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***EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, JUNE 15/19 ISSUE*** Helen Goh recipe : Pumpkin Spice Loaf with Brown sugar Icing Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions) image rotated

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30 simple cakes and bakes for low-key afternoon teas

Friends or family popping by for a cuppa? These cakes are simple and satisfying. Perfect with a cup of tea and a chat.

30 recipes
Brown sugar, apricot and almond slice.
EASY

Brown sugar, apricot and almond slice

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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EASY

Spiced coffee, date and pomegranate loaf

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Helen Goh's pumpkin spice loaf with optional icing (omit for dairy-free).

Spiced pumpkin loaf cake with brown-sugar cream cheese icing

  • Helen Goh
Banana bread with chai spiced creme fraiche.
EASY

Three Blue Ducks' banana bread recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Buttermilk scones with jam and cream.
EASY

Buttermilk scones

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Frank Camorra's Danish apple cake.

Danish apple cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Frank Camorra
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Orange and poppy seed cake with syrup and candied citrus.

Orange poppy seed cake

  • 2 hrs +
Plum and hazelnut streusel cake.

Plum and spiced hazelnut streusel cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Nectarine, polenta and basil loaf cake.

Helen Goh's nectarine, polenta and basil loaf cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Orange cake

Orange cake

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
Mrs Atkins fruit slice

Mrs Atkins' fruit slice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Stephanie Alexander
Caroline Velik's Lumberjack Cake.

Lumberjack cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • CAROLINE VELIK
Tarte tatin meets upside-down cake.

Cake tatin aka apple upside-down cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Espresso and hazlenut cake

Espresso and hazelnut cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Steve Manfredi
Cornish saffron cake.

Cornish saffron cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Brigitte Hafner
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Triple lemon drizzle cake.
EASY

Triple lemon drizzle cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Cinnamon crumb pound cake.

Cinnamon crumb pound cake recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Toasted almond madeira cake.

Toasted almond madeira cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Butter cake with a golden Anzac biscuit topping.
EASY

Adam Liaw's biscuit cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Don't get carried away with the caraway in this cake.
EASY

Caraway butter cake with hazelnuts and Madeira

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Flourless citrus hazelnut cake

Flourless citrus hazelnut cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Luke Mangan
Prue's blueberry bake

Prue's blueberry bake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Brigitte Hafner
Boston cream cupcakes sandwiched with whipped coconut custard.

Helen Goh's Boston cream cupcakes with coconut custard

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
No-bake honey and cardamom cheesecake.

Honey and cardamom cheesecake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Bursting with orange and lime, this simple cake is perfect winter baking.
EASY

Citrus and ginger semolina cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Saffron-infused milk adds a bright splash of colour to this cake and its icing.

Orange milk cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Is it a cake? Is it a slice? Lemon 'brownies' with frozen berries.
EASY

Helen Goh's lemon 'brownies' with winter berries

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Parsnip, apple and lime loaf cake decorated with 'filleted' lime segments (optional). 

Helen Goh's parsnip, apple and lime loaf cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Warm apple crumble cake

Warm apple crumble cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Babka baked in a bundt tin.

Babka with chocolate and halva

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
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