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This is an easy banana bread recipe that gives perfect results every time. Be sure to use really ripe bananas - the blacker the better.

Each serving provides 334 kcal, 5g protein, 53g carbohydrates (of which 30g sugars), 11g fat (of which 6.5g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.8g salt.

Banana bread

flour

tsp bicarbonate of soda

salt

110 grams/4 ounces butter, plus extra for greasing

caster sugar

free-range eggs

bananas,

85 milliliters/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice

tsp vanilla extract

Mary Berry's easy Victoria sponge cake recipe is a baking classic and a tasty tea-time treat. 

Each serving provides 501 kcal, 5g protein, 50g carbohydrates (of which 36g sugars), 31g fat (of which 19g saturates), 0.8g fibre and 0.8g salt (serving with 300g of jam and 300ml cream). 

Mary Berry's easy Victoria sandwich

225 grams/8 ounces caster sugar,

tsp baking powder

butter

strawberry jam

whipped double cream (optional)

This recipe is from The Great British Bake Off, in which ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills and battle to be crowned best amateur baker. They begin with cake in the Cotswolds, including a Victoria sponge.

Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood show you how to bake with easy-to-follow recipes and advice on the Get Baking website.

Mary Berry's perfect Victoria sandwich

Our really easy chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays. It’s so moist and fudgy and will keep well for 4–5 days. For buttercream quantities, instead of ganache, use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a>.

Each serving provides 477 kcal, 6.5g protein, 56g carbohydrates (of which 40g sugars), 25g fat (of which 10.5g saturates), 2.5g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Easy chocolate cake

350 grams/12½oz caster sugar

cocoa powder

1½ tsp baking powder

1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

250 milliliters/9fl oz milk

125 milliliters/4½fl oz vegetable oil

250 milliliters/9fl oz boiling water

chocolate

200 milliliters/7fl oz double cream

The clue to the richness of this recipe is in the name. Millionaire's shortbread is easy to make with condensed milk caramel and a buttery biscuit base.

Millionaire's shortbread

175 grams/6 ounces unsalted butter, cold,

75 grams/2¾oz caster sugar

condensed milk

golden syrup

dark chocolate,

Banana cake, aka banana bread, is one of the easiest cakes to make. Ever. This one is plain but it's only a starting point. Add nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chunks, spices too. Check the tip at the bottom of the page to read how.


Easiest ever banana cake

bananas

eggs

100 grams/3½oz soft light brown sugar

150 milliliters/5fl oz sunflower or vegetable oil

275 grams/9¾oz white self-raising flour

tsp ground mixed spice

Don't worry if you don't have scales. You can make this easy banana cake in no time.

Classic, chewy and good for your soul, Lorraine Pascale’s flapjacks are simple to make and hard to beat!

Each serving provides 318 kcal, 3.5g protein, 43g carbohydrates (of which 25.5g sugars), 14g fat (of which 8g saturates), 2.5g fibre and 0.1g salt.

Flapjacks

muscovado sugar

350 grams/12 ounces porridge oats

½ unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only (optional)

ginger (optional)

Nigel Slater adds his twist to the classic coffee and walnut combination. The coffee-flavoured cream filling is a sublime alternative to the usual buttercream.

Coffee cake with coffee cream

golden caster sugar

instant coffee granules

walnut

600 milliliters/1 pint double cream

coffee powder,

These delicious raspberry and white chocolate muffins couldn’t be simpler to make and use frozen raspberries for ease. For really light, well-risen muffins, it’s important not to over-mix. Don't worry about any tiny smears of flour in the batter.

Raspberry and white chocolate muffins 

300 grams/10½oz plain flour

100 milliliters/3½fl oz milk

100 milliliters/3½fl oz soured cream

eggs,

sunflower oil

vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

grams/5½oz raspberries

grams/3½oz white chocolate chips

Mary Berry's lemon drizzle traybake cake has been a hit since the 1960s, and this is the recipe she is most asked for when stopped in the street.

Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a 30x23cm/12x9in tray bake tin.

Each serving provides 290 kcal, 4g protein, 38.5g carbohydrates (of which 25g sugars), 13.5g fat (of which 8g saturates), 0.7g fibre and 0.6g salt.

Lemon drizzle traybake cake

level tsp baking powder

tbsp milk

lemons,

lemon verbena (optional)

sugar

lemons, juice only

Mary Berry makes her lemon verbena drizzle cake.

Lemon Verbena Drizzle Cake

Mary Berry's banana bread recipe is small, but perfectly formed and loaded with chocolate chips. You can double this classic loaf cake recipe if you have lots of bananas to use up.

Mary Berry's banana bread

banana (peeled weight 100 grams/4 ounces)

75 grams/3 ounces caster sugar

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

½ tsp baking powder

free-range egg

chocolate chips

Here’s the vegan banana bread you’ve been searching for! Add some chopped pecan nuts if you like for a bit of crunch.

Each serving provides 242kcal, 4g protein, 46g carbohydrate (of which 22g sugars), 15g fat (of which 2g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.4g salt.

Vegan banana bread

300 grams/10½oz self-raising flour

grams/3½oz sultanas

grams/1¾oz pecan nuts, chopped (optional)

150 milliliters/5fl oz sunflower oil,

Our easy carrot cake recipe only needs one tin and two bowls – just add the wet ingredients to the dry and bake.  This classic carrot cake has a touch of orange and walnuts plus the obligatory cream cheese icing. It's incredibly quick to put together, but because it is baked in a single layer, it needs to cook slowly all the way through to the centre. This results in a dense, moist carrot cake that isn't too sweet with too much icing. It will keep for several days in an air-tight tin, if you can restrain yourself.

Easy carrot cake

200 milliliters/7fl oz vegetable

raisins

grams/3½oz walnut pieces,

orange, zest only

tsp mixed spice

light brown sugar

grams/5½oz unsalted butter, softened

tbsp caster sugar

300 grams/10½oz full-fat cream cheese,

Make a birthday special with Mary Berry's chocolatiest of chocolate sponge cakes. It is super easy to bake and is covered with a rich, dark chocolate ganache.

Chocolate sponge cake

water

baking powder

grams/4 ounces baking spread butter

300 grams/10 ounces natural caster sugar

150 milliliters/5fl oz double cream

apricot jam

Nigella's easy rocky road will never be out of place at a birthday party or school bake sale.

Rocky road crunch bars

125 grams/4½oz soft unsalted butter

chocolate,

200 grams/7¼oz rich tea biscuits

100 grams/3½oz mini marshmallows

This is the easy vanilla cupcake recipe we turn to for bake sales and school functions. It’s quick and easy and fairly foolproof. Get creative with the sprinkles or add a few drops of food colouring to brighten them up.

Need more? Use our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a> to customise the recipe!

Easy vanilla cupcakes

200 grams/7 ounces unsalted butter,

icing sugar

grams/4½oz unsalted butter, softened

vanilla extract

milk

Our easy sponge cake recipe is foolproof. With only five ingredients this basic cake recipe just needs your favourite icing and you're sorted. It's a small sponge cake, made in an 18cm or 7in cake tin. 

If you are looking for a larger recipe for a different tin size, or with some additional icing, try our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator"> sponge cake calculator</a> for the perfect fit to your equipment or style.

Easy sponge cake

125 grams/4 ounces self raising flour

lemon curd

An easy cherry loaf cake that's moist and tender with ground almonds that just needs a cup of tea. Remember to coat the cherries in a little flour so they don't all sink to the bottom of the cake. 


Easy cherry cake

natural coloured glacé cherries

plain flour

175 grams/6 ounces caster sugar, plus 1½ tbsp

tsp vanilla extract or almond extract

tsp finely grated lemon zest

75 grams/2½oz ground almonds

almonds

A twist on the classic flavours of cherry Bakewell tart, this cake is perfect as a teatime treat. For this recipe, you will need a 20cm/8in round springform tin.

Cherry Bakewell cake

glacé cherries

175 grams/6 ounces plain flour, plus 2 tsp

175 grams/6 ounces unsalted butter,

vanilla bean paste

almond extract

½ unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only

100 grams/3½oz ground almonds

grams/1¾oz marzipan, cut into 5mm/¼in dice

unsalted butter, melted

grams/1½oz plain flour

grams/1½oz light brown soft sugar

grams/1½oz almonds

½ lemon, juice only

grams/3½oz icing sugar

glacé cherries, halved

Light, fluffy and extra lemony, these easy lemon muffins have an extra citrus hit thanks to a simple glaze made with lemon juice and sugar.

Lemon muffins

275 grams/9¾oz plain flour

grams/1¾oz almonds

150 milliliters/¼ pint semi-skimmed milk

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, melted

milliliters/2fl oz sunflower or vegetable oil

lemon juice

grams/1¾oz golden caster sugar

This healthy banana muffin recipe makes eating cake for breakfast guilt-free! Ripe bananas add sweetness to muffins, so you don't have to use much sugar. Wholemeal flour give the muffins plenty of fibre, keeping you full for longer.

Equipment: You will need a six-hole muffin tin.

Each muffin provides 206 kcal, 4.5g protein, 30g carbohydrate (of which 13g sugars), 7.5g fat (of which 0.8g saturates), 1g fibre and 0.4g salt.


Healthy banana muffins

grams/4½oz wholemeal flour

tbsp light muscovado sugar

medium free-range egg, beaten

grams/1¾oz low-fat plain yoghurt

milliliters/2fl oz rapeseed oil,

bananas (175 grams/6 ounces peeled weight), roughly mashed

Lemon and poppyseed cake is a baking classic, packed with zesty flavours and drenched in icing for the ultimate treat alongside a cuppa

Lemon poppyseed cake

self-raising flour

lemons

poppy seeds

pot natural yoghurt

lemon juice (see above)

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 20cm square deep cake tin (or if using a decorative tin like ours, grease well).

In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat until combined. Spoon into the tin and smooth over the top. Bake for 40-45 mins. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out, peel off the parchment and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Beat in the lemon juice to make a runny icing. Pour over the cake and leave to set.

A luxurious tasting carrot cake packed with sultanas and pecans. One piece is never enough.

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