Looking for a cake recipe to celebrate a special occasion or just a sweet after-dinner treat? Try one of these recipes.

There are few names in the baking world more synonymous with classic, foolproof recipes than Mary Berry. Her boiled fruit ...

Seven-day fruit cake Ingredients: For the fruit: 2 cups each dried apricots, cranberries, cherries, pineapple, golden and dark raisins, or other dried chopped fruit to equal 12 cups ½ cup candied ...

Preheat the oven to 150°C. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, gently heat the sugar, butter, water, and dates until melted. Bring the raisins, currants, and sultanas to a boil. Simmer for 7 minutes ...

Then add spices, bicarbonate of soda, self-raising flour and orange zest and continue to blend. Gently fold the walnuts and dried fruit and pour into a lined loaf tin before baking at 170C for 35 ...

The cake will be done when a skewer comes out clean and it has shrunk away from the sides slightly. You can also check the internal temperature – is should be at least 98C in the centre.

Serves – makes one 20cm round or 18cm square cake Prep time – 40 minutes Cooking time – 5 hours Ingredients: 200 g treacle sugar (sticky brown sugar) 125 g butter 1 cup water 75 g stoned ...

Method This cake needs a hot oven to bake evenly so first, preheat the oven to 160C. Now prepare your cake tin - a standard-sized loaf tin will do. Lightly grease it with butter then cut some ...

Method 1. Place fruit, liqueur, water, sugar and butter into a large saucepan. Bring slowly to the boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat, simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.

Lifestyle Food & Drink Food Quirky twist on classic fruit cake recipe is ‘delicious’ - and ready in less than 60 minutes Chef Ian Haste, who has a huge following on his cooking YouTube channel ...