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Mary Berry's easy Victoria sandwich

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

Paul Hollywood's Chelsea buns

Nothing beats a warm, sticky Chelsea bun fresh from the oven. These are drizzled with icing for an extra naughty treat.

Author: Paul Hollywood

Easy fairy cakes

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

Mary Berry's coffee and walnut cake

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

Mary's cherry cake

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

Chocolate roulade

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

Bara brith

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

Malt loaf

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

Apple sandwich cake

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

Lardy cake

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

Lemon drizzle traybake cake

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

Gypsy tart

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

Chocolate hazelnut cake

We made this as a birthday cake for Italy, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of its unification in 2011. Gianduia is a speciality of the Piedmont region and it's a mixture of ground hazelnuts and...

Author: The Hairy Bikers

Victoria sponge

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

Celebration chocolate mousse cake

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Author: Mary Berry

Mary Berry's treacle tart

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

Black Forest gâteau

Make a genoise sponge for the lightest, fluffiest Black Forest gâteau filled with cherries and cream. Absolutely classic.

Author: Giorgio Locatelli

Ginger and treacle spiced traybake

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

Basic buttercream icing

Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing.

Author: BBC Food

Mary Berry's fondant fancies

Surprise your friends (and indeed yourself) with a batch of these homemade fondant fancies. Plus there's plenty of fun to be had choosing your own colours and flavours. Equipment and Preparation: You will...

Author: Mary Berry

Beetroot chocolate cake

If you haven't yet discovered the delicious and surprising combo of beetroot and chocolate cake, this is the perfect introductory recipe. Try it with a dollop of crème fraîche.

Author: Nigel Slater

Lemon meringue roulade with pistachio

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

Gingerbread men

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

Madeira cake

James Martin's simple steps for making Madeira cake, will have you whipping up a soft, buttery afternoon treat.

Author: James Martin

Paul's mum's jam tarts

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Author: Paul Hollywood

Empire biscuits

Empire biscuits are tasty Scottish shortbread-style biscuits, filled with jam and topped with icing and cherries. They are great for a teatime treat with a mug of tea.

Author: Julie Lin

Easy cherry cake

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.

Author: Annie Rigg

Sunken chocolate amaretto cake

This is one of those dark, squidgy-bellied chocolate cakes that I turn to gratefully when I have friends over to supper; a gratitude that is always reciprocated. The mixture of ground almonds and amaretto...

Author: Nigella Lawson

Custard slice

A real teatime indulgence, this custard slice recipe will certainly bring back memories. Our own great British pâtisserie!

Author: Paul Hollywood

Sun dried tomato and olive bread

A savoury, salty Mediterranean sun-dried tomato loaf that makes a great sandwich with peppery rocket and ham.

Author: Paul Hollywood

Easy flapjacks

Classic, chewy and good for your soul, Lorraine Pascale's easy flapjacks are simple to make and hard to beat! Each serving provides 318 kcal, 3.5g protein, 43g carbohydrates (of which 25.5g sugars), 14g...

Author: Lorraine Pascale

Mary's chocolate cake

Chocolate cake meets Victoria sponge in Mary's easiest ever chocolate cake recipe filled with cream and jam.

Author: Mary Berry

Easy Portuguese custard tarts

These flawlessly authentic Portuguese custard tarts provide a delicious hit of sugar, vanilla and crisp pastry.

Author: Bruno Pinho

Focaccia with garlic and rosemary

Gennaro's focaccia is relatively quick to make, and fairly hands-off if you use a mixer fitted with a dough hook. If you cut the squares in half, you can fill with prosciutto or cheese for a different...

Author: Gennaro Contaldo

Nordic seed and nut loaf

This feels so healthy and is gluten-free. A delicious combination of a close firm texture and nutty flavour, this is great spread with butter and served with gravadlax or smoked salmon, charcuterie, cheese...

Author: Mary Berry

Iced fingers

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

Mary Berry's banana bread

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

Nigella's jam roly poly

Nigella's jam roly-poly pudding is complete comfort food. It's baked to make cooking a little less challenging, leaving you with a slightly crisp edge rather than complete steamy stodge.

Author: Nigella Lawson

Peppermint creams

Try Simon Rimmer's easy, homemade version of this retro classic. They make delicious Christmas presents.

Author: Simon Rimmer

Healthier flapjacks

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's Victoria sandwich with buttercream

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

Paul's kransekake

Kransekake is a Scandinavian cake that forms an impressive showpiece at celebrations including weddings and Christmas. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need six kransekake moulds (available...

Author: Paul Hollywood

Mary Berry's Charlotte royale

This kitsch dessert is made up of jam-filled Swiss roll with a set egg custard flavoured with raspberries, strawberries and raspberry liqueur.

Author: Mary Berry

Mince pies

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Author: Sue Lawrence

Chocolate cola cake

Adding cola to this chocolate cake makes it incredibly moist and impossible to stop at one slice!

Author: James Martin

Sticky stem gingerbread cake

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

Chocolate chip muffins

These double chocolate chip muffins are more cake-y than some versions, but that means they keep for longer. Ideal if you're making for hungry mouths who have a few days off school.

Author: Sarah Cook

Cookies and cream fudge brownies

When I was eight, chocolate brownies were my life. I scoured the local shops on my bike, looking for gainful employment to support my chocolate brownie habit. The ironmonger's wife took pity on me and...

Author: Lorraine Pascale

Easy lemon drizzle cake

This wonderfully simple lemon drizzle cake recipe is super-quick to prepare and perfect for weekend baking with the kids. This recipe makes a lemon drizzle loaf, but if you want to make a lemon cake in...

Author: Becca Spry

Fat rascals

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