Bonfire Night cake recipes

Decorative Italian meringue masks a spicy, moist ginger cake layered with ginger buttercream- an amazing bake!

Adapt one of our highest-rated cakes with tangy ginger, cream cheese frosting and citrus curd

This showstopping bake is a celebration of classic apple desserts with spiced sponge, vanilla icing and a sticky caramel apple filling

Bake this moist and sticky stem ginger cake for a teatime treat. The zingy lemon drizzle icing perfectly balances the warming ginger notes in the sponge.

Try a twist on traditional toffee apples - sugared, spiced and very very nice!

Fudgy dark chocolate sponge, the perfect party cake, afternoon-tea cake or any-excuse cake

Apples and caramel are a heavenly duo. This nutty sandwich loaf cake with buttercream frosting and caramel drizzle fits the bill nicely

If you're looking for a slice with spice, try this deliciously moist and sticky ginger cake

Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Yorkshire, flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices. Bake it for Bonfire Night or an afternoon tea treat.

A make-ahead treat, these will take you back to toasting marshmallows around an open fire

If you've offered to bake a treat for a stall or your local coffee morning then this cake stall classic is just the thing

The toffee nut topping gives this sponge the edge- we used Brazil nuts, hazelnut, pecans and almonds

Indulge in this gorgeously nutty cake for dessert, then serve the leftovers as you would Christmas cake to whoever pops by

Use up your Halloween pumpkin leftovers in this dense, sticky loaf cake which pairs the sweet earthiness of squash with warming ginger

Sticky toffee banoffee, a variation on the classic Victoria sponge theme, perfect for birthdays and special occasion cakes

A foolproof brownie recipe for a squidgy chocolate bake. Watch our recipe video to help you get a perfect traybake every time.

Simple-to-make apple cake that can be cut into bars or squares for a teatime treat

Get kids cooking at the weekend by baking this yummy brownie cake, much better than shop bought

This is a cross between a sticky toffee pudding and a ginger cake. Serve warm with ice cream or cream as a dessert

Bake a mash-up of sticky toffee pudding and banana loaf. Leftover cake will keep for a few days and is great with a cuppa – and the sauce is delicious with ice cream