Cakes

The first time I baked this marmalade loaf, I thought I had it in the bag—simple ingredients, classic Mary Berry style, what could go wrong, …

You know that feeling when you think you’ve got a handle on a recipe—and then the fruit sinks, the middle dips, and it turns out …

I first baked this banana and honey loaf on a cold Wednesday afternoon—the sort where the sky goes grey at 2pm and you just need …

The first time I tried this Mary Berry rainbow cake, I nearly gave up halfway through. I’d naively thought, “How hard can it be to …

The first time I made this, I didn’t expect much. Just a sponge, some cream, and strawberries—how special could it be? Well. I forgot to …

The first time I baked this, it was during peak strawberry season—and I’d just come back from watching the tennis, all full of inspiration and …

This cake nearly broke me the first time I made it. I was helping a friend cater her micro-wedding, convinced I could “just follow the …

This is the kind of cake you make when you want to bake once and eat forever. The first time I tried it, I skipped …

The first time I made this, I was mid-December, low on time, and utterly over anything that required overnight soaking or boozy feeding rituals. I …

The first time I made this, I didn’t expect much. I had a tin of condensed milk nearing its best-before and a cupboard full of …