Our top ten cake recipes

Whether it's a Great British Bake Off inspired showstopper or a simple Victoria sponge, we love cake as much as you. Here are some of our favourites for you to try at home.

Courgette growing in the vegetable garden at Florence Court, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland — So many fruits and vegetables come into season during June, like these delicious courgettes

Montacute House Somerset

Lemon Courgette Cake

Feel virtuous as you enjoy a slice of this cake devised at Montacute. Courgettes and vegetable oil keep the cake moist while lemon adds a touch of zing.

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Crunchy peanut butter cake from the Sheffield Park tearoom — Find out how to make our crunchy peanut butter cake

Sheffield Park and Garden East Sussex

Sheffield Park crunchy peanut butter cake recipe

Our crunchy peanut butter cake is a popular treat in our tea-room; follow this recipe and make your own.

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Catering Manager, Grant Wilson with apples and apple cake — All the apples are collected by volunteers and then used in our cakes

Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd Shropshire

Carding Mill Valley apple cake

We collect our apples and use them in our cakes and bakes. Try this recipe for yourself.

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Rhubarb in a basket — Use fresh rhubarb for this delicious recipe

Longshaw, Burbage and the Eastern Moors Derbyshire

Longshaw's rhubarb and orange cake with flaked almonds

Use fresh rhubarb in this recipe and enjoy a taste of Longshaw in your own home.

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Slice of dark and fruity cider cake sitting on the plate — There is not enough to make you tipsy but you will definitely taste the cider flavour

Hanbury Hall and Gardens Worcestershire

Hanbury Hall cider cake

Make your own cider cake with this National Trust recipe from Hanbury Hall.

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Carrots picked from garden for a wartime recipe

Croome Worcestershire

Wartime carrot cake

Why not try out wartime carrot cake recipe - a perfect treat to accompany a warming cuppa.

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Our Tea Room team proudly displaying the finished cake — A delicious homemade cake

Lyveden Northamptonshire

Lyveden courgette, lime and ginger cake

Make your own courgette, lime and ginger cake with this National Trust recipe from Lyveden.

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Speke Hall's local delicacy, Wet Nelly — Have a go at making our famous Wet Nelly - it's delicious

Speke Hall Liverpool

Wet Nelly

Try your hand at making a bit of Wet Nelly, a cake with a big history and a firm favourite at Speke Hall.

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Ginger and satsuma cake

Cakes and bakes

Sticky ginger and satsuma cake

Try our warming sticky ginger and satsuma cake recipe.

Sticky ginger and satsuma cake

Fruit cake at Castle Drogo — Who's for fruit cake and tea?

Castle Drogo Devon

Castle Drogo's fruit cake

If you haven't made your Christmas cake yet we've got a great recipe that's light and quick to make.

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