British bake recipes

Lorraine Pascale's Let them eat cake, cake

This is recipe from her new book Fast, Fresh and Easy Food, and this cake is quick to make as it follows the…

Scottish Shortbread

This is the most famous cookie of Scotland. It’s a must to use pure butter. Traditionally, shortbread contains no other flavor. I’ve been making…

Butter and Flour Free Chocolate Cake

This contains chickpeas which might sound strange but actually works really well! It doesn't taste particularly…

Guernsey Potato Peel Pie

Having just read the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society for my book club, I had to find a way to make a potato peel pie for meeting. After…

Lorraine Pascale's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Zebra Cake

I love making cakes that are a bit different but with cakes I always seem to revert back to my old favourites.…

Bailey's and Mascarpone Cake

This is a wonderfully moist cake laced with Bailey's Irish cream. You will find it very hard not to eat more than one slice!

Simple Classic Sponge Cake

Baking a perfect sponge may be a real challenge to most of us first timers..You may have been through this a number of times, or even heard people…

BLACK FOREST CAKE

Deserts are by far our favorite part of a meal. It is also that part of the food universe we just aren't super great at making. So when someone…

Butter Free Peach and Raspberry Yogurt Cake

This was made in an 8" square tin.

Weekly Make and Bake Rustic Bread

This is the trick ~ make up a large batch of rustic artisan style bread dough, store it and then bake a loaf…

Healthy Banana Coconut Choc Cookies

These will come out nice and soft, but should retain their shape after cooling. If you're able to wait for them…

Easy Oaty Flapjacks

Makes 9 decent-sized slices

Butter Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

Polish Apple Cake

This is made to a recipe given to me by my mother. Stew your fruit first, cool and then add it to the batter. It works perfectly as a tea-time treat…

Carrot Cake (butter and sugar free)

A healthier version - that still tastes like carrot cake :-) The 'frosting' is cream cheese so is also a…