Classic Cakes...
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Boiled Cakes
Let’s start off by explaining that boiled cakes aren’t actually boiled. They’re baked in an oven like any other cake but the ingredients – the fruit, fat, sugar,...
Classic English Cakes
Grasmere is famous for its gingerbread; in Kendal it’s mint cake that the visitors queue to buy; in Bath it’s the buns and the Sally Lunns.
Nearly every...
Classic Irish Cakes
When it comes to baking it seems the Irish have less of a sweet tooth than the rest of us. Researching their cookery it was hard to find many traditional cakes...
Classic Scottish Cakes
Scotland has developed a culinary repertoire of exceptional quality of cakes and biscuits, when it comes to cake baking it seems the Scottish have have a lot to...
Classic Welsh Cakes: Bara Brith, Teisen Lap & Welshcakes
Ask a Welshman what food he remembers from his childhood and chances are he’ll mention one of these: bara brith, teisen lap, or ‘picen ar y...
Fruit: Lemon, Apple or Orange Cake
All of these fruity cakes can be served simply as an accompaniment to a cup of coffee or dressed up with cream or yogurt as a special dessert. Either way they’ll...
Making Chocolate Eclairs
For more than three centuries, chocolate éclairs have been delighting chocophiles all over the world. This elegant pastry creation combines some of our favourite...
Making The Perfect Carrot Cake
Carrots have been included in sweet recipes in Britain since mediaeval times. Because carrots provided a cheaper and more easily available alternative to other...
Making The Perfect Cheesecake
As Homer Simpson might say ‘Cheesecake … mmmm.’
Cheesecake has been around for a long time: the ancient Greeks had their version as did the Romans. And by...
Making The Perfect Chocolate Cake
Finding the perfect chocolate cake recipe was always going to be a tough mission. Should it be light or dense? Iced or drizzled? Made with melted chocolate or...
Making The Perfect Sponge
If you’ve been browsing through Cake Baker you might have noticed that we have a page dedicated to the easiest way of making a sponge cake that is light and...
New Classic Cakes Part 1
So which cakes deserve to make it into the prestigious Classic category? There’s much dispute here at Cake Baker and every household seems to have its own favourite...
New Classic Cakes Part 2
Let’s hear it for the everyday fruit cake!
Fruit cakes have fallen out of favour in recent years as trendier cakes such as carrot cake, have risen in popularity....
Scottish Dumpling
When the Cake Baker team received a request for a Scottish Dumpling recipe we sprang into action!
Cloutie Dumpling
Traditionally served at New Year it has...
