10 Temptingly Delicious Loaf Cakes to Enjoy with a Cuppa
14th Jul 2016 Recipes
I love loaf cakes. There’s something so comforting about them. They’re not fashionable like layer cakes or topped with a mountain of sickly sweet frosting like cupcakes, but they’re all the better for it. They’re simple, honest cakes that taste good.
The other reason I love them is because they are so easy to make. Just mix up the ingredients, pour them in a loaf tin and pop them in the oven. That’s it, simple.
My best tip for loaf cakes is to use cake tin liners. No more laboriously measuring out sheets of greaseproof paper as my Mum taught me. Just pop the liner in and pour in the cake batter. An excellent invention and well worth every penny.
Here are 10 of my favourite loaf cakes:
One Pot Fruit Loaf
This is the cake my Mum has made, since I was a wee girl. It was pulled out of a magazine decades ago and it never fails. It’s in cup measures, so it must have originally been an American or Australian recipe, but it’s super simple. My mum uses a teacup to measure, but I use measuring cups. It’s fabulous sliced and spread with butter.
Get the recipe here: Tinned Tomatoes
Jaffa Drizzle Sponge Cake
If you love Jaffa Cakes, you’ll love this loaf cake. An orange scented cake, drizzled with more orange and topped with melted chocolate. It’s super easy, moist and delicious.
Get the recipe here: Tinned Tomatoes
Blackberry Cake with Orange Drizzle
This is a great recipe to have. It’s one of my favourites and you can easily make it a little different each time. Change the blackberries for blueberries, raspberries or strawberries, then choose your drizzle. Lemon, lime or orange. I’ve tried this with many combinations and it’s always good. It’s easy to slice and moist. My family and friends love this one.
Get the recipe here: Tinned Tomatoes
Snickers Cheesecake Loaf
If you’re looking for a loaf cake that is a bit more special, then this is it. A combination of cake and cheesecake topped with caramel and salted peanuts. Splendid!
Get the recipe here: Tinned Tomatoes
Treacle Gingerbread
This is an old-fashioned gingerbread loaf cake, which has a great flavour from treacle and spices. You couldn’t get a better slice of cake to enjoy with a cuppa.
Get the recipe here: Tinned Tomatoes
Nutty Apple Loaf
There’s lots of interesting flavours in this cake; apple, cinnamon, walnut and chocolate. I would never say no to a slice of this!
Get the recipe here: Maison Cupcake
Nutella Swirl Loaf
Another nutty loaf this time, with the flavour of Nutella for an indulgent finish. This loaf is topped with Nutella and hazelnuts, but you could serve it plain.
Get the recipe here: Taming Twins
Salted Chocolate and Peanut Butter Loaf
A rich chocolate and peanut butter loaf. The peanut butter is only roughly mixed into the batter so there are little pockets of peanut butter through the cake.
Get the recipe here: Taming Twins
Iced Cherry Pound Cake
This one is a moist yellow pound cake, studded with colourful candied cherries and topped with vanilla frosting for that finishing touch (frosting is optional).
Get the recipe here: Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
Fruity Chai Loaf Cake (dairy free)
We are finishing with a moist fruit cake. Bursting with fruit and flavoured with tea and cinnamon. I would definitely spread some butter on a slice of this, but that’s a Scottish thing.
I hope I’ve inspired you to try some of these cakes. Go on take a break and enjoy a slice or two.
Get the recipe here: Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
Jacqueline Meldrum is a freelance food writer and recipe developer. Jacqueline blogs at Tinned Tomatoes.
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