Cake Recipes - Baking wtih Granny

Bara Brith

March 1, 2022 By Amy 5 Comments

Happy St David’s Day! Or to our Welsh cousins, “Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!” It is no secret that here at Baking with Granny we are firmly a Scottish family but in celebration of the National Welsh holiday, we have managed to obtain a couple of traditional Welsh recipes to share with you. The first being Bara Brith.

Almond Slice

February 25, 2022 By Amy 26 Comments

Recipe originally published May 2017. Updated and republished in February 2022.

Almond Slice recipe from Baking with Granny.

A sure sign of a recipe being a winner is when half of it is gone before I even manage to get photos! I knew the kids would like Almond Slice, given their love for Mr Kipling Bakewell Slices but I hadn’t anticipated making two batches within a few days.

Butterfly Cakes

January 14, 2022 By Amy 7 Comments

My kids reaction upon seeing these Butterfly Cakes in my kitchen was, “wooooah, look at those cupcakes!” What was a perfectly innocent response of glee and excitement actually made me feel a unexpected pang of sadness.

Upside-down Pineapple Cake

February 17, 2021 By Amy 6 Comments

You know me, I love a simple bake, especially one that looks deceivingly like a showstopper with very minimal effort. This upside-down Pineapple Cake is just that! A delicious sponge, topped (bottomed?) with glowing rings of pineapple and gems of glace cherries.

School Cake

July 14, 2020 By Amy 65 Comments

When I first set out to make this recipe I wondered if School Cake was now a thing of the past. The boys however informed me that you do still indeed get School Cake at lunchtime, albeit not everyday, nor after a ‘nutritious’ serving of Turkey Twizzlers and chips!

Carrot Cake

May 18, 2020 By Amy 12 Comments

There’s a few conversations from my High School years that stick in my mind. There is one in particular though, which I always recall when someone mentions Carrot Cake!