
Hummingbird cake
Packed full of pineapple, banana and coconut, this moist tropical cake will be a hit with all the family.

Pear and hazelnut cake
Serve this scrumptious, nutty cake with dollops of cream for extra decadence.

Kylie’s chocolate caramel slice
Imagine your favourite chocolate slice, take it up a notch and you have this recipe. It’s seriously good – you have been warned. James Moffatt/ bauersyndication.com.au

Coffee, sour cream and walnut cakes
Coffee and walnuts are old friends. In these cute little cakes, the sour cream adds an extra richness and ensures a wonderfully moist crumb. The recipe makes 8 small cakes or 10-12 muffins.

7 common baking dilemmas answered
Ever wondered why your scones turned out hard and flat? Or if it’s possible to make a recipe gluten free? Our baking expert Sophie Gray has all the answers

Berry & chocolate trifle cake
If you like trifle, you will adore this version. It can be made up to two days ahead of when you need it to lessen the stress of making it at the last minute.

Apple and cinnamon crunch cake with cinnamon anglaise
Whole apples are baked inside this spectacular cake with a crunchy cinnamon topping.

Orange cake
This true orange-flavoured treat is easy to make. Cranberry and orange is a flavour match made in heaven.Photography by Todd Eyre.

The secret to baking with chocolate
Whether it’s in cake, pudding or cookie form, chocolate always tastes amazing, and is pretty hard to get wrong. However, there’s a few tips you should know to perfect your desserts every time.

Flourless chocolate cake with pear, macadamia & crème chantilly
This flourless chocolate cake with pear, macadamia & crème chantilly is rich and moist. The bittersweet dark chocolate complements the soft sweet baked pears beautifully.
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Ricotta and poppy seed cake
A light but not overly sweetened cake including ricotta which adds that rich goodness needed to treat yourself.

Almond meringue and lemon curd cake
Topped with lemon curd, whipped cream and blueberries, this almond meringue cake is a show-stopper.

Is it really that bad to open the oven door?
Some cooks believe that opening the oven door will ruin a cake. So is this true?

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Icing a cake made easy
These easy tips will have you icing your homemade cakes like a professional.

Little carrot and walnut cakes
These make a change from a whole carrot cake, which can take ages to cook and is quite a mouthful, so to speak! They’re moist and full of goodness.