When morning tea calls for something old-fashioned and delicious, this condensed milk teacake is just the thing. Filled with caramel flavours from the brown sugar and condensed milk, as well as a rich caramel icing, it’s the perfect accompaniment to your mid-morning cuppa.
This vintage spiced cake looked intriguing, so we gave it a try!
Recipe video above. This is the Lemon Cake you make when you want to impress. 3 cake layers with a velvety, tender crumb based on my signature Vanilla Cake recipe that readers around the world have fallen in love with. Finished with a magic fluffy not-too-sweet lemon frosting (read more about it here - it also has a huge fan following!). Bonus: this cake stays perfectly fresh for 4 whole days. That's unheard of!Pressed for time? Make this quick Lemon Cake with Lemon Glaze.
This variation on upside down cake has a fresh fig and ginger topping on a moist, rich, yellow cake studded with candied ginger. A taste treat that is elegant enough for dinner parties and excellent as a breakfast cake too.
A gorgeously moist pistachio and cardamom cake inspired by one of our favourite baking sites, King Arthur Baking, and adapted for Kiwi kitchens.
I love thyme and sprinkle it wantonly in my cooking, but I wanted a cake that relied on it as a leading ingredient, not merely as a decorative flourish. Besides, with a rosemary loaf cake under my belt, I had no doubt that it would work. And it does. Don’t be alarmed at the amount of thyme in the cake batter, as it doesn’t overwhelm. It charms. I’ve specified buttermilk in the ingredients list, but you can use runny plain yogurt in its stead. Or, easier still, make your own buttermilk — my fallback position — by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (since you will have lemons to hand for this recipe; otherwise you can use white wine vinegar or cider vinegar instead) to 250ml/1 cup semi-skimmed milk and letting it stand for 20 minutes before you need it, stirring before use. Now, a cautionary word: even when the cake looks bronzed and ready, you need to make sure that it’s cooked through around the funnel. Otherwise, not only will it be the devil to unmould, but you will also find the cake disappointingly undercooked (however brown it looks on the surface) once you slice into it. And please read the Additional Information section at the end of the recipe before proceeding. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.
Learn how to make a decadent Kyiv Torte - a Ukrainian hazelnut cake with sponge cake, crunchy meringue center and smooth buttercream!
This is a real game-changer.
Love making hamantaschen but want to shorten the process? This cake mix hamantaschen dough recipe tastes like the real deal, but only takes 3 minutes to mix.
I remember the first time I had a slice of Mozart cake, I loved everything about it! The delicious praline cream, crispy hazelnut meringue and the tart berries which beautifully offsets the richnes…
A soft and fluffy vanilla chiffon cake for your everyday treat or a festive occasion! Delicious with confectioner's sugar and fruit topping, or with a vanilla-flavoured whipped cream frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
A favourite on Pancake Day, or any day of the year. Drop Scones (aka. Scotch Pancakes) are delicious little pancakes, that are easy to make and even easier to devour!
Creme Anglaise is a velvety French vanilla custard sauce that's surprisingly simple to make!
This delicious, fresh, light and scrumptious Berry Chantilly Cake is summer in a dessert! Inspired by Whole Foods (but way better), it is made with moist and tender vanilla cake layers sandwiched with a light mascarpone chantilly cream and lots of berries.
This impressive coffee cake is swirled with a luscious almond filling. To balance the sweetness, it has a hint of nuttiness that's excellent with coffee or a cup of hot cocoa. This is the sort of treat you might have in Sweden, where the tradition of fika (taking some time to slow down, reconnect, and enjoy a sweet baked good and a warm beverage) is a daily ritual.
Baklava is very sweet tasting pastry that is made from roasted pistachios and walnuts doused in honey, rose and orange blossom syrup, sandwiched between layers of filo pastry. Baked by a variety cuisines including Turkish and Greek, this is a pastry that makes my mouth water just thinking about it!
This is a deeply spiced and flavorful but light and fluffy sponge cake recipe. This recipe makes a 3 layer 8 inch round cake.
Boterkoek is a flat Dutch cake that's super buttery, moist, and full of sweet almond flavor from almond extract. This recipe makes two 8-inch cakes.
This indulgent Caramel Mud Cake is a caramel lovers dream. This buttery, moist and tender caramel cake recipe is so easy to make and gets better with age.
Learn how to make the best French buttercream recipe using egg yolks, sugar syrup and butter. This frosting holds its shape very well and it's very smooth!
This amazing olive oil cake is simple to make and so delicious! The cake has a subtle hint of lemon and stays incredibly moist for days.
Vanilla bean cake layers baked on a graham cracker crust with vanilla bean custard and vanilla bean buttercream.
Blackberry Diva Cake is now a video. If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that my favorite kitchen tool is my blow torch. Well $#!+ got real with a flamethrower and some meringue today! This is how I entertain myself!
The easiest way to update your cake decorating game? Skip the decorating.
This is a Dulce de Leche layer cake, with dulce de Leche cream cheese frosting, filled with dulce de leche, topped with donuts.
Turn your favorite Italian restaurant treat into a spectacular cake.
Creamy vanilla poured over rich, coffee-infused chocolate: the White Russian cocktail has always been in the realm of dessert. This tantalizing recipe from our magazine, Sift, makes it official by transforming cocktail into cake. Note: We have updated the frosting method (as of 3/27/17) to ensure the meringue powder is properly hydrated.
Discover the joy of a classic Christmas cake recipe - a delightful blend of fruits, spices, and buttery goodness. Perfect for the holiday season!
These 20 upside-down cake recipes aren't like your grandmother's pineapple version. These use all sorts of fruits, adding a new twist to an old favorite. Photos and step-by-step instructions are provided.
Buddy Valastro's Italian Cream Custard
These classic layer cake recipes are as delicious as they are decorative. Try one of our best vanilla, chocolate, or citrus cakes at birthdays, holidays, and parties.
Our cake flavors and fillings excite and delight! They can be mixed and matched or created just for you. See some of our favorites...
Put the crowning touch on cupcakes with this rich and buttery Amaretto topper. —Anette Stevens, Olds, Alberta
This is a deeply spiced and flavorful but light and fluffy sponge cake recipe. This recipe makes a 3 layer 8 inch round cake.
Bake this cake in 2 x 18 cm pans for a high glamorous looking cake.
This recipe is an amalgam of research from Daring Bakers, Semi Swede, Martha Stewart, with my own pastry elements. It makes one large 9-inch cake. This is an intermediate baking project, which means you need to know the basics of making a successful sponge cake that has no chemical leavens. This recipe has been edited 2/19/23 for easier assembly. I believe it is now approachable for most home bakers. I've also added a video to the blog post for action assembly of this cake. I think it will be a helpful tool for beginners attempting this confection.
Learn how to make a deliciously light and fluffy chiffon cake.
Salted Caramel Pound Cake from Delish.com has sweet caramel inside and salted caramel on top for the ultimate caramel lover.
For a fanciful holiday dessert that's guaranteed to impress, try these beautiful but easy-to-make peach-shaped cakes from Rosetta Costantino's "My Calabria" cookbook.
Bake this cake in 2 x 18 cm pans for a high glamorous looking cake.
Warm butter cake is one of the best dessert recipes ever. Here is how to make warm butter cake from scratch.
This Cinnamon Roll Cake has wonderful cinnamon flavor combined with a dreamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting!
