
Layer cake recipes
Bake one of our spectacular layered sponges for a special occasion. Choose from rainbow and ombre cakes, chocolate tortes and more.
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John Whaite's Chocolate chiffon cake with salted caramel butter cream
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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Bring all the beloved flavours of the classic bakewell tart together into a showstopping cake. It's just the thing for a celebration or afternoon tea
English rose cake
A stunning floral layer cake, flavoured with rosewater and layered up with vanilla cream, raspberry icing and crystallised petals
Raspberry red velvet cake
Puréed fruit imparts much of the colouring in this rosy hued cake, that combines raspberries, cocoa and a good helping of cream cheese frosting
Sticky treacle, ginger & lime cake
This moist and sticky layer cake tastes better the longer you leave it in the tin, so make ahead and enjoy for up to a week
Blueberry & pistachio cake with cardamom cream
Reader Janine Watkins shares her recipe for a light and nutty celebration sandwich sponge with floral notes and bursting berries
Frances Quinn’s Summer’s day wedding cake
Frances creates her own version of the latest bridal trend - the 'naked' cake. She skips the traditional fondant icing for mascarpone seasonal berries.
Toasted marshmallow & ginger cake
Decorative Italian meringue masks a spicy, moist ginger cake layered with ginger buttercream- an amazing bake!
Winter spice cake with chocolate trees
Cut into this stunning cake to reveal gold layers of vanilla and spice sponges. Top with our chocolate Christmas trees or try candy canes or chocolate snowflakes
Peach & red berry ice cream cake
This dessert is one seriously cool customer - layer vanilla sponge with mascarpone fruit ice cream and berries
Piernik (Polish gingerbread)
A classic Polish honey gingerbread cake is adapted by Edd Kimber. It's layered with plum jam and coated in chocolate with sprinkles of edible gold
















