Oct 14, 2022
We’ve all been there: you’re in a baking mood but soon realise you don’t have the skills or ingredients for that complicated cake recipe you found.
So what can you do to cure your cake cravings?
The best cake recipes are easy to follow and require everyday ingredients found in the average pantry. And just because a recipe might be simple, there’s no reason it can’t be exciting, too!
To help you on your quest for cake, we’ve shortlisted our favourite cake recipes that you can whisk together without extravagant ingredients or equipment. From everyday bakes to show-stopping cakes, our selection of easy cake recipes makes even the most novice baker look like a baking whizz!
We’ve also included the ingredients you need to add to your next Bolt Market grocery order, so you have everything you need.
You can’t go wrong with a lemon drizzle cake. This zesty loaf cake packs a punch and is a favourite with the whole family. Requiring just six ingredients, it’s a perfect bake to rustle up at the last minute or make with children!
Lemon drizzle cake recipes are everywhere, but this one is the best of the best.
Ingredients for your Bolt Market shopping list: sugar (caster and icing), unsalted butter, eggs, self-raising flour (or flour and baking powder), and lemons.
What’s better than a cookie? A cookie cake! With an indulgent centre, chewy edges, and melted chocolate chips, this cake has everything we love about cookies!
Here’s a cookie cake recipe to try with your children. Once cooked, the little ones can have fun and get creative decorating the oversized cookie with rainbow sprinkles, edible glitter, and frosting. Make a mess and have fun with it!
Ingredients for your Bold Market shopping list: flour, baking soda, unsalted butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, chocolate chips, and lots of sprinkles.
Nothing says autumn and winter like a cake filled with the warming spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. On a chilly day, grab a blanket, light the fire, and cuddle up on the sofa with a slice of comforting spice cake.
This spice cake recipe has the best combination of delicious spices we’ve come across. Frosting isn’t necessary, as this spice cake is delicious on its own. But we don’t need to tell you how well silky cream cheese frosting pairs with spice cake.
Ingredients for your Bolt Market shopping list: flour, baking powder, brown sugar, spices, vegetable oil, apple sauce, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract, and cream cheese.
For the coffee enthusiasts among us, coffee and walnut are the ultimate pairing. With walnut-topped buttercream atop layers of moist, fluffy coffee sponge, the flavour combination is a delectable classic!
To get your coffee fix in cake form, try this coffee and walnut cake recipe that uses simple, everyday ingredients! The key is to use the best coffee you can find; trust us, it makes a big difference.
Aside from coffee and walnuts, you’re going to need: unsalted butter, salted butter, self-raising flour (or flour and baking powder), eggs, and sugar (golden caster and icing).
A caramel cake recipe is a must if you have a die-hard caramel fan in your life.
Buttery vanilla sponge cake blanketed with rich, indulgent caramel frosting and drip makes for an extravagant-looking cake. But, in truth, this recipe only takes 30-minutes of prep! Your guests don’t need to know that, though.
Ingredients for your Bolt Market shopping list: salted butter, sugar (granulated, brown, and icing), self-raising flour (or flour and baking powder), eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and caramel sauce.
For those of you who have never heard of a Mississippi mud cake, you’re in for a treat. A fluffy chocolate sponge topped with melted marshmallows and warm chocolate frosting is as delicious as it sounds.
This decadent cake is one of the gooiest you’ll come across, and also one of the easiest to make. Our favourite Mississippi Mud Cake recipe requires slightly more ingredients than others on our list, but the result is well worth it!
Ingredients for your Bolt Market shopping list: flour, sugar (granulated and powdered), milk, cocoa powder, baking soda, vegetable oil, eggs, unsalted butter, salt, vanilla extract, and mini marshmallows.
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