Teddy Christening cake

Make an impressive Christening or 1st birthday cake using these simple techniques and our step-by-step photographs

Chocolate & caramel ombre cake

For the ultimate indulgence look no further than Sarah Cook’s four-layered chocolate-caramel extravaganza

Peach, pistachio & white chocolate pound cake

A dense and indulgent tea shop-style sponge cake with white chocolate and cream cheese frosting

Chocolate & raspberry zebra cake

Childhood favourite, the marble cake, gets an update where precision results in a uniformly stripy sponge

Sticky stem ginger cake with lemon icing

Try this moist and gooey stem ginger cake

Maple syrup cake

Using maple syrup and pecan nuts, Mary Berry’s Canadian inspired cake is filled with whipped cream, and is a real treat for a special gathering at coffee time

Grapefruit & poppy seed cake

A bundt cake tin gives a pretty finish to this citrus sponge, drizzled with a zesty butter glaze

Sugar-free carrot cake

This dairy-free and sugar-free carrot cake uses natural xylitol to sweeten it and is very simple to make

Battenberg cake

Sarah Cook’s traditional Battenberg cake is a delicious project for an afternoon in the kitchen

Chocolate owl cake

A fun chocolate birthday cake decorated with buttons, biscuits and marzipan – bound to be a hit with young children

Raspberry spice cake

A show-stopping layer cake of moist buttermilk sponge, jam, berries and cream cheese frosting – a real centrepiece

Cappuccino cake

Coffee mornings were made for this moreish cappuccino cake, and it’s ready in under an hour