Cakes

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I’ll be honest—this one nearly ended in a gloopy disaster. The first time I tried Mary Berry’s honey cake, I misjudged just how runny the …

There’s something about milk chocolate cake that makes me feel like I’m six again—sticky fingers, a wonky slice, and not a care in the world. …

I’ll be honest—I never used to like fruit cake. It was the one thing on the Christmas table I’d quietly nudge aside, next to the …

I first made this Apple Cake late one Sunday with a few sad Bramleys rolling around in the fruit bowl and not much else to …

This apricot cake nearly had me chucking it in the bin. The first time I made it, the fruit sank like a shipwreck and the …