Dessert

This Mary Berry-inspired carrot and walnut cake is everything I want from a classic: tender, moist crumbs, a gentle warmth of spice, and plenty of toasted walnut crunch. Finished with a thick layer of tangy cream cheese frosting, it tastes rich without being heavy. It’s an easy, reliable bake that suits confident beginners and experienced …

This old school traybake is a classic vanilla sponge topped with a soft, sweet icing and a cheerful shower of sprinkles. The cake is light and buttery with that familiar school dinner flavour, and it slices neatly into generous squares. It’s an easy, reliable bake with simple ingredients and no tricky techniques. Total time is …

This butterscotch traybake is a soft, golden brown-sugar sponge topped with a glossy, fudge-like butterscotch icing that sets into the dreamiest slice. It tastes deeply caramelised, buttery, and just sweet enough, with a texture that stays tender for days. It’s an easy, no-fuss bake that suits beginners, but still feels special on a cake plate. …

This Mary Berry-inspired gingerbread traybake is a classic, old-fashioned bake with a deep treacle flavour, gentle warmth from ginger, and a soft, sticky crumb that keeps beautifully for days. It is an easy, one-bowl style cake once you have melted the syrup mixture, so it suits beginner bakers as well as anyone after a reliable …

This Bakewell traybake is everything you love about a classic Bakewell tart, but baked in a simple tray and cut into generous squares. You get a crisp, buttery pastry base, a sweet layer of jam, and a soft almond frangipane with a golden top and toasted flaked almonds. It’s an easy, reliable bake that looks …

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, …