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Every Cake Recipe You'll Ever Need: From Easy Bakes To Show-Stoppers

Carrot and walnut cake

Carrot cake is the most forgiving of cakes, even for a novice baker. There's no whisking or folding to do – just mix all the ingredients together and bake.

Malted chocolate cake

Everyone needs a really easy chocolate cake in their repertoire – and this one's as simple as it gets. With no folding in or whisking required, the hands-on prep time is around 10 minutes.

Marbled coffee ring cake

Baking a simple cake in a ring mould gives it real wow factor. Cake release spray is handy to grease the tin with, and helps the cake turn out perfectly.

Banana upside-down cake

This tasty twist on the classic upside-down cake is sure to become a family favourite. The caramel sauce base is made with sugar.

Crispy Victoria sponge cake

Often one of the first cakes aspiring bakers attempt to make, this light sponge sandwich filled with raspberry jam and whipped cream is a teatime favourite

Pomegranate passion cake

In this recipe, an almond sponge is transformed into a sticky cake with a pomegranate drizzle, then topped with creamy mascarpone icing.

Hot chocolate cake

So-called as its flavours are reminiscent of drinking chocolate, this is a relatively simple showstopper. Three layers of cake are sandwiched, covered and topped with cocoa buttercream.

Chocolate torte

A perfect treat for the chocolate-lovers in your life, this easy rich, dense and fudgy cake also works really well as a dessert, served with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Seedy almond cake

This dense, nutty cake is perfect with a cup of tea, or as a dessert with yogurt and berries. The recipe calls for a mixture of pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds and sunflower seeds.

Lemon Swiss roll

This retro teatime favourite definitely deserves its place back on the menu. A light, airy lemon sponge is filled with lemon icing and homemade lemon curd.