The un-iced cakes can be frozen for up to a month. Wrap and store in an airtight plastic box. What equipment do you need? This isn't a rich chocolate cake but it tastes very good. It's one of the best cakes I know, because what makes a good cake isn't how elaborate it is but, rather, the quality of the ingredients. So, if you’re looking for 6-inch cake tins, 8-inch cake tins, rectangle cake tins or some standard cake baking tins, we’ve got everything you could possibly want to perfect your bakes. What to look for in a cake tin

This recipe is for an 18cm (7-inch) chocolate cake. To make it bigger or smaller use these quantities, which work for all cakes based on a Victoria Sandwich recipe, including Coffee Cake and Lemon Drizzle Cake.Deciding what shape your cake is going to be is one thing, but how big are you planning to make it? If you use a cake tin that’s too small, all that lovely cake batter will rise over the sides of the tin. Too big, and the sides shield the cake mix from the oven and slow the baking time right down. That’s why, at Lakeland, our range of cake tins feature all shapes and sizes, from 6 inch cake tins for personal puds, 8 inch cake tins for cakes big enough for two, all the way up to 25cm cake tins that are ideal for making tiered wedding cakes.

What’s not to love about a delicious, fresh, homemade cake? Baking is a great way to pass the time at home, learn new techniques in the kitchen and showcase your creativity. And when you’re head baker at home, you choose what cake you’re going to make and what flavours you’re going for. For coffee buttercream icing, add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee dissolved in as little hot water as it takes. Lakeland’s bakeware provide amazing heat distribution, so all your deep cake bakes will be cooked completely evenly. You’ll even see handy fill lines on the inside that indicate when to stop filling the tin with cake batter. That way, you’ll get the ultimate tin-filling rise every time you bake. And when it’s time to take that cake out of the oven and get decorating, the large handles and silicone sure-grip inserts make it easy to remove the tin without a hitch. Just don’t forget to put oven gloves on! Big cakes, small cakes, and everything in between The cake keeps well for up to a week in an airtight box – preferably in the fridge. Does a chocolate sponge cake freeze?Like most of my baking, this is an all-in-one recipe for chocolate cake, making it almost foolproof. The key is to mix the ingredients well enough so that they are completely combined, but not to over-mix them by leaving the processor or mixer on for too long. You need soft butter traybake tins mini cake tins round cake tins speciality and novelty cake tins loaf tins loose based cake tins

Let’s be honest, making cakes is an art form, and unless you’re a natural baker, it takes a few goes to nail that recipe exactly the way the photo in the cookbook shows. That’s why, no matter whether you’re just getting into baking or you’re a seasoned pastry chef moving onto more complex bakes, you want bakeware that’s on your side.So, using Delia’s Rich Fruit Cake, we have calculated the ingredients list and cooking times for you. Rich Fruit Cake Sieve the flour, salt and spices into a large mixing bowl, and in a separate bowl cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture’s light and fluffy (this, in fact, is the most important part of the cake, so don’t cut any corners). Next, beat up the eggs and – a tablespoon at a time – add them to the creamed mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition. If it looks as if it might start to curdle, you can prevent this happening by adding a little of the flour. If you don't have large eggs, you can revert to the gold standard for this type of cake. Weigh the eggs in their shells then use the same weight of butter, sugar and flour+cocoa (i.e. the flour and cocoa together equals the weight of the eggs). Ring the changes Make a smaller or larger cake Recipes for larger layer cakes mix and bake one layer at a time, so you can mix a manageable amount of batter and re-use a single large tin. Preparation is only one half of the baking equation. Once you’ve created the perfect mix for a light, fluffy sponge or a moist fruit cake, it’s down to the baking to bring out the best results. We’re here to help at every stage of the process, not only with baking utensils and ingredients, but with cake bake trays and tins in different shapes and sizes - all made to the same unbeatable standard of quality we’re known for.