The 20 best British bakes

These 20 traditional British bakes include savoury favourites and classic cake recipes. We’ve got recipes for old-fashioned treats and cakes to impress at your next get together or bake sale.

Has The Great British Bake Off inspired you to put on an apron, get in the kitchen and whip up some classic bakes? If so, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up some of our best-loved recipes for traditional bakes on goodtoknow. And it’s not just cake recipes like classic Victoria sponge and irresistible lemon drizzle cake. We’ve also got recipes for baked puds like sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble and sweet favourites like Chelsea buns and Scottish shortbread.

There’s lots of traditional British bakes if you prefer savoury to sweet, too. We’ve got the best of British pies, Cornish pasties from the Hairy Bikers and family favourites like toad in the hole. How many of our top British bakes have you made?

Ingredients
For The Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

• 430g plain flour
• 1tsp salt
• 280g unsalted butter, cold
• 130g icing sugar
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 2 large yolks
• 2 large eggs

For The Frangipane

• 220g caster sugar
• 220g unsalted butter, softened
• 1tsp almond extract
• 170g ground almonds
• 50g plain flour
• 4 large eggs

For The Filling

• ½ jar morello cherry preserve

For The Topping

• 200g icing sugar
• 4tbsp water
• 100g flaked almonds
• 16 cherries

Method

1. To make the pastry, sift the flour and the salt together. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix the sugar and lemon zest into the mixture. Add the egg yolks and eggs. Work everything together, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. To make the frangipane, mix the ground almonds and plain flour together, set aside. Cream the butter and sugar until pale. Add one egg at a time into the butter and sugar mixture, sprinkle a little of the flour mix into the wet ingredients to help the eggs bind. Once well incorporated, fold in the rest of the dry ingredients.

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