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Brilliant banana loaf

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.

Author: Good Food team

Brilliant banana loaf

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.

Author: Good Food team

Buttercream icing

Foolproof cake frosting requires just butter and icing sugar - try out different flavourings and use our guide for quantities

Author: Caroline Hire - Food writer

Brilliant banana loaf

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.

Author: Good Food team

Chocolate cherry bakewell cake

An irresistible almond sponge, studded with juicy cherries and chocolate chunks. It'll keep in your cake tin for a few days - if it lasts that long!

Author: Cassie Best

Cooking with kids: Chocolate cornflake cakes

Everyone loves crispy cornflake cakes, whatever their age. Get the whole family in the kitchen to make these simple bites

Author: Caroline Hire - Food writer

Best ever chocolate raspberry brownies

Squidgy and super moreish, these gorgeous foolproof fruity chocolate bakes will be snapped up in seconds

Author: Sarah Cook

Lighter lemon drizzle cake

Angela Nilsen gives one of our site's most popular cakes the ultimate healthy makeover by reducing fat

Author: Angela Nilsen

Prune & almond scones

Spruce up your scones with prune and almond for a different take on an afternoon tea classic. Perfect for picnics or whenever you fancy a sweet treat

Author: Lulu Grimes

Sticky toffee tarts

This twist on classic sticky toffee pudding is ideal for a different dinner party dessert

Author: Sarah Cook

Peppermint petticoat tails shortbread

A clever decoration technique for this classic tea time biscuit - use a doily to dust on a pretty lace pattern in icing sugar

Author: Cassie Best

Chocolate tiramisu cake

This creamy chocolate and coffee layer cake has real wow factor and is ideal for a celebration

Author: Good Food team

Cooking with kids: Chocolate cornflake cakes

Everyone loves crispy cornflake cakes, whatever their age. Get the whole family in the kitchen to make these simple bites

Author: Caroline Hire - Food writer

Farmhouse blackberry & apple pie

A comforting pudding using fresh late summer produce

Author: Barney Desmazery

Cookie dough cheesecake

Celebrate Easter with our creamy choc cheesecake - it has a rich base studded with cookie dough, and it's all topped with silky ganache. Decorate with mini eggs and cookies

Author: Esther Clark

Spiced walnut cake with pomegranate molasses frosting

Bake our festive cake filled with walnuts for an alternative Christmas dessert. It's topped with a stunning pomegranate molasses frosting and candied walnuts

Author: Rosie Birkett

Better beetroot brownies

Nutritious beetroot adds sweetness and juiciness to this healthier squidgy chocolate traybake. Swap butter for rapeseed oil to lower the saturated fat too

Author: Good Food team

Raspberry bakewell cake

This simple almondy cake is a great way of using up pick-your-own raspberries

Author: Barney Desmazery

Chocolate & pear cake

A decadent sponge with moist pears and crunchy nuts, topped with a soured cream and dark chocolate frosting

Author: Good Food team

Blueberry & pistachio cake with cardamom cream

Reader Janine Watkins shares her recipe for a light and nutty celebration sandwich sponge with floral notes and bursting berries

Author: Good Food team

Bara brith

Good Food reader, Win Morgan shares her recipe for this traditional Welsh tea bread loaf with mixed spice - serve sliced and spread with butter

Author: Good Food team

Blackberry custard tarts

How can you improve a traditional egg custard tart? We've tried by spicing up the pastry with nutmeg and adding berries

Author: Sarah Cook

Gooseberry & vanilla custard tart

Roll out a shortcrust pastry base and fill with wobbly custard, dotted with seasonal fruit

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Lemon bakewell tarts

A twist on the classic cherry bakewell, these mini citrus-flavoured pies are an elegant dessert choice

Author: Good Food team

Spiced French toast

A quick treat that will help to use up Easter's leftover hot cross buns

Author: Good Food team

Raspberry bakewell cake

This simple almondy cake is a great way of using up pick-your-own raspberries

Author: Barney Desmazery

Tottenham cake

Treat yourself to a nostalgic vanilla and raspberry cake, first baked in the eponymous north London district in the late 1800s, and still a British favourite

Author: Liberty Mendez

Sticky ginger lemon drizzle cake

Adapt one of our highest-rated cakes with tangy ginger, cream cheese frosting and citrus curd

Author: Good Food team

Lemon sponge cake

Top this citrussy sponge with lemon icing and candied peel. Greek yogurt creates a cake that's extra moist and tangy, for an irresistible teatime treat

Author: Esther Clark

Bûche de Noël

Paul Hollywood's sumptuous chocolate, raspberry and cream sponge falls somewhere between a Yule log and Swiss roll. Add a drop of Drambuie for a cheeky adult twist

Author: Paul Hollywood

Peek a boo battenberg cake

A stunning rose and almond sponge in the distinctive checkered pattern, hidden in sweet marzipan icing

Author: Sarah Cook

Rhubarb & lemon curd cake

A lemon sponge cake dotted with tender pink pieces of rhubarb and topped with decadent cream frosting

Author: Good Food team

Sunken drunken chocolate cake

Prunes, Marsala and dark chocolate - a marriage made in heaven. It may sink and crack as it cools, but this is part of its charm

Author: Good Food team

Banana bread

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.

Author: Good Food team

Salted caramel cupcakes

Treat yourself to these easy cupcakes with a caramel-flavoured sponge and salted caramel topping. Perfect for afternoon tea

Author: Anna Glover

Sunken drunken chocolate cake

Prunes, Marsala and dark chocolate - a marriage made in heaven. It may sink and crack as it cools, but this is part of its charm

Author: Good Food team

Strawberry shortcake slice

Layer biscuits with strawberries and cream and they'll soften to create an indulgent no-bake dessert. Super easy and delicious, it's a fabulous summer treat

Author: Anna Glover

Vegan sponge cake

Treat friends and family to a Victoria sponge cake made with vegan ingredients. This easy recipe is perfect for afternoon tea, or a coffee morning

Author: Miriam Nice

Apple crumble loaf cake

A rustic fruit crumble cake with raisins and spice and a crunchy nutty topping - a spin on a classic

Author: Mary Cadogan

Strawberry rose Eton mess

You'll be amazed at how well rosewater complements garden berries in this glamorous summer treat

Author: Celia Brooks Brown

Little strawberry cheesecakes

Individual portions will save fights over the biggest slice of this creamy ricotta pud with fruity compote

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Coffee & walnut cake

The classic combo is made extra sumptuous with mascarpone frosting - a traditional sponge for cake sales and parties

Author: Sarah Cook

Apricot & pistachio frangipane tart

Take frangipane to another level with the distinctive taste - and colour - of pistachios that match well with sweet apricots in a truly crowd-pleasing tart

Author: Rosie Birkett

Peek a boo battenberg cake

A stunning rose and almond sponge in the distinctive checkered pattern, hidden in sweet marzipan icing

Author: Sarah Cook

Caramel custard apple tart

Apples take centre-stage in this autumnal tart, while the custard adds a rich, creamy texture

Author: Good Food team

Banana bread

A cross between banana bread and a drizzle cake, this easy banana loaf recipe is a quick bake that can be frozen. It's great for using up overripe bananas, too.

Author: Good Food team

Eccles cake

A new take on the traditional pastry, this cake will go down well on any occasion

Author: Sarah Cook

Fig & honey Christmas cake

This traditional Christmas cake is the perfect combination of fruit, nuts and spices

Author: James Martin

Gooseberry & orange drizzle cake

Use up a garden glut in this simple and fruity adaptation of a classic - serve with custard for a winning pudding

Author: Sara Buenfeld

Peek a boo battenberg cake

A stunning rose and almond sponge in the distinctive checkered pattern, hidden in sweet marzipan icing

Author: Sarah Cook