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Family bakes for family celebrations. Easy to bake and using simple cupboard ingredients.

Easy Lemon & Almond Easter Cake

March 11, 2026 by Helen 12 Comments

2 tier lemon almond easter cake filled with lemon curd and fresh cream, topped with a lemon yellow icing and 2 easter chicks on a white cake stand.

This easy Easter cake is a light lemon and almond sponge with a simple “looks impressive, tastes even better” finish. It’s a two-tier cake (two sponges stacked) with a generous layer of cream and lemon curd in ...

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Easy Cherry Scones

January 30, 2023 by Helen 18 Comments

a pile of scones with cherries inside and a blob of cherry jam

A brilliant recipe for when you fancy something sweet to eat or baking with almost immediate results. These easy Cherry Scones are very similar to my recipe for Classic Jam and Cream Scones but with the added texture and taste of cherries ...

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Easy Jam and Cream Swiss Roll

October 18, 2022 by Helen 2 Comments

Title picture for jam and cream swiss roll

There's no denying that a Swiss Roll is one of the quickest and most dramatic cake recipes available. In less than 30 minutes you can have a baked cake - just waiting for it to cool down to become a real showstopper. You don't have to go ...

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Family Carrot Loaf Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

October 25, 2020 by Helen Leave a Comment

Carrot Loaf Cake with cream cheese frosting and mini marzipan carrots

I've realised that I have more than 50 Loaf Cake recipes that I have not shared on here. Loaf Cakes are our go-to when we want a cake that all the family can dig into whether its with a brew at the end of the day or a lazy snack for the ...

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Peach and Marzipan Summer Crumble

June 17, 2020 by Helen 11 Comments

Peach Almond Crumble

Peaches are perfectly in season right now, which means its time for one of my favourite peach desserts. Everyone loves a crumble and this Peach and Almond Crumble is the perfect taste of Summer. Depending on how much almond taste you like, ...

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10 Tips for How to Make an Easy Drip Cake

September 3, 2019 by Helen Leave a Comment

Perfect Pink Drip Cake

I've made quite a few Chocolate Drip Cakes now but have to admit I didn't find them that easy at the start. I don't give up without a fight (and a bit of language) though so thought I would share the tips I've learnt to make a simple rustic ...

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Vegan Carrot Cake

October 12, 2018 by Helen 5 Comments

Vegan Carrot Cake

I admit I've not done much vegan baking in my time - I remember eons ago making a vegan birthday cake for an order but don't actually remember anything about the recipe. I have definitely done my research for this Vegan Carrot Cake though. ...

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Toasted Coconut & Passion Fruit Roulade

September 20, 2018 by Helen 12 Comments

Toasted Coconut & Passion Fruit Roulade

In the 10 years since I started blogging, I've had the joy of sharing a few roulade recipes. Its definitely a favourite type of bake for me and somehow they tend to turn out well. I've shared a Toffee & Pecan Roulade and a Gingerbread ...

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Coffee & White Chocolate Marble Traybake

September 6, 2018 by Helen 16 Comments

Coffee & White Chocolate Marble Traybake

Well, week 1 of #GBBOBakeoftheWeek went quickly didn't it? Great to see so many bloggers baking along with us in biscuit week. More about that later though - for now its all about my favourite week, Cake Week! I had actually already baked a ...

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Jamaican Ginger Cake

August 1, 2018 by Helen 23 Comments

Jamaican Ginger Loaf Cake

One of our firm favourite bakes in this house (in fact, I'm making my 2nd of the week later on today) Jamaican Ginger Cake. Yes, we do still eat the factory made variety (They last about 10 minutes in this house!) but nothing beats ...

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Hi, I'm Helen. Mother of 3, Wife of 1. Tired since 2002. To be found in the kitchen or poolside.
I'm here to help you find easy, tasty family recipes and gorgeous bakes for busy households.

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