The best coffee morning recipes

A traybake is the easiest way to feed lots of hungry cake enthusiasts. They're fuss-free and versatile, you can use whatever flavours you like, slicing into delicious squares for easy portioning. We love our traditional lemon drizzle slice with fancy feathered icing, but we also can't get enough of the indulgent grown-up flavour of our coconut chai traybake.

Try a few of our favourite traybakes...
Tropical rocky road
Blueberry lemon cake with coconut crumble topping
Bourbon, black cherry & bacon brownies
Cardamom & coffee streusel cake
Apple pie bars

Discover more traybake recipes and if you're craving some nostalgia, try our old school traybakes.

Showstoppers

If you're looking to blow your friends away, go for a showstopping celebration cake that no one could possibly resist. John Whaite's chocolate chiffon cake with salted caramel butter cream might take a little more effort, but you'll be the 'hostess with the mostest' without a doubt. If you want to keep your surprises on the inside, why not try our peek-a-boo Battenberg cake for a stunning reveal come cake cutting.

Try our other showstoppers...
Malted chocolate drizzle & honeycomb cake
Edd Kimber's Bakewell ombre cake
Honey & almond layer cake
Easy speculoos cake
Chocolate stout cake

Get inspired with more showstopping cake recipes.

Cookies and biscuits

Cookies and biscuits always go down well, and who could say no to squidgy caramel sandwiches? Our easy alfajores recipe uses buttery shortbread-style biscuits and delicious dulce de leche. Or, go for a cookie classic with these American chocolate chunk & pecan treats.

Check out our very best biscuit recipes...
Peanut butter cookies
Carrot cake cookies
Black tahini chocolate cookies
Tahini & white chocolate cookies
Strawberries & cream slice

Feeling inspired? Try more of our best cookie recipes.

Cupcakes

These bite-sized bakes are simple to make and look good enough to buy a whole tray! We're very partial to these strawberry & polenta cupcakes with pretty pink icing. Try these autumnal pumpkin passion cupcakes for a subtly spiced sponge.

Experiment with flavours and fancy decorations...
Apple crumble & custard cupcakes
Purple velvet cupcakes with blackberry frosting
Vegan banana & peanut butter cupcakes
Strawberry, almond & yogurt muffins

Try more cupcake recipes.

Loaf cakes

Easy to bake, decorate, transport, portion and always delicious, loaf cakes are where it's at. Fancy something light and zesty? Try our lemon curd & blueberry loaf cake, with pretty edible flowers. If you've got a sweet tooth, this chocolate & sesame loaf cake has a subtle nutty flavour that goes perfectly with rich chocolate.

Treat yourself to a loaf or two...
Parsnip, brown butter & hazelnut loaf cake
Jaffa drizzle loaf
Caramel apple loaf cake
Passion loaf with coconut cream cheese icing
Date & walnut loaf

Try our whole range of shareable sweets from our cake sale collection, or our all-time favourite bakes from our classic cake collection.

Bread & buns

For a stunning coffee morning treat when you're looking to impress, try our raspberry & hazelnut maritozzi. Make a baker's dozen of these baklava-inspired sticky buns with pistachios, walnuts and orange zest with a sweet and sticky honey glaze. Or go traditional with our classic Bath buns.

Try more bread-based bakes...
Blueberry & soft cheese babka
Belgian buns
Caramel apple cinnamon buns

Now try our favourite twists on cinnamon buns.

Free-from bakes

If you're hosting a plant-based coffee morning (or just want to cater to your vegan friends), try our vegan chocolate party traybake topped with colourful sprinkles. Or try our lightly-spiced vegan cranberry & orange cookies. If you're at a loss for ideas and in a hurry, our speedy no-bake flapjacks are here to save the day.

More free-from inspiration...
Flourless brownies
Gluten-free lemon cake
Gluten-free cupcakes
Vegan cookies & cream cake
Vegan peanut butter cookies

Discover our vegan afternoon tea recipes, dairy-free baking recipes and gluten-free baking recipes.

What are your go-to cakes and bakes that are always a coffee morning hit? Let us know in the comments below...