Everyday Cake: 45 Simple Recipes for Layer, Bundt, Loaf, and Sheet Cakes

Using ingredients that are readily available, these cakes are unfussy yet sweetly indulgent. Recipes are arranged using pans most of us already have in our kitchens: round, square, loaf, rectangle, sheet, and bundt. Flavors include warm spices, herbs and flowers, and sweet essences, plus chocolate, fruit, nuts, and seeds.

An appealingly wide range of cakes will tickle every fancy:

• The Yellow Birthday Cake with Whipped Malt Chocolate Buttercream is perfect for a birthday celebration of any age

• The Lemon-Lavender Yogurt Cake is quick to make and satisfying with cup of tea

• The Strawberries-and-Cream Cake is the ideal way to end a summer supper.