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22 main recipes
Pandan chiffon cake
An airy pandan cake with a light crumb, baked in a tube pan. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Japanese castella
A honey sponge with an elastic, fine crumb. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Egyptian Basbousa
Fat-coated semolina makes a dense, tender cake that absorbs a separate syrup. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Tres leches cake
An airy sponge absorbs three milks beneath whipped cream. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Lamingtons
Light sponge squares receive chocolate icing and a coconut coating. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Chocolate cake
A small cocoa cake with a dark chocolate ganache topping. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Carrot cake
A single-layer carrot cake with nuts and cream cheese icing. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Angel food cake
A light cake raised entirely by whipped egg whites. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Banana, pineapple and pecan cake
Also called hummingbird cake: a fruit-rich layer cake with cream cheese icing. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Flourless chocolate cake
A dense chocolate cake whose structure comes from eggs and cocoa. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Pineapple upside-down cake
A soft cake baked over pineapple and brown sugar, then turned out to reveal the fruit. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Cinnamon crumb cake
A sour-cream cake with a thick cinnamon crumble topping. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Olive oil cake
A tender olive-oil cake with a light lemon fragrance. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Coconut cake
A tender coconut cake made with egg whites and coconut milk. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Strawberry cake
A strawberry layer cake flavoured with concentrated fruit purée. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Red velvet cake
A soft buttermilk layer cake with a mild cocoa flavour. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Spice cake
An apple-moistened cake flavoured with a blend of warm spices. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Chocolate zucchini cake
A moist cocoa cake with grated zucchini folded into the batter. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Pumpkin cake
A pumpkin sheet cake with a soft spiced crumb. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Chocolate cheesecake cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes with baked cheesecake centres. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Coconut and pecan cream cake
A tender coconut and pecan cake made by mixing butter into the dry ingredients. Ingredients, clear steps and troubleshooting.
Ingredients & method →Savarin with chocolate custard
A yeast-raised ring cake soaked in vanilla syrup and served with warm chocolate custard. The syrup keeps the crumb moist; the dough itself is only…
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