Sometimes you just want a plain cake to eat. Nothing fancy, a comfort cake, the kind mum used to make. No icing, no filling, just plain old fashioned butter based cake. I found this recipe on the NY Times site. I love that site because they mix the classic with the nouveau style,

It is early morning and the room resounds with the bird songs. Automatically, and with great precision my hand reaches the bedside table and dismisses the alarm. Post alarm, the sleep is always the sweetest, sound, deep and very soothing. The alarm goes again. It is a Sunday, but it doesn’t irk. We have to get going early for a day outing that has been planned. In no time, the kids are busy packing food, water, fruits and other paraphernalia for the trip. We are going to a nearby village and…

Last Christmas seasons, I have been visiting the Waterstone's book shop in search for something special. There are so many things on display to catch the

A delightfully cheap and easy to make marmalade cake recipe that has beautiful zesty flavours along with a sticky, sweet topping and is best served warm.

THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter three 9-inch round cake pans, line them with parchment paper, then lightly butter and flour the paper, shaking out any...

Paul Hollywood’s carrot cake recipe uses pecan nuts for crunch and flavour, with a lovely warmth coming through in the cinnamon and ginger spices. It’s topped with cream cheese frosting, and decorated with a crown of orange zest. If you have carrot cake marked down as an ‘everyday’ kind of cake, then take a look at this other stunning recipe: a layered carrot cake. Four layers are sandwiched between a chocolate and vanilla marbled cheesecake filling, plus thick layers of cream cheese icing.

There are many traybake recipes out there but we think our Marmalade Tray bake is certainly one of the best and one of the most simple to bake too. The trick with this bake is to get a really good, thick cut marmalade and some orange liqueur to bring out the zesty notes of orange. This recipe was featured in the second series of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4. It is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea in the afternoon.

A quick and easy orange marmalade loaf cake, packed with traditional Seville orange marmalade for a perfect treat at any time. Vegetarian.

When the weather’s drizzly, bring on the drizzle cake! There’s nothing better than a freshly-brewed cup of tea and a slice of orange marmalade drizzle cake. Bliss… Discover all of our favourite cake recipes here.

Easy orange marmalade fruit loaf cake recipe. All in one method baking. Much lighter and less sweet than traditional fruit cake, perfect for afternoon tea or snack.