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 …
Mary Berry Rich Fruit Cake Recipe
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 …
Mary Berry Mincemeat Cake Recipe
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 …
Mary Berry Boiled Fruit Cake Recipe
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 …
Mary Berry Eccles Cakes Recipe
The first time I made these, I was trying to impress my northern mother-in-law, who grew up on proper bakery Eccles cakes from Lancashire. “Don’t …
Mary Berry Iced Fairy Cakes
The first time I made these, I was babysitting my niece during half-term. I needed something quick, mess-friendly, and forgiving—ideally without a sugar meltdown halfway …
Mary Berry Chocolate Mirror Cake
The first time I made this cake, I had no business attempting anything so glossy. I’d just watched one too many baking shows and thought, …
Mary Berry White Chocolate and Vanilla Cake
The first time I made this cake, I thought it would be a doddle—white chocolate, vanilla, all-in-one method. But no. The sponge came out dense, …
Mary Berry Death By Chocolate Cake Recipe
The first time I made this, I honestly thought I’d overdone it. Too much chocolate? Turns out—no such thing. I was making it for a …
Mary Berry Chocolate Chip Brownies
I’ve made these brownies more times than I can count—mostly because I always think I have time for a “quick bake,” and this genuinely is …