Sweet, moist and utterly luscious, a delicious syrup cake is perfect for any occasion. Accompany your morning cuppa with a generous slice of our lemon syrup cake or serve up our honey muscat syrup cake for a show-stopping centrepiece after dinner. Here you’ll also find gluten-free recipes for those with allergies as well as an orange, fennel and pine nut cake for a flavour-packed, but not-too-sweet dessert. Let’s get baking!
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Passionfruit and lemon syrup cake
Passionfruit and lemon syrup cake
Smothered in fresh passionfruit and dripping with syrup, this passionfruit and lemon drizzle cake is rich, sweet and tart. Serve warm with cream
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Lemon and zucchini polenta cake
Lemon and zucchini polenta cake
A nonna’s favourite made healthier with the addition of zucchini – and it’s gluten-free to boot!
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Chocolate orange polenta cake
Moist, dense and dripping with syrup, this chocolate orange polenta cake is a very grown-up way to recapture a childhood love for jaffa cakes.
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Whole orange semolina cake with rosemary syrup
Whole orange semolina cake with rosemary syrup
The wonderful thing about this recipe is that it is so incredibly moist. It also looks stunning and is a real treat for dessert or even a decadent afternoon tea.
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Mocha syrup cake
This rich mocha cake with coffee syrup is pudding-like, darkly sweet and entirely satisfying.
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Chocolate cinnamon cake with cherry and red wine syrup
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Saffron honey syrup cakes
Beautiful bite-size cakes with succulent syrup and subtle saffron flavour.
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Pistachio and polenta cake with blood orange syrup
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Honey muscat syrup cake
Drizzled with a creamy yoghurt topping and sticky orange syrup, this honey muscat syrup cake is simply irresistible! Enjoy a little slice of heaven with your morning cuppa.
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Blood orange syrup cakes with orange cream
Blood orange syrup cakes with orange cream
These gorgeous treats are sweet to look at and especially sweet to eat.
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Gluten-free raspberry and lemon syrup cake
Gluten-free raspberry and lemon syrup cake
Don’t miss out on your favourite sweet treats just because you have an intolerance to gluten. This beautiful raspberry and lemon syrup cake is free of wheat and dairy, and still tastes incredible!
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Citrus syrup cake
Delight your family and friends with this rich, juicy citrus cake. The delightfully dense dessert goes superbly with a drizzling of zesty syrup that soaks into the cake.
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Little kaffir lime syrup cakes
Little kaffir lime syrup cakes
The unique and aromatic flavour of kaffir lime leaves is more well known in Asian style curries, but used here in these sweet lime syrup cakes, it is really quite amazing.
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Orange syrup cakes
Rich, moist little orange cakes are finished beautifully with a drizzle of hot orange syrup.
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Orange, fennel and pine nut cake with orange sinrose mary syrup
Orange, fennel and pine nut cake with orange sinrose mary syrup
The combination of sweet orange cake and fragrant fennel works perfectly together to create a flavour-packed dessert, perfect for people who don’t have a massive sweet-tooth.
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Passionfruit cake with orange blossom and mint tea syrup
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Gluten-free orange syrup cake
Syrup cakes are popular in many parts of the world, using local spices or fruit to add moisture and flavour. This orange flavoured gluten free version is light and delicious. Enjoy it on its own or with a little whipped cream.
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Lime coconut syrup cake
Drizzled in a hot lime syrup, this moist cake makes an excellent dessert served with cream and raspberries.
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Cherry syrup cake
A classic tea cake topped with fresh cherries and cherry syrup, this dish makes a delectable, finger-licking afternoon tea treat. Use a mix of red and white cherries if both are in season
