbury cake reigns in the Midlands. Try this quick recipe for a teatime treat, lovely with a cup of Earl Grey
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Fruity teacake
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
Perfect with a reviving cuppa, this cake is a keeper and will happily sit in a tin for a week or so
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Pineapple upside-down cake
- Ready in 55 mins
Retro rocks. This classic pineapple upside-down cake makes a fun centre piece for afternoon tea and brings back many childhood memories.
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Apricot & almond Chelsea buns
- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
Escape to the kitchen this weekend and make these gorgeous glazed teatime buns
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Raspberry Bakewell cake
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This simple almondy cake is a great way of using up pick-your-own raspberries
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Blueberry & coconut pudding
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The combination of blueberries and coconut makes this indulgent dessert incredibly moreish
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Queen of pudding cakes
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Super quick to prepare, these little meringue-topped cakes were made for sharing
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Easy iced buns
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Kids will love these old fashioned iced buns, get them to help you decorate them too!
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Chocolate marble cake
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Marble cake is a classic childhood cooking memory. Whether using lurid colours for a psychedelic finish, or just chocolate and vanilla, it's a teatime treat
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Welsh cakes
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- Ready in 16 mins
Pice ar y maen, a Welsh teatime treat passed on through generations and still as popular as ever. Perfect for making with the children
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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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