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.
Best ever boozy cake recipes
Try a fresh gin and tonic sponge or an extra-special prosecco cake for your next party.
Easy biscuit recipes
Whip up a batch of mouth-watering cookies or elegant shortbread for an afternoon tea feast.
Our ultimate traybake collection
Our simple traybakes are perfect for feeding a crowd with a whole host of sweet treats.
Our most creative cake ideas
Serve up something extra special from our selection of showstopping cakes.
The best fairy cake recipes for kids
Get the kids in the kitchen creating their own picture-perfect fairy cakes.
Top 5 cakes
Top 5 cakes
RecipeChocolate traybake
RecipeMocha & hazelnut cake
Combine the holy trinity of chocolate, coffee and hazelnut for a blissfully...
RecipeEasy carrot cake
Top this classic carrot cake with moreish cream cheese icing and chopped...
RecipeLemon drizzle slices
A classic British cake from the Bake Off judge, Paul Hollywood's lemon...
RecipeButterfly cupcakes
These pretty cupcakes are perfect for a special occasion. The flavoured syrup...
Top 5 biscuits
Top 5 biscuits
RecipeEasy chocolate biscuits
RecipeSaffron, pistachio & white chocolate cookies
Add saffron to your cookie dough and you'll be bang on trend. Pistachio and...
RecipeSimple iced biscuits
Make these sweet iced letters and numbers with your kids during school holidays...
RecipeChocolate peanut butter shortbread sandwiches
If you love peanut butter, what could be better than peanut buttercream...
RecipeWhite chocolate & pretzel cookies
Bake our easy cookies and combine sweet white chocolate with salty pretzels for...
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
RecipeSticky cherry bakewell buns
Make our cherry bakewell buns for a cake sale or to share with friends over a...
RecipeBanoffee traybake
Fill your cake tin with this simple banoffee traybake, bursting with banana,...
RecipeRaspberry honey flapjacks
Make these easy raspberry honey flapjacks using just five ingredients. Serve...
More baking ideas
More baking ideas
GuideTop 10 student baking recipes
Practise your baking skills at university with our best ever student bakes...
Review8 new gadgets every baker needs to own
Are you serious about making cakes and bread? Check out our pick of the best...
CollectionSponge pudding
Serve a classic steamed or baked sponge for a comforting dessert. Choose from...
