Our favourite traybake cake recipes (2024)

This retro, cocoa-flavoured favourite is perfect for a celebration.

Recipe: Red Velvet Traybake

A beauty with definite school dinner nostalgia about it – in a good way!

Recipe: Rhubarb and Custard Meringue Traybake

We’ve turned the retro classic into a traybake cake that’s soaked with kirsch syrup! If you want to make this cake booze free, then use tinned cherries in syrup instead.

Recipe: Black Forest Gateau Traybake

We’ve turned the popular festive beverage into a light a fluffy traybake cake! If you want to make this cake alcohol-free, then simply omit the rum syrup.

Recipe: Eggnog Traybake

We’ve turned the popular tequila co*cktail into a boozy traybake cake. You can top with lime zest, instead of making the candied grapefruit slices if you prefer something speedier (just make the sugar syrup, simmer for 5min then add the tequila).

Recipe: Paloma Traybake Cake

The literal translation of tres leches is three milks and originates from Mexico. This rich and decadent dessert is a must-try if you love creme caramel or dairy desserts. When pouring the two milks over the cake, don’t worry if they don’t sink in immediately - it will absorb eventually, but takes a bit of time.

Recipe: Tres Leches Cake

Victoria sponge is a classic cake recipe that should be at the top of any baking list when it comes to birthdays, afternoon teas and big celebrations. This Victoria sponge recipes is a traybake - so it's easier to slice when feeding a crowd.

Recipe: Victoria sponge traybake cake

We've taken the classic banoffee combination and turned it into a traybake cake recipe. If you're a fan of banoffee pie, we'd also recommend our banoffee pie cookie recipe.

Recipe: Banoffee pie traybake cake

This Biscoff traybake couldn't be easier. In fact it only uses three ingredients - Biscoff, eggs and baking powder.

Recipe: Biscoff traybake cake

This soft and fluffy carrot cake recipe is topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting. If you prefer a classic round carrot cake check out our best ever carrot cake recipe.

Recipe: Carrot traybake cake

This recipe combines two classic bakes... brownies and Millionaire's Shortbread. Fudgy brownie studded with shortbread topped with caramel and chocolate.

Recipe: Millionaire Brownie Traybake

Lemon drizzle cake is the ultimate cake if you're planning on snatching the office bake off crown.

Recipe: Lemon drizzle traybake cake

Jam sponge pudding is a nostalgic classic. This takes the school dinner fave and turns it into a traybake cake.

Recipe: Jam sponge traybake

This Easter baking recipe is an indulgent treat. A gooey chocolate traybake is topped with a rosette of buttercream and half a mini creme egg.

Recipe: Creme eggs traybake cake

Nostalgic baking recipes have been growing in popularity. This school dinner cake is not only comforting but also, easy to make. It's a vanilla sponge, topped with icing and sprinkled with hundreds and thousands. A wonderful treat to brighten the day.

Recipe: School dinner cake

This chocolate traybake cake, decorated with Smarties, would make the perfect birthday cake.

Recipe: Chocolate traybake cake

A traybake cake that taste just like a strawberry milkshake is the perfect birthday cake.

Recipe: Strawberry milkshake traybake cake

For Jaffa Cake fans this traybake is a must. Vanilla sponge, topped with an orange jelly layer and covered in chocolate.

Recipe: Jaffa cake traybake cake

We love a round simnel cake but if you're short on time this super easy traybake version is still just as delicious.

Recipe: Simnel cake traybake

A super simple seasonal cake for late summer filled with blackberries in an almond flavoured sponge.

Recipe: Blackberry traybake cake