Cinnamon and Cream

Dark Chocolate and Salted Peanut Layer Cake

Three layers of intensely fudgy dark chocolate cake are stacked with billowy peanut butter buttercream and a glossy dark chocolate ganache, finished with a generous handful of crunchy salted peanuts. This is the cake for the person who wants chocolate and salt and something a little dramatic on their dessert table.

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Coffee and Walnut Cake with Silky Coffee Buttercream

A tender, walnut-studded sponge soaked through with real espresso flavor, layered and frosted with a glossy, not-too-sweet coffee buttercream. This is the cake that turns an ordinary afternoon into something worth remembering.

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Ricotta and Lemon Cake with Warm Blueberry Glaze

This Italian-inspired ricotta cake is impossibly moist with a tender, almost custardy crumb, brightened by fresh lemon zest and finished with a glossy, jewel-toned blueberry glaze. It comes together in one bowl and looks stunning on any table, making it the kind of recipe you will return to again and again.

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Classic Battenberg Cake with Homemade Marzipan

A quintessentially British teatime showstopper, this Battenberg hides a cheerful pink-and-yellow checkerboard inside a golden marzipan wrap. Once you understand the simple trick of baking the two sponges side by side in one divided tin, it is far less fussy than it looks.

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