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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

free-range eggs

225 grams/8 ounces caster sugar,

flour

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

Who doesn't love a lemon cake? Mary shows you how to make her simple all-in-one cake topped with candied lemon peel.

Lemon Madeira cake with candied peel

lemon

sugar

grams/3½oz caster sugar

caster sugar

grams/1¾oz almonds

eggs

unwaxed

Mary Berry makes it easy with this delicious coffee and walnut cake. It makes a great treat for Mother's Day.

Equipment and preparation: You will need two loose-bottomed 18cm/7in sandwich tins.


Mary Berry's coffee and walnut cake

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, softened,

grams/3½oz self-raising flour

level tsp baking powder

50 grams/1¾oz chopped walnuts

tbsp coffee essence

grams/2¾oz unsalted butter, softened

225 grams/8 ounces icing sugar, sifted

tsp milk

tsp coffee essence

walnut halves, to decorate

You can't beat a classic cake - and Mary's crowd pleasing chocolate gâteau makes a wonderful make-ahead dessert for special occasions.

Mary's Black Forest gâteau

150 grams/5½oz caster sugar

grams/3½oz self-raising flour, sifted

grams/1¾oz cocoa powder, sifted

750 milliliters/1⅓ pint double cream, whipped

150 grams/5½oz white chocolate

250 grams/9 ounces plain chocolate (about 46% cocoa solids)

cherries

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

tbsp milk

lemons,

lemon verbena (optional)

lemons, juice only

Mary Berry makes her lemon verbena drizzle cake.

Lemon Verbena Drizzle Cake

The Manchester tart is an easy custard and fruit tart adorned with toasty coconut. Fresh raspberries elevate it to a dinner party pudding. 

Manchester tart

butter,

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces ready-made shortcrust pastry

flour,

raspberry jam

coconut,

raspberries

500 milliliters/17fl oz full-fat milk

vanilla pod, split, seeds

grams/4½oz caster sugar

tbsp icing sugar,

Mary Berry's scones are the perfect easy tea-time treat, whether jam-and-cream-topped (in whichever order you like), plain or packed with sultanas. 
 
Equipment: You will need a fluted 5cm/2in cutter.


Mary Berry's scones

450 grams/1lb self-raising flour

grams/1¾oz caster sugar

grams/3½oz butter, softened,

milk

(optional)

clotted cream

An easy-to-make ginger cake that's sticky, sweet and subtly spiced. A perfect tea-time treat for the colder months.

Ginger sponge cake

ginger

tsp bicarbonate of soda

55 grams/2 ounces margarine, plus extra for greasing

egg,

golden syrup

240 milliliters/9fl oz hot water

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

1½ tsp baking powder

salt

75 grams/2½oz ground almonds

almonds

Rock cakes are a light, crumbly tea-time favourite. Eat while they are still warm from the oven. So easy to make, and lots of fun for children to join in too. 

Each serving provides 214 kcal, 3g protein, 29g carbohydrates (of which 14.5g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 6g saturates), 1g fibre and 0.3g salt.

Rock cakes

75 grams/2½oz caster sugar

grams/4½oz unsalted butter,

150 grams/5½oz dried fruit (raisins, sultanas or currants)

free-range egg

tsp vanilla extract

Here’s an easy molten chocolate pudding that's a real crowd-pleaser. The chocolate sauce gets poured on the top, but miraculously ends up on the bottom. How do they do that?


Chocolate self-saucing pudding

175 grams/6 ounces unsalted butter,

300 grams/10½oz soft light brown sugar

free-range eggs, beaten

grams/1¾oz cocoa powder,

icing sugar,

cream,

A true British classic pudding, Bakewell tart is best served slightly warm with a dollop of lightly whipped cream.

Bakewell tart

280 grams/10 ounces plain flour,

free-range egg, beaten

unsalted butter

65 grams/2½oz caster sugar

grams/1 almonds

300 grams/10½oz ground almonds

130 grams/4¾oz caster sugar

eggs,

almond essence

Pineapple upside down cake is a retro favourite that's stood the test of time for good reason. Moist, tangy and easy to make, it's a great make-ahead dessert served with ice cream or custard. 

Pineapple upside-down cake

pineapple

tbsp soft light brown sugar

235 grams/8 ounces unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

vanilla bean paste

This super easy chocolate marble cake recipe has a mocha twist, adding a rich flavour. A perfect teatime treat.

Marble cake

vanilla extract

cocoa powder

tbsp strong black coffee, cooled

Try piping whipped cream into Mary Berry’s easy brandy snaps for a deliciously retro dessert. Or make these easy brandy snaps into baskets for ice cream.

Brandy snaps

demerara sugar

grams/1¾oz plain flour

½ level tsp ground ginger

lemon juice

This gooey pudding has a sweet apple sauce at its base and makes a delightful winter dessert. 


Toffee apple self-saucing pudding

grams/5½oz unsalted butter, softened

120 grams/4¼oz caster sugar

2–3 Bramley apples, peeled, cored,

150 grams/5½oz self-raising flour

fine salt

cinnamon

tsp full-fat milk

400 milliliters/14fl oz cloudy apple juice

cornflour

60 grams/2¼oz dark brown sugar

500 milliliters/18fl oz plus 2 tbsp whole milk

500 milliliters/18fl oz double cream

vanilla pod (bean), split lengthways

120 grams/4½oz caster (superfine) sugar

tbsp custard powder

milliliters–50 milliliters/½fl oz– 2fl oz cognac

This simple lemon drizzle cake recipe is super-quick to bake and perfect with an afternoon cup of tea. It's made in a food processor, so in 10 minutes you'll have it in the oven! 

This recipe makes a lemon drizzle loaf, but if you want to make a cake in a different shape, try our <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/sponge_cake_calculator">cake calculator</a>.
Each serving provides 401 kcal, 5.3g protein, 47.5g carbohydrate (of which 31.3g sugars), 20.9g fat (of which 12.4g saturates), 0.9g fibre and 0.29g salt.


Easy lemon drizzle cake

225 grams/8 ounces unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

lemon,

icing sugar sugar

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Mary Berry's easy Victoria sandwich

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Manchester tart

Mary Berry's scones

Ginger sponge cake

Easy cherry cake

Rock cakes

Chocolate self-saucing pudding

Bakewell tart

Pineapple upside-down cake

Marble cake

Brandy snaps

Toffee apple self-saucing pudding

Easy lemon drizzle cake

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