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    Home » Recipes » Recipes

    Easy Homemade Cakes & Cupcakes Recipes

    Bake your way through these easy homemade cake and cupcake recipes - perfect for birthdays, afternoon tea, or just because! From classic butter cakes to fluffy cupcakes and zesty loaves, these sweet bakes are simple, delicious and always a hit.

    Whether it's a classic Butter Cake, a batch of moist Chocolate Cupcakes, or my famous Chocolate Mud Cake, you'll find the perfect sweet treat for birthdays, afternoon tea, or lunchboxes. These no-fuss recipes are guaranteed to impress (with minimal effort!).

    • A chocolate chip cupcake with buttercream frosting.
      Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
    • A slice of tall, light and fluffy custard cake.
      Custard Cake
    • finished chocolate cake on a wooden board
      Easy Chocolate Cake
    • This Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath is the perfect showstopper dessert! Topped with caramel sauce, Nutella, Malteser reindeers and silver baubles... it makes a great table centrepiec
      Christmas Chocolate Ripple Cake Wreath
    • Christmas Cupcakes decorated with M&Ms.
      Christmas Cupcakes
    • A white chocolate cheesecake topped with raspberries.
      White Chocolate Cheesecake
    • A piece of chocolate cake with half on a fork.
      Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake
    • A piece of caramel mud cake with frosting on top.
      Caramel Mud Cake
    • A half eaten piece of New York cheesecake with blueberries on top.
      New York Baked Cheesecake
    • A slice of rich mud cake with chocolate frosting and blueberries on a white plate.
      Chocolate Mud Cake
    • A half eaten piece of chocolate cheesecake with raspberries next to it.
      No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
    • A slice of butter cake with layeres of apples and almonds on top being removed from the cake.
      Easy Apple Cake
    • A half eaten piece of cake with cream cheese frosting.
      Cream Cheese Frosting
    • A sugar-topped muffin with blueberries mixed throughout.
      Blueberry Muffins
    • A slice of layered carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
      Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
    • A bowl of banana muffins.
      Banana Muffins
    • A fork full of cake with frosting next to a piece of cake.
      Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Pieces of moist banana bread with a crunchy sugar top.
      Banana Bread
    • My all-time favourite buttercream icing recipe... it's so simple and needs just two ingredients! Plus it's absolutely perfect for icing your favourite cakes, birthday cakes or cupcakes!
      How To Make Buttercream | Super Easy Recipe
    • A white chocolate and Cadbury Creme Egg Cheesecake that's perfect for any chocoholic! Completely no-bake, super simple to make and totally delicious!! 
      Creme Egg Cheesecake
    • A cupcake with white icing and coloured sprinkles that has been cut and more cupcakes in the background.
      Easy Vanilla Cupcakes | Basic Recipe
    • A piece of half eaten cake in front of a can of sweetened condensed milk.
      Condensed Milk Cake
    • A gold fork cutting into a piece of fluffy Persian love cake with a sweet glaze and pistachios on top.
      Persian Love Cake
    • A chocolate cupcake topped with chocolate buttercream, a Easter bunny and sprinkles.
      Easter Bunny Cupcakes
    • A forkful of almond and orange cake.
      Gluten-Free Flourless Orange Almond Cake
    • A spoon holding a fluffy vanilla cake with sprinkles and ice cream.
      Gluten Free Vanilla Mug Cake
    • A cake stand topped with fluffy lemonade scones with whipped cream and jam.
      3 Ingredient Lemonade Scones Recipe
    • A spoonful of a rich chocolate mug cake.
      Gluten Free Chocolate Mug Cake
    • Little mini cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream and decorative flowers.
      Mini Cupcakes
    • 3 Ingredient Christmas Cake
      3 Ingredient Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake
    • A moist and rich chocolate cake on a gold fork with raspberries in the background.
      Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
    • An overhead shot of a chocolate cake with buttercream icing.
      Melt & Mix Chocolate Cake
    • A collage of muffins, cakes and breads made using banana.
      The Very Best Banana Recipes
    • Two pieces of moist gluten free lemon cake with a zesty sugar glaze.
      Gluten Free Lemon Drizzle Cake
    • A slice of moist cake with fresh plums and a crunchy sugar top.
      Yogurt Plum Cake
    • A collage of sweet recipes including cakes, muffins, pies, crumbles and slices made with apples.
      The Very Best Apple Recipes
    • A raspberry crumble cake with apple on a cake plate.
      Raspberry & Apple Crumble Cake
    • A glass jar filled with creamy buttermilk.
      How To Make Buttermilk
    • A spoonful of chocolate Easter egg mug cake with ice cream.
      Easter Egg Mug Cake
    • A piece of chocolate cake topped with creamy chocolate buttercream.
      Chocolate Buttercream

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    I’m Lucy! A mum, a wife, a food blogger and a lover of all things to do with food! I love creating delicious, no-fuss Thermomix and conventional recipes the whole family will love. Classic baking favourites, lunch box snacks, quick and easy family dinners and more!

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