Cake it till you make it: ten scrumptious cake recipes

Why not impress your loved ones - and yourself - by baking a cake this weekend?

Simply the Best Banana Cake

The heroic saviour of those over-ripe bananas could be you.

 

Chocolate, Beetroot and Salted Caramel Cake

Part vegetable, full decadence.

 

Re-Fashioned Ginger Cake

An old-school number with a slight bitterness from molasses and fresh ginger for the ginger-lovers.

 

Double-layer Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cake

Jordan Rondel, aka The Caker, recreates an unforgettable peanut butter and jelly cake she had in NYC.

 

Melt-and-Mix Chocolate Coconut Cake

Austalian baking queen Donna Hay's super-easy recipe.

 

Caramilk Mud Cake

Caramelly chocolate makes a special cake for caramel fans.

 

Fig & Chocolate Torte

This rich torte can be topped with any seasonal fruit and ground nuts instead of flour.

 

Caramelised banana and ginger upside-down cake

The goodness of fair-trade bananas with an indulgent coconut sugar caramel and the warm spice of ginger.

 

Pear and ginger cake

A comforting classic.

 

Date, Chocolate & Almond Torte with Orange Caramel

Light and full of flavour.