Cake Recipes

Simple chocolate cake, vegan, gluten-free, topped with sweets, filled with treats, mug cake - we have a recipe for all. Chocolate krispie cakes and rocky road are perfect recipes when baking with kids; be prepared for lots of messy fingers and chocolatey smiles. 
 
Black forest gateau, chocolate roulade, <a href="/recipes/chocolate-simnel-cake">chocolate Simnel cake</a> or yule log, our recipes are guaranteed to make any celebration taste extra special.

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Chocolate cake might be one of the world’s most fond indulgences, and with so many different varieties available, there is one for every mood.

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Our chocolate rice crispy cakes are a fun, easy and delicious bake, ideal for getting the whole family stuck in.
<h3>How to make sure your rice crispy cakes stick together</h3>
If your chocolate rice crispy cakes aren’t sticking together, you may be using too much chocolate in your mixture, or not allowing them enough time to cool. Try using a little less chocolate and see if this helps, as well as leaving them in the fridge to completely cool.
<h3>How to make firm rice crispy cakes</h3>
If your chocolate rice crispy cakes are turning soft and chewy, this may be due to incorrect storage. If they're exposed to air, they can lose their crispiness and turn chewy. You should keep them in an airtight container.
<h3>Reasons to make our rice crispy cakes:</h3>
⭐Oven-free recipe
⭐Perfect for smaller kids who’d like to get involved
⭐Uses just five ingredients

Rice Crispy Cakes Recipe

Just imagine the delight on your guests face when you take your first slice into this delicious chocolate cake, bursting with smarties - or whatever you fancy stuffing inside! Reece's pieces? M&amp;M's? Skittles? You can make this Chocolate Surprise Cake exactly how you like it!

Chocolate Surprise Cake

One taste of this decadent chocolate cake and you're sure to have found a firm favourite. Dark and rich in appearance, and even richer in taste with the delicious caramel undertones that using Billington's sugar brings to chocolate bakes. Made in 8 simple steps, this easy chocolate cake is a classic recipe to enjoy with all the family - after all, who doesn't love a generous helping of chocolate cake?
Make it mini? - To make smaller versions follow these instructions.
- Bake the cake in a 30x20cm tin for 45-50 minutes at 160°C fan. 
- Use a 8cm round cutter to stamp out the cakes (this will make 6-8 mini cakes in total) 
- Cut each mini cake horizontally to make two layers, then sandwich together with the buttercream and decorate with grated chocolate and a fresh raspberry
TIP: use the leftover cake crumbs to make cake pops/cake truffles.

Classic Chocolate Cake

Our simple Chocolate and Raspberry Cake recipe should be a staple for most experienced bakers. This one is ready to eat within an hour and is full of fresh raspberries.

Chocolate & Raspberry Cake

A rich and scrummy moist totally vegan chocolate sponge made with oil instead of butter. This vegan treat is so light and chocolatey. Sandwich together using this luscious chocolate ganache and then dollop the top with the rest.

Vegan Chocolate Cake

The base of the cake is a simple chocolate sponge cake which we've decorated with Smarties. Smarties are really easy to stick onto the cake because we've included a little golden syrup into the icing mixture. The smarties stick really well and don't bleed on the icing. Don't worry if you haven't got any Smarties, you can always use M&amp;Ms or Skittles, just use your imagination. Lining up the Smarites in a uniform way across the cake makes for a lovely rainbow effect.

Chocolate Smarties Cake

If you are looking to elevate your everyday chocolate cake recipe, this indulgent chocolate birthday cake is the recipe for you.
Billington's Unrefined Light Muscovado Sugar gives this birthday cake a rich, decadent flavour that will really give it the wow factor.&nbsp;Soft moist sponge and creamy buttercream is topped with a silky smooth ganache for the last word in celebration cakes.&nbsp;

Chocolate Birthday Cake

This wonderful recipe is from Macmillan's Little book of Treats. Delicious and gluten free, this is chocolate cake at its best!

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

This delicious chocolate chequered cake is very impressive and a lot easier to do than it looks! Impress your family and&nbsp;friends at a celebration or birthday party.

Chocolate chequered cake 

Indulge in a slice of cake inspired by Roald Dahl’s book; Matilda. This&nbsp;rich and sumptuous chocolate cake recipe is made with three layers of sponge and a creamy chocolate icing.&nbsp;

Bruce Bogtrotter's Chocolate Cake

This chocolate and banana&nbsp;treat is a delicious twist on a traditional tea loaf. 
 
If you enjoyed this recipe, try out our <a data-item-id="c6369692-36e7-5b33-9287-7d0b1d03744a" href="">banana cheesecake</a>.

Chocolate & Banana Tea Loaf

Your friends and family are guaranteed to go nuts for this amazing showstopper cake. Soft chocolate sponge cake sandwiched with a Proper Nutty peanut butter&nbsp;frosting&nbsp;and caramel sauce. The piece de resistance of this cake is the tower of snickers and caramel popcorn that tops the cake. This is a great cake for any special occasion from Father's Day to birthdays.

Peanut Butter Caramel Chocolate Cake

Beetroot gives a lovely moist texture and a hint of earthiness to this rich, indulgent cake Beetroot Chocolate Cake. Top with a rich ganache to finish and serve with cream.

Chocolate Beetroot Cake

This chocolate coated cake hides layers of delightful frosting and chocolate sponge. It's a naughty but nice indulgence!

Devils Food Cake

This chocolate orange cake is made in a crown shape which makes it a really fun table centre. It features a whole orange which really brings the orange flavour to life. Eric Lanlard showed how to bake this cake on Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.&nbsp;

Chocolate Orange Crown Cake

This no bake chocolate cake recipe is one that children will enjoy making and eating (Adults are also likely to enjoy it too)!

No Bake Chocolate Cake

This chocolatey, nutty roulade has&nbsp;wonderfully light sponge and filled with a rich creamy hazelnut filling, chopped nuts and a thick cream layer. &nbsp;An ideal way to complete a family dinner, or the basics to creating a yummy Yule Log. Best served with a a drizzle of cream. It also works great as an alternative Christmas dessert.

Chocolate & Hazelnut Roulade

This chocolate cherry cake recipe is a recipe by Jason Atherton.&nbsp; It's so delicious and very easy to make.&nbsp; Perfect to bake as a gift for someone or just for you!

Chocolate Cherry Cake

This Squirrel Pinata Cake is a triple layer chocolate cake covered in chocolate butter icing filled with Ferrero Rocher chocolates. This is real showstopper to wow your family and friends.

Squirrel piñata cake

A fantastic after dinner show stopper, this baked alaska recipe was featured on the second series of Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard on Channel 4.

Chocolate Cakes

Is there anything greater than a slab of chocolate cake?

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