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...
Author: Mary Berry
This easy fairy cakes recipe is perfect for baking with children. Decorate with a little drizzly icing and plenty of sprinkles, or go for the full butterfly effect.
Author: BBC Food
Seek out malt extract from a good bakery and make your own dried fruit-packed treacly malt loaf - great for picnics or a yummy afternoon snack for kids.
Author: Paul Hollywood
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...
Author: Mary Berry
This is a great shortcut method for making puff pastry. You can use it for sausage rolls, apple turnovers, tarts and savoury pies.
Author: Paul Hollywood
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.
Author: Mary Berry
Take on the éclair as your next Bake Off challenge. Paul Hollywood's easy recipe ensures crisp, light choux pastry every time.
Author: Paul Hollywood
A lovely cherry sponge cake with a little extra texture from the ground almonds. Dusting the cherries with flour helps stop them sinking to the bottom of the cake. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe...
Author: Mary Berry
Mary Berry's gorgeous chocolate roulade is made without flour so it's light as a feather. Add berries to the whipped cream filling to make a decadent gluten-free dessert.
Author: Mary Berry
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.
Author: Mary Berry
This is a great chilled dessert to feed a crowd, and impress them too. Often egg yolks are left over after making meringue, but here they're used to make lemon curd and to give a luxurious filling. This...
Author: Mary Berry
Mary Berry's ultimate apple cake - a Victoria sponge that stays really moist from grated apple. The lemon-flavoured cream keeps it fresh-tasting. You will need two 20cm/8in round, loose-bottomed sandwich...
Author: Mary Berry
Nothing beats a warm, sticky Chelsea bun fresh from the oven. These are drizzled with icing for an extra naughty treat.
Author: Paul Hollywood
For the final technical challenge Mary Berry asked the bakers to make this simple sponge with homemade jam and buttercream - without a recipe. We won't be so unkind. Mary's perfect Victoria sponge recipe...
Author: Mary Berry
Bara brith (literally "mottled bread") is sometimes made with yeast but Mary's family recipe omits it, giving a wonderfully sticky texture. It is best spread with plenty of butter.
Author: Mary Hamilton
This easy gingerbread recipe is great for baking with children, and it makes a lovely homemade Christmas present. Make gingerbread men or any other shape! Each serving provides 161 kcal, 2g protein, 25g...
Author: BBC Food
Treacle tart is a British classic, and Mary Berry shows you how to make it to perfection. This version has a fancy lattice woven top to show off to all your guests. But Mary makes it very easy.
Author: Mary Berry
This recipe has a generous amount of dried fruit in a rich dough that's lighter and less sweet than most shop-bought lardy cakes.
Author: Paul Hollywood
Create your own winter wonderland with Mary Berry's gingerbread recipe. It makes a wonderful centrepiece for parties, and children will love it. Equipment and preparation: you will need a piping bag with...
Author: Mary Berry
Who said a brownie had to be brown? These white chocolate blondies are a great change and so delicious!
Author: Simon Rimmer
Make a genoise sponge for the lightest, fluffiest Black Forest gâteau filled with cherries and cream. Absolutely classic.
Author: Giorgio Locatelli
Muscovado sugar lends a rich caramel flavour to this unique, very sweet tart. Serve with a little crème fraîche or plain yoghurt to balance the sweetness. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you...
Author: Paul Hollywood
A naughty treat that's unbeatable when eaten warm and covered in sugar.
Author: Paul Hollywood
If you can, wrap and keep this tea time treat for a few days before eating - its stickiness will develop as it matures.
Author: The Hairy Bikers
An easy ginger traybake cake that's sticky, sweet and subtly spiced. A perfect tea-time treat for the colder months.
Author: Ruth Sutcliffe
Try James Martin's super easy honey cake recipe for a bee-autiful afternoon tea. The honey you use will have quite an impact on the flavour of the cake - from a light orange blossom to a rich chestnut...
Author: James Martin
Chocolate cake meets Victoria sponge in Mary's easiest ever chocolate cake recipe filled with cream and jam.
Author: Mary Berry
James Martin's simple steps for making Madeira cake, will have you whipping up a soft, buttery afternoon treat.
Author: James Martin
Bake a batch of these buttery little French cakes to have with a cup of tea or coffee. Equipment and preparation: You will need a 12-cup madeleine tray.
Author: Michel Roux Jr.
This simplest of sponge cake recipes has a fresh berry and whipped cream filling that takes the classic Victoria sponge to new heights.
Author: BBC Food
There's nothing scary about macaroons and they're perfect as edible presents. This easy-to-follow recipe shows you how to make them.
Author: BBC Food
If you need an eggless cake recipe for someone with an allergy (or because you're just out of eggs!) this is a great chocolate version.
Author: BBC Food
Make this ginger cake traybake in advance and you can freeze it before adding the icing - in fact freezing improves the taste.
Author: Mary Berry
Try making these chewy, luxurious biscuits at home. Careful weighing of the ingredients is the key to success. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a sugar thermometer and three baking...
Author: Mary Berry
The classic British treat gets a makeover with salted caramel.
Author: Simon Rimmer
From the bourbon biscuit base to the fudge topping. This recipe for Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate-lovers delight.
Author: Simon Rimmer
Fresh from the oven with a sliver of butter melting into it, or the next day as toast with anything from marmalade to pâté spread on top, there's no beating a homemade white loaf.
Author: Paul Hollywood
This focaccia recipe is easy to make and easy to adapt with whatever herbs you have in the house.
Author: Paul Hollywood
Paul Hollywood's sticky iced fingers make wonderfully wicked tea time treats. You could make the buns in advance then ice and fill them just before serving.
Author: Paul Hollywood
Baking a batch of fruity little scones for tea is really easy... though maybe less so if you rope in the little ones!
Author: James Martin
This classic almond tart with a hidden layer of raspberry jam is a tried and tested crowd-pleaser.
Author: Jackie Kearney
Speckled with oniony nigella seeds, this gluten-free flatbread is great with dips such as hummus and taramasalata or to wrap falafel or kebab. A handy recipe to have in your repertoire.
Author: Paul Hollywood
Author: The Hairy Bikers
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.
Author: Mary Berry
Flapjacks are perfect for taking to work, school or having a snack with a cuppa! You can use any of the dried fruit and nuts you like. This version is slightly more healthy than normal, with a bit less...
Author: Justine Pattison
Mary Berry shows you the easiest way to make mince pies en masse! A hidden layer of marzipan is a lovely surprise, but to make it even easier add the mincemeat in one layer with the grated marzipan and...
Author: Mary Berry
This traditional upside-down pear cake is given a fiery twist with the addition of ginger and dark rum. Serve with ice cream as a dessert or by itself as a teatime treat.
Author: Pippa Middlehurst
There are three whole lemons used in Mary Berry's lemon cake, lemon drizzle icing and candied peel decorations so the flavour is incredibly intense and delicious. Equipment and preparation: you will need...
Author: Mary Berry
Beautiful macaroons are one of the current 'sweet' crazes. Make a batch, put them in a pretty box tied up with ribbon, and give them to a friend as a dazzling gift. Equipment and preparation: You will...
Author: Lorraine Pascale