To be honest, I nearly gave up on this bake halfway through. My first go at Mary Berry’s Sultana Tea Loaf ended in what I …
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Cakes
Mary Berry Lemon and Passion Fruit Cake
This cake had me swearing under my breath and licking the spoon—sometimes at the same time. I first made this Lemon and Passion Fruit beauty …
Mary Berry Lemon Lime Traybake
I baked this lemon lime traybake on a Wednesday I’d rather forget. Rain hammering the windows, dinner plans cancelled, that sort of day. I opened …
Mary Berry Confetti Traybake
This cake took me right back to the village fêtes I went to as a kid—plastic tablecloths, lemon barley water, and trays of colourful bakes …
Mary Berry Bakewell Tart
Let me be honest straight away: my first Bakewell Tart attempt was a buttery disaster. The pastry shrank like a wool jumper in a hot …
Mary Berry Dundee Cake
I’ll be honest, the first time I made this Dundee cake, I didn’t quite get the almond topping right. The blanched almonds sank a bit, …
Mary Berry Madeira Cake
I’ll be honest—the first time I made Mary Berry’s Madeira Cake, I expected something delicate and elegant. Instead, I got a weirdly domed sponge with …
Mary Berry Butterfly Cakes
I remember the first time I made butterfly cakes—it was the middle of a grey Tuesday, and I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. …
Mary Berry Mocha Cake
I first made this Mocha Cake on a gloomy Tuesday when my coffee machine broke and I needed something—anything—with caffeine in it. It was meant …
Mary Berry Victoria Sandwich
I’ll be honest—the first time I made this, I was far too smug about it. “It’s just a Victoria sponge,” I thought. “Simple! Foolproof!” Famous …