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25 simple cakes to take comfort in

No icing, no syrups, no nonsense. Simple cakes to whip up when the moment strikes.

25 recipes
Lemon, poppyseed cake served with homemade ricotta.

Lemon, poppy, thyme and ricotta cake (gluten-free)

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Darren Robertson and Mark La Brooy
Raspberry and yogurt loaf.
EASY

Raspberry and yoghurt loaf

  • 1-2 hrs
Katrina Meynink swaps dainty individual financier fingers for a slab.

Slab financier with pear and slightly fancy fennel sugar

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Chocolate and coconut banana bread.
EASY

Chocolate and coconut banana bread

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

Toasted almond madeira cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Frank Camorra's Danish apple cake.

Danish apple cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Frank Camorra
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This strawberry and white chocolate almond cake, with macerated berries, is a delicious afternoon treat.
EASY

Gluten-free strawberry and white chocolate almond cake recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
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
Don't get carried away with the caraway in this cake.
EASY

Caraway butter cake with hazelnuts and Madeira

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Neil Perry's blueberry and lemon cake.

Blueberry and lemon cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Chocolate and almond cake

Flourless chocolate and almond cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Stephanie Alexander
Jill Dupleix's sour cherry and almond cake.
EASY

Sour cherry and almond cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Irish tea cake.

Irish tea cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Cornish saffron cake.

Cornish saffron cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Brigitte Hafner
Blueberry and banana cake.
EASY

Vegan banana and blackberry bread

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Shannon Martinez
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Pair a piece of cake with a glass of port.
EASY

Portuguese orange, olive, honey and almond cake recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Apple, rye and ginger teacake
EASY

Apple, rye and ginger teacake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Espresso and hazlenut cake

Espresso and hazelnut cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Steve Manfredi
Mrs Atkins fruit slice

Mrs Atkins' fruit slice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Stephanie Alexander
Jill Dupleix's favourite chocolate cake.

'Incredibly Wonderful Chocolate Cake'

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Seed Cake

Seed Cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Brigitte Hafner
Chocolate loaf cake. Karen Martini WINTER THRILLS recipes for Epicure and Good Food. Photographed by Marina Oliphant. Styling by Caroline Velik. Photographed May 28, 2013. The Age Newspaper and The Sydney Morning Herald.
EASY

Chocolate loaf cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Banana and vanilla cake

Banana and vanilla cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Steve Manfredi
Sugar 'n' spice cake

Sugar 'n' spice cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
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Fresh ginger cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Kate Gibbs
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