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Summer berry shortbread cake recipe

Aug 18, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Martha Kearney |Annie Rigg

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 6. Lightly butter and line a 23cm/9in square cake tin with baking paper. For the biscuit base, put the flour, butter and salt in a food processor and pulse to a fine crumb. Add the coconut and sugar and pulse again. Beat the egg yolk with the vanilla and 1–2 tablespoons cold water and add to the food processor with the motor running, to make a soft dough.
Marble cake recipe

Aug 9, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Emily Angle |Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Rachel Allen

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line a 900g/2lb loaf tin or 20cm/8in round tin. Cream the butter and sugar with an electric whisk in a large mixing bowl until very pale and fluffy. Add the beaten egg, a little at a time, whisking well after each addition. Then whisk in the vanilla extract. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl, then fold it gently into the butter and egg mixture. Divide the cake batter into two equal portions (about 350g each).
Pear upside-down cake recipe

Mar 8, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Pippa Middlehurst |Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Andi Oliver

Cut out a circle of baking paper that is roughly 2cm/¾in larger than the base of a 20cm/8in springform or loose-based round cake tin. Grease the sides of the tin and place the paper circle in the base, pressing up the sides slightly. This will help hold the caramel. For the pears, make a caramel by melting the sugar in small, deep saucepan over a low heat until golden brown, stirring only once most of the sugar has melted. (CAUTION: boiling sugar is extremely hot. Handle very carefully.
Tres leches cake recipe

Mar 8, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Karla Zazueta |Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Becca Spry

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Oil a 20 x 30cm/8 x 12in glass baking dish or tin with the rapeseed oil. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside. Separate the eggs into two bowls: yolks in one and whites in the other. Add three quarters of the caster sugar to the egg yolks and mix using an electric hand whisk until the mixture turns pale. Add the vanilla and milk and mix gently.
Chocolate hazelnut cake recipe

Mar 8, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Nikki Lilly |Rick Stein

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Put the hazelnuts on a baking tray and roast them in the centre of the oven for 10 minutes, giving the pan a shake halfway through, until they are golden brown. Watch them carefully so that they don’t burn. Remove and leave them to cool for a few minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C/350F/Gas 4.Butter a 23cm/9in springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
Clementine cake recipe

Mar 8, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Mary Berry |Best cake recipes |Martha Kearney

To make the crystallised clementines, peel the clementines with a peeler, keeping the peel in a large piece. Roll up the peel and thinly slice to make long, very thin strips. Put the marmalade into a small pan, add 2 tablespoons of water and the peel and gently simmer for 5 minutes, stirring until the peel is sticky. Sprinkle the granulated sugar onto a plate. Add the peel and gently stir to coat in the sugar. Spoon onto a piece of baking paper and leave to dry for a few hours.
Dorset apple cake recipe

Mar 8, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Ravneet Gill |Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Simon Rimmer

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Grease and line a 20cm/8in cake tin with baking paper. Beat the butter, caster sugar, light brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and vanilla extract together in a stand mixer with paddle attachment, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Carrot and sultana cake with creamy orange frosting recipe

Mar 8, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Best cake recipes |Mary Berry |Jo Pratt

less than 30 mins30 mins to 1 hourA luxurious tasting carrot cake packed with sultanas and pecans. One piece is never enough. less than 30 mins30 mins to 1 hourPreheat the oven to 180C/160C (fan)/Gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm/8in square loose-bottomed cake tin. Place the flour, sultanas, pecans, orange zest, cinnamon, grated nutmeg, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a large bowl and mix until well combined. Beat the eggs until smooth.