Our best traybake recipes are quick, easy and fun to make. Spend an afternoon baking one of our easy traybakes ideas. From classic chocolate brownies to a twist on the blondie, flapjacks baked in a tray, to an indulgent salted caramel tray bake recipe, we have plenty of ideas to try. Add your traybake to a tea time spread, we’ve got plenty of afternoon tea recipes. For keen bakers, check out our best stand mixers to buy.

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Sweet traybake recipes

Terry’s Chocolate Orange brownies

What could be better than scoffing a Terry's Chocolate Orange? Adding it to a brownie batter, of course! Try our deliciously decadent recipe today. Or check out our classic chocolate brownie recipe here.

Chocolate Orange Brownies Recipe

Classic Millionaire's shortbread

This is the perfect trio of buttery shortbread, gooey caramel and thick, sweet chocolate. It's easier than you think to make your own millionaire's shortbread and it always looks impressive.

A pile of millionaire's shortbread squares on a plate

Espresso martini cheesecake

Check out this traybake twist on everyone’s favourite dessert, flavoured with espresso for a kick.

Brown-glazed cheesecake cut into squares sat on a wooden board with a brown marbled background

Baileys pecan blondies

Take your blondies up a notch and top with a white chocolate Baileys ganache to give them a boozy, festive boost.

Pecan Blondies Recipe with Baileys

School cake

Decorate this vanilla sponge traybake with icing and sprinkles for an easy and satisfying teatime treat.

A school cake topped with icing and sprinkles cut into squares on a sheet of brown baking parchment

Tottenham cake

This easy traybake combines a light sponge recipe with raspberry icing, making it a very pretty addition to any gathering.

Squares of pink Tottenham cake on a board

Parkin

Try this speedy, easy ginger-spiked traybake for a fun weekend baking project – it’s best served with a hot pot of tea.

Ginger parkin on baking paper, two cups of coffee, a white plate and kitchen knife

Spiced toffee apple and ginger cake

The apple sauce makes this cake deliciously squidgy. Serve warm as a pudding with cream or ice cream, or just at room temperature with a hot drink.

Toffee Apple Tray Bake Recipe with Ginger

PBJ blondies

Buttery, nutty and incredibly moreish, these next-level blondies will be a hit with the whole family.

Peanut Butter Blondie Recipe

Eton mess traybake

A simple yet classic sponge cake topped with all the best bits of a traditional British dessert - perfect for a summery traybake. Love Eton mess? Discover our epic Eton mess cheesecake recipe too.

Eton Mess Tray Bake Recipe

Butterscotch and pretzel millionaire shortbread

Try our easy millionaire shortbread traybake with butterscotch and pretzel. The butterscotch gives this classic childhood favourite a real grown-up taste.

Millionaire Shortbread Recipe with Butterscotch and Pretzels

Fruity oaty flapjacks

Hurrah for flapjacks, that one-pan baked treat that anyone can master. Make yours a bit posh with our date, sultana and almond take on a classic recipe.

Healthy Flapjacks with Seeds on a Wooden Board

Coffee sheet cake with cappuccino buttercream

Try our super easy coffee slab cake, this recipe is nut-free and comes with a creamy cappuccino buttercream. Our simple yet moreish cake is perfect for parties, birthdays or just family gatherings. Get more coffee baking ideas here...

Coffee Cake Recipe With Cappuccino Buttercream

Black forest traybake brownies

Black forest brownies combine two of our favourite sweet treats. This brownie/black forest gâteau mash-up is boozy, cherry-studded, chocolatey heaven. Add a big dollop of kirsch spiked cream if you can handle it.

Black Forest Brownies Recipe

Rhubarb and ginger traybake

Bake our easy ginger traybake recipe with moreish Bonne Maman rhubarb compote, perfect with your afternoon cuppa.

Rhubarb and Ginger Cake Recipe

Salted caramel and pear blondies

Check out these moreish blondies with salted caramel and pears. Whip this traybake up in under an hour for an easy treat to serve friends or family.

Salted Caramel Blondie Recipe with Pears

Marmalade and almond shortbread traybake

Check out our shortbread recipe with flaked and ground almonds, packed with shredless marmalade. This easy traybake is ready in under an hour.

Almond Shortbread Bars with Marmalade

Vegan brownies

Bake a batch of our decadent chocolate brownies for an indulgent vegan traybake. Our unique recipe is super chocolaty so vegan and non-vegan friends and family will all love it!

Vegan Brownies Recipe

Black cherry and coconut bakewell slices

Check out our take on classic bakewell tart with juicy cherries and crunchy desiccated coconut.

Cherry Bakewell Recipe with Coconut

Classic chocolate brownies

A classic, gooey chocolate brownie recipe that can be ramped up with added ingredients (we’ve included three suggestions here). Here are our other best brownies recipes to try.

Classic Chocolate Brownies recipe

Raspberry custard tray cake

Check out this easy traybake recipe with sweet and juicy raspberries and creamy custard, a perfect teatime treat.

Raspberry Custard Cake Recipe

Custard cream blondies

Ever thought of adding custard creams to your blondie mixture? It's genius! Use your favourite biscuits, spreads and chocolate bars to make our fun baking recipes.

custard cream blondie

Coconut and pink grapefruit slices

Check out our pretty coconut slices with tangy pink grapefruit. We have plenty more sweet coconut recipes to try here...

Coconut Slice Recipe with Pink Grapefruit

Salted caramel shortbread

Sweet and salty flavours are an ongoing trend and this shortbread traybake recipe is the perfect way to blend these flavours. It's quick and easy baking and will please a crowd.

Salted Caramel Shortbread Recipe

Sticky toffee traybake squares

The best traybake with a double layer of caramel heaven. Use dulce de leche if you have it for this easy teatime treat. Bake it with one layer of rich caramel, then use it to ice the cake to finish. Everyone will love this.

Sticky Toffee Cake Recipe

Strawberry and pistachio sheet cake

A lovely summer pistachio cake with strawberry icing that’s worth the extra effort. When strawberries smell good, they should be at optimum ripeness and have flavour – perfect for this cake.

Traybake sponge topped with strawberries and pistachios

Lemon and blueberry traybake bars

These simple lemon and blueberry bars are seriously moorish, gooey on the inside and crunchy on the out, the ideal summertime picnic treat.

Lemon and Blueberry Tray Bake Recipe

Honey nut cornflake and caramel bars

Just pour a glass of milk and call this breakfast – we won’t tell. These honey nut cornflake and caramel bars are easy to make but look impressive.

Honey nut cornflake and caramel bars

Caramel almond sheet cake slice

Caramel and almonds work really well together in this classic traybake. Serve warm as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of melted chocolate, or cool and eat as a teatime treat.

Caramel Almond Tart Recipe

Texas sheet cake

Sheet cake is a standard baking treat in Texas, and we're getting involved with our version of the chocolatey traybake. This recipe also makes a great base for a children's birthday cake, we have plenty more birthday cake ideas here.

Chocolate sheet cake cut into squares

Raspberry and pistachio linzer tart

Our delicious raspberry and pistachio linzer tart traybake takes a while but it is well worth the effort. It looks fantastic and is a perfect jammy treat.

Raspberry and pistachio linzer tart

Toffee apple sheet cake

This recipe is easy to make and perfect for entertaining friends and family. Drizzle extra toffee or caramel sauce for a more indulgent tea time treat.

Toffee apple cake with cream cheese icing sliced into 8 separate squares

No-bake breakfast bars

A healthy on-the-go breakfast or anytime snack, these nut and oat breakfast bars are packed with goodness and provide a real energy boost. More low calorie breakfast ideas right here.

No bake breakfast bars

Jammy simnel flapjacks with scorched marzipan

These flapjacks are packed with cherries, mixed spice and almonds and are easy to make. Try this traybake recipe for an indulgent teatime treat.

Gooey Flapjack Recipe with Marzipan

Caramel and banana blondies

Blondies are the white chocolate version of brownies. This easy traybake is also packed with banana and rich caramel. Serve at teatime or warm with a scoop of ice-cream for pudding.

Caramel Banana Blondies Recipe

Flapjacks

Flapjacks are a great easy traybake. These oaty bars are sticky with golden syrup and brown sugar. Serve them up with a cup of tea or pack into lunch boxes for an energy hit.

Flapjack Recipe

Baked blueberry cheesecake

Check out this indulgent creamy baked blueberry cheesecake. This easy recipe is super simple to make, and is a real crowd pleaser.

Baked blueberry cheesecake

Raspberry and white chocolate blondies

Cooking the butter until nutty and golden gives these blondies the edge before they’ve even made it to the oven. Scatter in blackberries instead of raspberries as the seasons change.

Raspberry and White Chocolate Blondies Recipe

Raspberry and lemon flapjacks

Flapjacks make the best after-school or mid-afternoon treat. With a delicious layer of raspberries these oat bars are sure to be a hit with friends and family.

Raspberry and lemon flapjacks

Crème Egg brownie cake

Chocolate cake + Cadbury's Creme Eggs = HEAVEN. Whip up our chocolate traybake for a special Easter treat, or make it any time of the year (we certainly do)!

Creme Egg Brownie Cake Recipe

Nectarine, coconut and lime tray-tart

This nectarine, coconut and lime tray-tart is easy to make, vegetarian and gluten-free. Served with a scoop of coconut ice cream, it makes a great pud.

Dairy Free Nectarine Tart Recipe With Coconut and Lime

Salted peanut and honeycomb rocky road

Our salted peanut and honeycomb rocky road squares are a great twist on a classic and will please everyone. Plus, they're really easy and only take 15 minutes of work.

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Honeycomb Rocky Road Recipe with Peanuts

Chocolate, orange and almond shortbread

Our indulgent shortbread studded with almonds, chocolate and candied orange peel is the perfect accompaniment to that cuppa.

Chocolate Orange Shortbread Recipe With Almonds

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