Cake

This coconut traybake is a classic, easy bake that turns simple cupboard ingredients into a soft, buttery sponge with a gentle coconut sweetness. The crumb is light and tender, the top is finished with a thin lemon icing, then dusted generously with desiccated coconut for that traditional snowy look. It is a beginner-friendly recipe with …

This Mary Berry-inspired banana traybake is a soft, buttery banana sponge baked in a tray and finished with a smooth cream cheese frosting. It is tender and moist in the middle with a light golden top, full of mellow banana flavour and a gentle vanilla warmth. It is an easy, beginner-friendly bake that comes together …

This Mary Berry-inspired Victoria sponge traybake takes everything we love about the classic sandwich cake and makes it simpler to bake, slice, and serve. The sponge is light, buttery, and tender, with a bright layer of strawberry jam and soft whipped cream in the middle. It’s an easy, reliable bake that suits beginners, yet still …

This Mary Berry chocolate traybake is the kind of dependable, everyday chocolate cake you can bake without fuss, then cut into neat squares for sharing. The sponge is soft, light, and deeply chocolaty, finished with a smooth cocoa icing that sets just enough to slice cleanly. It’s an easy, beginner-friendly bake that suits school lunches, …

This Mary Berry-inspired apple cake traybake is a simple, buttery sponge topped with soft cinnamon apples and a crunchy demerara finish. The crumb is light and tender, the fruit stays juicy, and every square feels like proper home baking. It is an easy, reliable bake that suits beginners, yet looks lovely on a table. From …

This coffee and walnut traybake is a classic, homely sponge with a soft, tender crumb and a deep coffee flavour that pairs beautifully with toasted walnuts. It’s finished with a creamy coffee icing that turns every slice into a proper treat with a cup of tea. The method is simple and beginner-friendly, using an easy …

These chocolate orange brownies are rich, deeply fudgy, and finished with a bright citrus lift that keeps every bite tasting balanced rather than heavy. You get a crackly top, a soft centre, and little pockets of melted chocolate throughout. It’s an easy, reliable bake that suits beginners, and it comes together in one bowl once …

If you love a brownie with a thin, papery crust and a rich, fudgy centre, Mary Berry’s 6-Ingredient Brownies are the kind you will come back to again and again. They taste deeply chocolatey (thanks to cocoa and real dark chocolate), with that classic dense bite that stays soft for days. This is an easy, …

This apple and lemon curd cake is a beautifully simple, Mary Berry-style sandwich sponge with a soft, buttery crumb, plenty of fresh apple, and a bright, tangy lemon curd filling. The apples keep the cake moist and tender, while the lemon curd and cream bring a lively citrus finish that cuts through the sweetness. It’s …

This Mary Berry inspired apple and walnut cake is a classic, homely bake with a tender crumb, sweet pockets of apple, and a toasty walnut crunch in every slice. It tastes gently spiced, buttery, and not overly sweet, the sort of cake that suits an afternoon cuppa just as well as a simple dessert. It’s …