Cake

Mary Berry lemon drizzle tray bake - very easy recipe and delicious! The only tricky bit is drizzling the syrup on once it is cooked as it runs off the cake so you need to put a tray underneath the cooling rack to catch it and pour over again.

Mary Berry vistoria sandwich............everything into the mixing bowl, beat for two minutes and it's ready for baking. Jam and cream in the middle and a dusting of icing sugar......what's not to love!

I dress up a sponge with raspberries or other favourite fruits between the layers. Seems to disappear quite fast so must be OK!
Would also vote for a Mary Berry recipe. There are lots available online and her recipes are reliable.

Something like this? A traditional Victoria Sandwich.
I wish I could bake.
Just imagine - no preservatives, just butter, eggs etc.

If I ever fancy a slice of cake I get one from one of our local cafes. One guy has delicious cake on display - he told me his aunt bakes them (not many) and when they’re gone, they’re gone!

Regarding the lemon drizzle if you line the cake tin with baking paper you can drizzle the syrup over the cake in the tin, easier to lift out with the paper and then cut into squares/oblongs, less messy. Any of the cakes using the all in one method are quick & simple, make as a tray bake or in two sandwich tins, use his favourite flavour and decorate accordingly with some bought decorations.

Look up Ottolenghi's Almond & Orange cake... my go to fail safe cake.

Mary Berry boiled fruit cake always good

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/easy_chocolate_cake_31070

This cake is a favourite with my family. The easy bit is that ALL the ingredients go in a large bowl and are mixed with electric mixer and the icing requires no effort - just pour it over. I sandwich it with buttercream icing and a layer of raspberries and decorate the top with raspberries. It is quite rich but that's why it tastes so good!!

All the Mary Berry recipes are great I've had some failures from Nigella .

Betty Crocker is good too and my all time cheat - a Victoria Sponge from Iceland opened and stuffed with strawberries and raspberries - same as lixy's idea !

I decorated the top with sieved icing sugar sieved over a dolley .

No one guessed .
I hid the packet .
Reminded me of those Birds Eye Chicken pie ads from years ago .

mumofmadboys

Mary Berry boiled fruit cake always good

Yes.. Boiled fruit cake foolproof.

Mary Berry uses the all-in-one method for most of her cakes. Very easy…

I have an old recipe for Mary Berry's lemon drizzle and it says to pour the lemon juice and sugar while the cake is in the tin. Saves any drips!

Thanks for all the suggestions - think I may go with the Victoria sponge.

I was just going to say lemon, both my late husband and son always loved it.

Mary Berry chocolate fudge cake………delicious.

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What did you make? My son now likes Victoria sponge, apparently!

Yes, always eager to hear results...hope it turned out nicely.

It depends on your DS's tastes. My DS2 is vegan, so it's risky to bake for him; the other DS is a qualified chef (though otherwise employed now) so it would be a waste of time to cook for him. When they were kids, I made my take on Black Forest gateau with chocolate victoria, black cherries and a little Kirsch.

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victoria sponge is my favourite

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I hope whatever you decided to bake turned out well, grannyrebel7. Lots of good ideas were suggested ?.