Bakes & cakes
Try BBC Good Food's best ever bakes, including homemade bread, cakes, puddings and pies. Our triple-tested recipes range from super-easy to showstopper.
Our best baking recipes
Bake up a storm with our selection of top cakes, cookies, tarts and plenty more.
Boozy cakes
Make brilliant boozy bakes with your favourite alcoholic tipple.
Creamy custard tarts
Make a classic custard tart or Portuguese-style pastel de nata for an impressive dessert.
Tear & share
Make these showstopping chelsea buns, pinwheels or flatbreads for your next party.
Easy biscuit recipes
Whip up a batch of mouth-watering cookies or elegant shortbread for a hassle-free afternoon tea.
Top 5 cakes
Top 5 cakes
RecipeMojito cake
RecipeMermaid cake
Create a cake with the wow factor with our colourful ombre mermaid. It's a...
RecipePimm's cake
Yes, you read right, Pimm's in cake form. Smooth strawberry and lemon...
RecipeRainbow zebra cake
Celebrate our 30th birthday with us – or your own special occasion...
RecipeRed velvet cake
Bake a modern classic with this fabulous red velvet cake. With a light...
Top 5 biscuits
Top 5 biscuits
RecipeChocolate fudge crinkle biscuits
RecipeGinger biscuits
Use fresh and ground ginger to make these moreish biscuits. They're perfect...
RecipeDouble-dipped shortbread cookies
What could be better than shortbread biscuits? Shortbread double-dipped in milk...
RecipeVegan chocolate chip cookies
Try our best ever vegan chocolate chip cookies. Non-vegans will be hard pressed...
RecipeOat biscuits
Nothing beats homemade cookies – make these easy oat biscuits for a sweet...
Keep a close eye on how much baking powder you add while baking. Particularly, when adding too much, you’ll find yourself with something that rises and falls quickly, and will dry out the cake.
Top sharing bakes
Top sharing bakes
RecipeBaked cheese bread flower
This fabulous cheesy pull-apart sharing bread is perfect for the party season...
RecipeBanoffee traybake
Fill your cake tin with this simple banoffee traybake, bursting with banana,...
RecipeChelsea buns
This classic, easy Chelsea bun recipe is the perfect sweet bake to enjoy with...
More baking ideas
More baking ideas
GuideHow to score bread
Follow our beginner's guide for three easy bread-scoring techniques. Our...
Review8 new gadgets every baker needs to own
Are you serious about making cakes and bread? Check out our pick of the best...
ReviewThe best bundt cake tins
Keen bakers should invest in a bundt cake tin and novices, too, can make...
