The Cook Book

English Recipes

Edd Kimbers Bakewell ombre cake

Edd Kimber’s Bakewell ombre cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 325g plain flour 25g cornflour 4½ tsp baking powder 225g butter, at room temperature 400g golden caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp almond extract 5 medium

Chocolate tiramisu cake

Chocolate tiramisu cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 50g butter, plus extra for the tins 4 large eggs 140g caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 100g plain flour 25g cocoa ½ tsp baking powder 1 tbsp

Honey almond layer cake

Honey & almond layer cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 280g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 225g light muscovado sugar 140g clear honey, plus 2 tbsp 3 medium eggs, plus 4 medium egg yolks (reserve the

Black Forest gateau

Black Forest gâteau Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 175g salted butter, plus extra for greasing 200g bar dark chocolate 300g plain flour 375g golden caster sugar 25g cocoa 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 medium egg

Wedding cake – light fruit cake

Wedding cake – light fruit cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 2 tbsp orange flower water zest and juice 1 orange zest and juice 1 lemon 140g unsalted butter, softened 140g golden caster sugar 2 large egg, beaten 175g

Rosewater raspberry sponge cake

Rosewater & raspberry sponge cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 225g golden caster sugar 4 medium eggs, beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 225g self-raising flour, sifted 150ml double cream 1

Funfetti cake

Funfetti cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 300g golden caster sugar 450g butter, softened 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste 8 eggs, beaten 450g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 4 tbsp whole milk 200g rainbow

Summer party cake

Summer party cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 300g salted butter, at room temperature 300g golden caster sugar 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste (or the seeds from 2 vanilla pods with 2 tsp vanilla extract) 6

Matcha mousse cake

Matcha mousse cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients vegetable oil, for greasing 6 large eggs, separated 200g white caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 100g plain flour 25g ground almonds 50g butter, melted and cooled 5

Pimms cake

Pimm’s cake Recipe

Ingredients Ingredients 1 cucumber zest and juice 1 lemon 300g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 300g golden caster sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 400g self raising flour