Is it the warm crunch of a freshly baked <a href="/recipes/pecan-pie">American Pecan Pie</a>, or the melt in your mouth moment biting into a beautiful Indian inspired <a href="/recipes/victoria-ras-malai">Ras Malai</a>? Bring the taste of a new culture to your kitchen, or master the classic recipes of from your own, there's so many taste's, colours, and textures to discover. So, where do you want your next bake to take you?

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Victoria sponge cake with bowl of pistachios

Our selection of delicious bakes from around the world, from an Indian inspired Ras Malai, to a freshly baked American pecan pie.

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Cake Recipes

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Cupcakes & Muffins

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Desserts

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Stack of American pancakes drizzled with maple syrup and topped with fresh berries

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Pop tarts decorated with biscoff, chocolate and pink icing with sprinkles. 

Air Fryer Pop Tarts

Individual Eton Mess

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These super-simple, easy American-style pancakes are light, fluffy and perfect for an indulgent breakfast. Whip up our American pancake recipe in only 10 minutes, stack them and serve with syrup, bacon or fresh fruits.
<h3>What's the main difference between British and American pancakes?</h3>
The&nbsp;difference between British and American pancakes is that American-style pancakes use a raising agent - typically baking powder, whipped egg white, or both to make them thick and fluffy. We've used both in our recipe below.
<h3>How to get fluffy American pancakes:</h3>
We recommend doing the following to get super-fluffy pancakes:
- Allow your batter to rest before frying.
- Separate the egg yolk from the white initially. Beat your egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then combine the egg yolks with the rest of your ingredients - gently fold in the whipped egg whites last.
- Don't over-mix your batter, as you'll knock the bubbles out which causes the pancakes to rise. &nbsp;
<h2>Substitutions and Variations&nbsp;</h2>
Do you want to try an alternative to our American pancake recipe? Check out our <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/basic-pancakes">Easy Pancake Recipe</a> that is just as delicious as it is easy!

American Pancakes Recipe

Our friend Antony Amourdoux has created a delicious twist on a classic Indian recipe. Ras Malai&nbsp;is the ultimate Diwali treat and boasts a consistency similar to cheesecake, but without the crust. Antony has created a wonderfully flavoured Victoria sponge with cardamom and vanilla. He's then topped it with a complementing rasberry chantilly cream.&nbsp;&nbsp;
When making the Ras Malai, it needs to chill in the fridge for 5-6 hours, or better yet, overnight. So make sure you plan the time ahead to make this recipe.

Victoria Ras Malai

These Welsh honey cakes, also known as Tiessennau Mel in Welsh, are quick and easy to make and delicious topped with pistachios and dried raspberries.

Welsh Honey Cakes

A fantastic taste of the Caribbean. These Jamaican Beef Patties are a really good alternative to Cornish Pasties and they pack in the flavour. Serve your patties with traditional Caribbean Hardo Bread or simply have as a snack on their own. The wholemeal flour adds a light nutty taste to compliment the meaty filling and if you can handle the heat you can add some Scotch Bonnet peppers to the beef filling.

Jamaican Beef Patties

Antony Amourdoux has created this recipe for us. It's a twist on the timeless classic 'Jammy Dodger'. Flavoured with chilli jam, these baked biscuits are the perfect treat to enjoy any time of year. Why not bake them for Diwali?&nbsp; If you store these in an airtight container, they'll last 4-5 days.&nbsp; If you love this recipe, why not try&nbsp;Antony’s&nbsp;<a data-item-id="2465b88e-9448-5322-a608-812aeece50a9" href="">Victoria Ras Malai</a>.

Curry Leaf and Cumin Dodgers

Potato Apple Bread is a speciality of Armagh in Northern Ireland, which is famous for growing apples. Serve with cream and lemon curd for a delicious dessert.

Potato Apple Bread

Smörgåstårta is a popular dish in Sweden, Estonia, Finland and Iceland. It's a savoury cake served cold. It's similar to a sandwich cake in style, but instead the sponge is replaced with bread, and the layers vary with flavours fillings such as meats, fish or cheeses.

Smörgåstårta Sandwich Cake

Ideal for St David's day celebrations, the delicious simple cakes were traditionally cooked on a griddle but a heavy based frying pan will do just the job as well.

Traditional Welsh Cakes

This Shokupan Bread recipe is the perfect white bread to bake if you're looking for really soft fluffy loaf. The traditional Japanese Yudane method ensures moisture is trapped inside the loaf, giving you a super soft bread you can enjoy with a slither of butter or as a sandwich.&nbsp;
<h3>How is shokupan different to milk bread?</h3>
Shokupan, also known as Japanese milk bread, is a type of <a href="https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/milk-loaf">milk bread</a> made using the traditional Yudane method. This patented technique mixes involves mixing boiling water with flour and letting it rest overnight, to create a super-hydrated dough and delicately soft bread.
<h3>Is shokupan similar to brioche?</h3>
Shokupan is similar to brioche. Both are light, delicate and soft breads, made with butter kneaded through to give a sweet flavour.
<h3>Can I toast shokupan?</h3>
Shokupan is delicious when toasted. We'd recommend cutting a thick slice and topping it with butter or your favourite jam. You can also slice your shokupan bread to use as a sandwich.

Shokupan Bread

Any waffle lover will be sure to come back to this deliciously simple Pandan waffle recipe time and time again. With a sweet touch of Vietnamese flavour from the pandan paste, expect fluffy coconutty waffles, with a crispy outer texture - and to top that off, their vibrant green colour makes these waffles look even more unique than they taste. Simply enjoy plain, or with a dollop of yoghurt and fresh sliced berries - breakfast never looked so good.

Pandan Waffles

This recipe can take a little time to make, but is well worth the effort. If you like you can even prepare these in advance and freeze before baking, ready to pop in the oven when you have visitors.

Apple Danish

The Aztec Chocolate Avocado Mousse is&nbsp;simple and quick vegetarian pudding to make but success depends on&nbsp;using very ripe, creamy, non-fibrous avocados. Good Hass avocados are probably best. You need a&nbsp;jar of stem ginger in syrup and you could use some of the syrup in the mousse instead of honey. This delicious recipe was created by the Hairy Bikers and features in The Hairy Dieters Go Veggie.

Aztec Chocolate Avocado Mousse

This Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake is a unique looking, and tasting bundt style cake from Vietnam. If the golden crust dusted lightly in icing sugar isn't enough to get your mouth watering, simply cut out a slice of this Vietnam inspired cake to reveal a striking green centre - thanks to the natural colouring from the pandan paste.&nbsp;
What is pandan paste? 
Pandan paste is&nbsp;simply derived from processing pandan leaves, providing a concentrated paste which packs flavour and a rich green colouring, perfect for adding to this honeycomb cake.

Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake

These soft and fluffy matcha cupcakes have a delicate, earthy flavour with a hint of fresh lemon. They are topped with velvety smooth white chocolate buttercream, dusted with matcha and decorated with edible rose petals for a simple yet elegant finish.&nbsp;

Matcha and white chocolate cupcakes

These deep-fried Vietnamese doughnuts are a sweet yet savoury mouthful you never knew you needed to taste until now. Fluffy thanks to Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour, yet golden and crispy on the outside. After proving and rolling into balls, the Bánh Tiêu are coated in a layer of sesame seeds giving this delicious street food bake a fragrant, sweet flavour. Bring the taste of the hustle and bustle of a Vietnamese market to your kitchen with these delicious Bánh Tiêu.&nbsp;

Bánh Tiêu

Celebrate Chinese New Year with some delicious Nian Gao, a Chinese sticky rice cake. It is one of the most popular desserts eaten during this festive season made with sticky, glutinous rice flour and brown sugar.

Nian Gao

Brighten up breakfast time or beautify your brunch platter with this delicious danish pastry recipe then sit back and enjoy with a cup of tea.

Danish Pastries

Fancy trying a new flavour combination? Give our wasabi chocolate chip cookies a try. The wasabi peas add a delicious savoury note that contrasts with the sweetness of the cookie, as well as adding a nice bit of crunch.