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Cakes and snacks

Whether you are looking for cakes for your family, lunchboxes or bake sales you should find a recipe here to try. 

My selection includes lemon drizzle cake, orange and ginger drizzle cake, almond slices, carrot cake muffins and Christmas cake.  You could try traybake such as cherry and almond traybake, date and oat slices, or apricot slices which are just the thing for packed lunches or bake sales.  

Take a look at some of my most viewed cake and snack recipes:

  • Honey flapjacks with fruit and nuts.
    Honey flapjacks with fruit and nuts (without golden syrup)
    Cook Time30 Minutes
  • Almond slices (frangipane slices)
    Almond slice recipe (frangipane cake slices)
    Cook Time2 Hours
  • Flapjack cut into portions.
    Banana flapjacks (no refined sugar and no butter)
    Cook Time45 Minutes

But if you don't feel like turning on the oven why not give one of these no bake recipes a go?

  • Chocolate tiffin
    Chocolate tiffin (no bake fridge cake)
    Cook Time2 Hours 50 Minutes
  • A stack of homemade granola bars.
    No bake granola bars
    Cook Time45 Minutes
  • Chocolate date and nut bars
    Chocolate date and nut bars (no bake)
    Cook Time1 Hours 20 Minutes
  • An open jar of homemade Christmas mincemeat.
    Recipes using mincemeat
  • Several vegetarian mince pies on a serving plate.
    Vegetarian mince pies (without suet)
    Cook Time1 Hours 50 Minutes
  • Overhead view of a group of frangipane mince pies on a wire rack.
    Frangipane mince pies
    Cook Time1 Hours
  • A stack of date and oat slices.
    Date and oat slices
    Cook Time1 Hours
  • Cherry and almond Bakewell tart
    Cherry Bakewell tart (frangipane)
    Cook Time1 Hours 55 Minutes
  • Several slices of almond cake topped with almonds.
    Recipes using ground almonds
  • Several squares of cherry and almond traybake cake and some cherries.
    Cherry and almond traybake
    Cook Time1 Hours 20 Minutes
  • Several iced Bakewell tarts.
    Mini iced Bakewell Tarts
    Cook Time1 Hours 5 Minutes
  • A group of lemon drizzle cupcakes.
    Lemon drizzle cupcakes with ground almonds
    Cook Time55 Minutes
  • Lemon drizzle cake
    Lemon drizzle cake
    Cook Time1 Hours 20 Minutes
  • An undecorated traditional English Christmas cake made with dried fruit.
    Traditional English Christmas cake
    Cook Time17 Hours 10 Minutes
  • A stack of mincemeat slices on a plate.
    Mincemeat slices
    Cook Time45 Minutes
  • Apricot and almond cake.
    Apricot and almond cake
    Cook Time50 Minutes
  • A chocolate mug cake with a spoon next to some pieces of chocolate.
    Molten chocolate mug cake
    Cook Time8 Minutes
  • Carrot cake traybake topped with mascarpone frosting and chopped nuts.
    Carrot cake traybake
    Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
  • Carrot cake muffins
    Carrot cake muffins
    Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
  • Apricot crumble slices
    Apricot slices
    Cook Time1 Hours 15 Minutes
  • A carrot cake Swiss roll on a plate.
    Carrot cake Swiss roll
    Cook Time1 Hours 40 Minutes
  • Tropical fruit energy snacks
    Tropical fruit energy snacks (no bake energy balls)
    Cook Time2 Hours 40 Minutes
  • Banana and prune energy bites
    Banana and prune energy bites (no bake energy snacks)
    Cook Time2 Hours 40 Minutes
  • Three homemade vanilla slices.
    Vanilla slices (custard slices) with homemade custard
    Cook Time5 Hours 10 Minutes
  • Cranberry and apple crumble bares
    Cranberry and apple crumble bars
    Cook Time1 Hours 15 Minutes
  • Double chocolate banana muffins
    Chocolate banana muffins
    Cook Time1 Hours
  • Orange and ginger drizzle cake
    Orange and ginger drizzle cake
    Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
  • Fruit crumble with crumble topping.
    Crumble topping (crumb topping) for desserts
    Cook Time10 Minutes
  • Rock cakes
    Rock cakes
    Cook Time40 Minutes
  • A pile of Eccles cakes including one cut in half.
    Eccles cakes
    Cook Time2 Hours 10 Minutes
  • Mini cinnamon rolls
    Mini cinnamon rolls
    Cook Time2 Hours 30 Minutes

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