Whether you're looking for show-stopping colourful bakes for a party, or something to put a smile on a friend's face (cute piggy biscuits, perhaps!), these recipes all add a pretty pop of colour.
Ube crinkles
Ube jam in the dough brings a spectacular purple punch to these easy Filipino crinkle cookies.
Swiss berry quilt cake
A showstopping cake that makes any festive table shine, and great for other special gatherings. Baked cake layers are sandwiched with berry coulis, and chilled before serving with fresh berries, peach coulis and lemon verbena sabayon.
Meringue confetti with ice-cream
Make these tiny, brightly coloured meringues for your next party! Shared by Kirsten Tibballs on Everyday Gourmet: Sweet Edition, they are fun to make and eat, and you can use any colours you like.
Cookie cheesecake
Colourful chocolate buttons add a vibrant pop of colour to this excellent slice, made with cheesecake sandwiched between two layers of cookie dough.
Stuffed peanut butter cookies with raspberry glaze
A sweet-tart raspberry glaze adds bright colour to these cookies, which are made with a peanut butter cookie dough and offer little pops of crunch from cereal in the peanut butter filling.
Pandan drømmekage
Raymond Tan puts a vibrant Malaysian twist on the traditional Danish drømmekage ('dream cake'), adding pandan juice to the cake and making the caramelised coconut with palm sugar.
Rhubarb crumble slice
For when you need something pretty and pink! Whether you treat it as a slice or a dessert, this airfryer recipe is delicious! The leftover syrup from cooking rhubarb for the slice is used in the icing, giving it the pink tinge (the syrup is also fantastic drizzled over vanilla ice cream, or stirred into cocktails).
Sprinkle butter babka loaf
"It’s traditional in Holland to have a slice of white bread buttered and sprinkled – and when I say sprinkled, I mean doused in chocolate sprinkles. Take me to Holland! They had me at bread and butter, let alone sprinkles. So, this is my all-in- one version: a rolled bread dough with butter and coloured sprinkles swirled through, then plaited and baked. It’s the kind of bake that pleases not only the baker in me, but also the eight-year-old in me!" says Nadiya Hussain of this fun yeasted loaf, which features sprinkles baked inside and used on top after baking, too.
Muddy little piggy biscuits
With smile-inducing faces, these 'pigs in mud' chocolate biscuits from Trish McKenzie are a great recipe to make with children, or to serve at kid's parties.
Rainbow piñata birthday cake
"This cake is pure, unadulterated childish glee. There’s no holding back. ... And I have to say, it’s as much fun to make as it is to give!" says Poh Ling Yeow of this impressive birthday cake, with coloured cake layers and a confectionery-filled centre.
Red velvet whoopie pie slab
Red velvet cake meets whoopie pie (the American favourite consisting of two cake-like cookies sandwiched with a rich, creamy filling) in this colourful creation.
Rainbow mini Bakewell tarts
Great British Bake Off star Janusz Domagala puts a Pride-inspired spin on the classic English Bakewell tart. These have a shortcrust pastry case filled with jam and frangipane and are topped with feathered rainbow icing.
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