Cakes

Let me just say—this is not your average chocolate cake. I made it one winter afternoon thinking it might be a bit rich for my …

If I had a pound for every time someone told me they thought Black Forest gâteau was too old-fashioned, I’d have… well, enough to buy …

I’ve made this roulade more times than I can count—birthdays, Easter, Christmas, random Tuesdays. It’s one of those showy puddings that looks like you’ve spent …

This cake takes me back to childhood bake sales—those hypnotic swirls of chocolate and vanilla, that shiny icing glaze, and a slice that was always …

The first time I made this, I was halfway through mixing when I realised my sugar thermometer had vanished into the drawer of doom. Cue …

I first baked these when I was trying to clear out a stubborn half-jar of orange marmalade glaring at me from the back of the …

The first time I made this raspberry and coconut cake, I honestly thought I’d messed it up. The batter looked way too thin—more like pancake …

There’s something oddly nostalgic about pineapple upside-down cake. For me, it’s one of those bakes that transports me straight back to 90s school dinners—except this …

The first time I baked this, I was meant to be cleaning the kitchen. But there were clementines in the fruit bowl starting to wrinkle, …

I made this cake in mid-November, fully intending to “feed it” with brandy over a few weeks and serve it gloriously mature on Christmas Day. …