Showstopper Cakes

Impress your dinner guests or just your family with our showstopper cake recipes. Perfect for special occasions when you need to pull out the baking big guns, or for when you just want to challenge yourself with something different to bake. Try your hand at our delicate apricot clafoutis, make an impact with a hazelnut meringue layer cake with strawberries and raspberries, or make them wonder ‘how do they find the time?’ with our colourful neapolitan ice cream cake. For the ultimate show-stopping cake display, arm yourself with a cake stand that’ll make your baking efforts look tip-top. This week’s star baker is…

Orange Blossom and Rhubarb Layer Cake
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Servings: 16
Baked Pistachio Cheesecake
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Servings: 16
Chocolate Malt Cake
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Servings: 16
Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake
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Servings: 16
Layered Vegan Crêpe Cake with Coconut Yoghurt and Plum Compote
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Pink Grapefruit Cake with Tahini Cream
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Servings: 12
Cherry, Apricot and Almond Shortcake
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Servings: 12
Japanese Jiggly Cheesecake
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Servings: 12
Matcha, White Chocolate, Raspberry and Pistachio Layered Crepe Cake
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Servings: 10
Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Layered Crêpe Cake
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Servings: 10
Hazelnut Praline Bundt Cake
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Servings: 15
Carrot & Walnut Cake
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Servings: 8
Frankenstein’s Monster Head Cake
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Servings: 18
Rainbow Marble Cake
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Servings: 14
Strawberry Gateau
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Servings: 8
Giant Strawberries and Cream Scone Cake
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Servings: 10
Neapolitan Ice-Cream Cake
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Servings: 10
Rainbow Ombre Cake
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Coconut & Lime Cake
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Servings: 8
Red Velvet Cake with Pistachio Frosting
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Servings: 10
Chocolate Cake
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Servings: 10
Hazelnut Meringue Layer Cake with Strawberries & Raspberries
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Servings: 4
Earl Grey Christmas Cake with Brandy Buttercream
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Servings: 10
Blackberry and Brown Sugar Cake
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Servings: 8
Raspberry Ripple Cake
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Servings: 8
Rhubarb Crumble Cake
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Servings: 8
Berry Decadent Carrot Cake
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Servings: 8
Coconut and Cherry Showstopper Cake
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Servings: 18
Snow Queen Layer Cake
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Servings: 16
Red Grapefruit Upside-down Cake with Lemony Crème Fraîche
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Servings: 10

Showstopper Cakes

Orange Blossom and Rhubarb Layer Cake

Baked Pistachio Cheesecake

Chocolate Malt Cake

Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake

Layered Vegan Crêpe Cake with Coconut Yoghurt and Plum Compote

Pink Grapefruit Cake with Tahini Cream

Cherry, Apricot and Almond Shortcake

Japanese Jiggly Cheesecake

Matcha, White Chocolate, Raspberry and Pistachio Layered Crepe Cake

Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Layered Crêpe Cake

Hazelnut Praline Bundt Cake

Carrot & Walnut Cake

Frankenstein’s Monster Head Cake

Rainbow Marble Cake

Strawberry Gateau

Giant Strawberries and Cream Scone Cake

Neapolitan Ice-Cream Cake

Rainbow Ombre Cake

Coconut & Lime Cake

Red Velvet Cake with Pistachio Frosting

Chocolate Cake

Hazelnut Meringue Layer Cake with Strawberries & Raspberries

Earl Grey Christmas Cake with Brandy Buttercream

Blackberry and Brown Sugar Cake

Raspberry Ripple Cake

Rhubarb Crumble Cake

Berry Decadent Carrot Cake

Coconut and Cherry Showstopper Cake

Snow Queen Layer Cake

Red Grapefruit Upside-down Cake with Lemony Crème Fraîche