Beginner skill level

For dessert obsessed bakers of levels, these super easy beginner recipes don’t need any special ingredients, tools or techniques. Perfect for starting your baking journey.

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Carrot Tray Bake Cake

Sweet, moist and flavourful, this is the best carrot tray bake cake! Packed full of fresh carrots, juicy sultanas and a touch of cinnamon, its a quick and easy single-layer bake. And topped with a no-fail cream cheese frosting, it’s a great dessert for picnic lunches or afternoon tea treats.

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Easter Egg Cheesecake

Just when you thought Easter chocolate couldn’t get any better, along comes Easter egg cheesecake. With a biscuit base and a creamy chocolate cheesecake stuffed inside half a chocolate Easter egg and topped with Mini Eggs and more chocolate, it’s perfect for serving after Easter dinner.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Delicious and decadent, this is the best cream cheese frosting you will ever make and it’s super easy to make! An absolute classic that goes perfectly with everything from cakes and cupcakes, to cookies and bakes, or whizz up a batch in five minutes and jump in with a spoon!

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Caramel Popcorn Cheesecake Slice

This caramel popcorn cheesecake slice is so quick and easy to make; best of all it’s no bake. Made with a buttery Digestive biscuit base, a creamy caramel cheesecake filling, all topped off with fluffy popcorn and drizzled with caramel. Totally yum!

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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Smooth and creamy, this chocolate buttercream frosting is so light and fluffy. Super easy to make, it’s perfect for icing cakes, piping onto cupcakes and spreading over sheet cakes.

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Christmas Tree Brownies

Perfect for festive baking fun, these adorable Christmas Tree brownies are fudgy, chocolately, so easy to make and ideal for little ones to decorate. Add a candy cane trunk, ribbons of icing and lots of sprinkles for a great Christmas party or movie night treat!

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Chocolate Orange Cookies

Big, thick and perfectly fudgy New York style chocolate orange cookies, are the cookie that you didn’t know you needed, until now! Utterly indulgent, these no chill cookies are stuffed with chunks of chocolate orange and can be ready to eat in under 30 minutes!

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Easy Homemade Mincemeat

This easy homemade mincemeat recipe is super quick to make and perfect for festive baking, especially mince pies. Full of juicy currants, raisins, sultanas, cranberries, with a touch of warming Christmas spices and rich brandy, you’ll be making it every Christmas.

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Custard Cream Blondies

Indulge yourself with these Custard Cream blondies! Super easy to make, topped with everyone’s favourite biscuit and packed with white chocolate chunks, they have a beautiful vanilla butterscotch flavour. And with that perfect brownie centre, these are the best ever blondies you’ll ever taste.

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Christmas Tree Meringues

Add a touch of festive magic to your holiday dessert table with these super cute and simple, melt in your mouth Christmas Tree Meringues. This no-fail recipe gives you cripsy on the outside and marshmallow in the middle. Perfect for festive treats and homemade gifts.

Vanilla sheet cake cut into square slices

Vanilla Tray Bake Cake

Hands up if you’re a vanilla fan? Then this vanilla tray bake cake is just for you. The soft, fluffy and buttery vanilla sheet cake is so easy to make and perfect for a crowd. Covered in whipped vanilla buttercream, it’s perfect for birthday celebrations, an easy dessert or any occasion!

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Rolo Brownies

Looking for the perfect fudgy brownie, then you’ve got the right recipe! These Rolo brownies are gooey and delicious, and packed full of melted Rolos for a super rich and chocolate dessert! With ripples of caramel and chocolate chunks, serve these warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the top.

Easy Salted Caramel Sauce

Looking for the best recipe to make a silky smooth, easy salted caramel sauce – then you’ve found it! Quick to make and with just 3 pantry ingredients, it’s perfect to add to your cakes and bakes, topping desserts or pouring over ice cream. Trust me you won’t buy ready-made caramel sauce again!

Oreo sheet cake on a marble pastry board cut into square pieces

Oreo Tray Bake Cake

Here’s one for the cookies and cream lovers! This moist and fluffy Oreo tray bake cake with a creamy, crushed Oreo buttercream frosting is utterly delicious and super easy to make. With chunks of Oreo cookies in the cake, it makes the perfect sheet cake for birthdays and celebrations, all year round.

Easy Homemade Cake Release

Easy Homemade Cake Release

Never buy expensive cake sprays again with this super simple, three ingredient homemade cake release! This amazing mixture takes seconds to make, lasts for months, and gets cakes out of pans cleanly and easily every single time. Whip up a quick batch and you’ll never leave cake in the pan again – it’s a little kitchen miracle!

Biscoff Bundt cake drizzled with a biscoff glaze

Biscoff Bundt Cake

This is the best Biscoff Bundt cake recipe out there! It’s a moist and light cake, made with speculoos cookie crumbs swirled through the batter, and it’s so quick and easy to make too. Drizzled with an easy Biscoff cookie spread glaze, it’s perfect for any occasion, all year round. Your guests won’t be disappointed.

Triple Chocolate Banana Bread

Triple chocolate banana bread is a deliciously easy twist on a classic banana bread. Incredibly moist, full of bananas and packed full of chocolate chunks, you’ll be going back for a second slice!

No Bake Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

This no-bake Chocolate Orange cheesecake is the BEST cheesecake you’ll ever make! With a chocolate cream cookie crust and a rich chocolate orange filling, it’s absolutely irresistible! You’ll be making it again and again. Quick to make and using just a few ingredients it is the perfect easy dessert.

Chocolate Tray Bake Cake

Calling all the chocolate lovers! This chocolate tray bake cake is super moist, crazy delicious and so easy to make with everyday store cupboard ingredients. It makes the best chocolate cake for birthdays, BBQs or any occasion, and is covered in a super creamy and smooth three-ingredient buttercream frosting.

Raspberry Victoria Sponge

You are going to absolutely love this classic bake – the raspberry Victoria sponge! Layers of golden fluffy cake, fruity raspberry jam, vanilla whipped cream and fresh raspberries. Perfect with a cup of tea!

Party Ring Blondies

Party Ring Blondies

You’re going love these easy Party Ring blondies, packed full of white chocolate chunks and mini marshmallows and topped with a classic favourite – iced ring biscuits. A fun traybake recipe for all the family!

Raspberry White Chocolate Scones

Raspberry White Chocolate Scones

Light, fluffy and bursting with flavour, these raspberry white chocolate scones are studded with sweet raspberries and white chocolate chunks. Perfect for an afternoon tea party served with raspberry jam and plenty of whipped cream.

Mince Pie Ice Cream

Easy Mince Pie Ice Cream

Why not turn your leftover Christmas treats, into this easy mince pie ice cream is packed full of chunks of pastry, mincemeat and a little festive spice. Made without an ice cream machine, this amazingly smooth ice cream is so addictive, you’ll want to eat it all year round.

Mint Choc Chip Ice Cream

Mint choc chip ice cream – No churn

The days of longing for an ice cream machine are over with this silky smooth and utterly simple no-churn mint choc chip ice cream. The best flavour ever!

Halloween Gingerbread Men

Halloween Gingerbread Men

How could you not resist these adorable Halloween Gingerbread Men for the spookiest night of the year! With a quick and easy spicy gingerbread cookie dough and icing, these guys are perfect for little trick or treaters. With an updated recipe and some handy hints, it’s time to get creepy and kooky…

Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream – No Churn

Are you a marshmallow fan, caramel lover or is chocolate your thing? This easy no-churn chocolate marshmallow ice cream with ripples of caramel is a huge hit with adults and kids. Perfect for the ultimate sundae! #easydessert #icecream #nochurnicecream #chocolateicecream #benandjerrys #marshmallowfluff #crumbscorkscrews

Gin Lemon Curd

Easy Lemon Curd with Gin

Simply the most delicious and easy, sweet and tangy gin lemon curd with a little gin kick! This grown-up version is the perfect addition to your bakes, desserts or just straight from the jar. Get all the tips to make this zesty delight.

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All Bran Fruit Loaf

This All Bran Fruit Loaf is a fantastic mid-morning boost that will keep you going all the way to lunchtime. And not only is it super-tasty, it’s super easy to make in just one-bowl. Say goodbye to your hunger pangs and hello to the easiest loaf cake ever!

Brioche French Toast

Brioche french toast with berries

Looking for a delicious and quick start to your day? How does easy, light and fluffy brioche french toast with berries sound? This classic breakfast recipe makes a decadent weekend brunch or special occasion treat and is ready in under 10 minutes.

Raspberry Baked Oats Muffins

Easy Raspberry Baked Oats Muffins

Simple, delicious and Slimming World friendly raspberry baked oats muffins are perfect for busy mornings. Make ahead and you’re breakfast ready all week.

Mint Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Perfectly pillows of chocolate cake, filled with a fresh mint buttercream, these delicious and no fuss, easy to make mint chocolate whoopie pies are perfect for grabbing and cake, when you need cake on the run.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These soft and chewy oatmeal raisin cookies are a firm favourite in our house. Perfectly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. they can they be whipped up in under 30 minutes, and they’re also vegan. Perfect with a glass of milk, or for an ice cream sandwich.

Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes

Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes

Delight your friends and family for Easter with these cute and delicious mini egg cupcakes. Soft white chocolate cake speckled with coloured candy drops, and topped with a fluffy white chocolate buttercream frosting and the best Easter candy ever… mini eggs

Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot Chocolate Cookies

Do you love someone enough to give them your last Rolo? Or will you keep these Rolo hot chocolate cookies all for yourself? Soft chewy cookies, with a gooey marshmallow and a melty chocolate caramel topping them off. The best hot chocolate you’ll ever have!

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

Super cute and super easy  mini pumpkin spice cupcakes, with a delicious cream cheese frosting to top. Make the perfect fall treat and holiday dessert!

Halloween Snack Mix

Ghoulish Halloween Snack Mix

Will you trick or treat with this sweet and salty Halloween Snack Mix? Fill your cauldron with salty popcorn with Oreo bites, mini marshmallows, crunchy caramel M&Ms and googly eyes and prepare for the little ghoulies and ghosties to come knocking!

DIY Pumpkin Spice Mix

DIY Pumpkin Spice Mix

The perfect blend DIY pumpkin spice mix to bring the flavour of Fall into your kitchen, taking you from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Use it in recipes for cakes, bakes, cupcakes, muffins and recreate that famous pumpkin spice latte.

No-Bake Unicorn Cheesecake

Spread a little sunshine, rainbows and sprinkles with easy, individual no bake unicorn cheesecake, perfect for unicorn celebrations for all ages

Raspberry Chocolate Cake Roll

Raspberry Chocolate Roll

Fluffy, light and delicious raspberry chocolate roll, filled with whipped cream and fresh berries, covered in ganache. The perfect cake to kick-start summer!

Easter Chocolate Bark

Easter Chocolate Bark

A simple and fun Easter chocolate bark packed full of candy, a perfect treat for all the family and the Easter Bunny. Just snap off a piece off and enjoy!