Quick and easy baking ideas
Easy chocolate brownies
A classic, gooey chocolate brownie recipe ready in forty five minutes that can be ramped up with added ingredients. We’ve included three suggestions of additional ingredients for more opportunities (excuses) to bake this wonder.
Triple chocolate chip cookies
You can’t beat the smell of freshly baked cookies wafting through your kitchen – these luxurious ones combine dark, milk and white chocolate.
Fairy cakes
For an easy spot of afternoon baking, you can’t go wrong with light and spongy fairy cakes. Jazz them up with extra decorations of your choice, if you like.
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Chocolate drip cake
Take your love of chocolate cake one step further with this impressive chocolate drip cake, where chocolate sponge is slathered in chocolate buttercream and topped with a layer of glossy ganache.
Biscoff cupcakes
A batch of these malty, biscuity cupcakes are easy to whip up – they require less than an hour of hands-on time. Check out more Biscoff recipes for you to try.
Salted caramel and pear blondies
Check out these moreish blondies with salted caramel and pears. Whip these up in under an hour for an easy treat to serve friends or family.
Salted maple brownies
How do you make brownies even better? Add sea salt and maple of course! This recipe is really easy to make but looks impressive and delivers big flavours. Our top brownie recipes are here.
Classic banana bread
Okay, so this perhaps takes a tiny bit longer than an hour, but it’s super simple and requires just six ingredients. A real classic, and perfect for a teatime treat or breakfast snack.
For more baking ideas and recipe inspiration, try our banana recipes.
Sugar cookies
Taking just 30 minutes to make, check out these charming vanilla-flavoured biscuits topped with a light frosting.
Classic marble cake
A cake that requires very little effort, the trick here is not to over-swirl the mixture as you want a clear definition between flavours. Of course this cake can be made with different flavours and colours, but we stand by the classic pairing of chocolate and vanilla.
Vanilla cupcakes
Bake these sweet and fluffy vanilla cupcakes for a celebration or simply as a treat with your afternoon cuppa.
Chocolate chip banana bread
Take banana bread to the next level by topping with an indulgent chocolate sauce and caramelised bananas. Even better when served with a morning brew.
Chocolate mug cake
This nifty microwave mug cake recipe is the perfect bake for impatient chocolate lovers, ready in just five minutes.
Cardamom buns
Check out this cheat’s version of classic spiced buns. Bread mixes make a genius shortcut – just add butter and spices for the ultimate swirl bun.aa
Fudge
Silky, creamy fudge is offset by a smattering of chunky sea salt flakes in this speedy recipe.
White chocolate, tahini and pretzel cookies
Tahini gives a lovely sweet/salty kick to these crisp, grown-up cookies, while pretzels add extra crunch.
Rock cakes
A rustic version of scones, have a go at baking these easy-to-make rock cakes for a sweet treat to enjoy at the weekend.
Classic Swiss roll
Enjoy a light and airy sponge, coated in crunchy sugar and bursting with fruity jam for a vintage teatime treat.
Classic millionaire’s shortbread
This is the perfect trio of buttery shortbread, gooey caramel and thick, sweet chocolate. Ideal for enjoying with an afternoon cup of tea, keep you biscuit tin filled to the brim with these moreish beauties.
Classic millionaire’s shortbread
This is the perfect trio of buttery shortbread, gooey caramel and thick, sweet chocolate. Ideal for enjoying with an afternoon cup of tea, keep you biscuit tin filled to the brim with these moreish beauties.
Almond cake
An easy bake recipe to have up your sleeve, this cake pairs beautifully with fresh berries and cream and, of course, a hot cuppa. No ground almonds? Not too worry, grinding the same amount of blanched whole or flaked almonds will do the trick.
Quick and easy chocolate fudge cake
Need to bake a last-minute birthday cake? Our chocolate fudge cake recipe is super quick and easy to make so it is perfect for a simple yet decadent cake for a special occasion. You don’t need to use a chocolate with a high % for this, just standard dark chocolate is fine.
Biscoff cookies
Chewy, golden cookies with crunchy biscuit crumbs and a melting Biscoff middle. These mouth-watering cookies will disappear in a flash.
