Cake may not be the answer to attacks from monster machines, evil geniuses or mutant aliens. But sometimes you need to do the kitchen equivalent of popping into a phone booth like Clark Kent and emerging to save the day.
Here are five cakes that will make sure you're always a hero.
1. The easy no-fail chocolate cake
There's no better feeling than knowing you have an easy chocolate cake recipe in your repertoire that everyone will like, and this from SBS Food's , Anneka Manning, fits the bill perfectly.
Melt and mix chocolate coconut cake Source: Alan Benson
2. The really impressive kids party cake
This will wow little kids and adults alike. "It’s as much fun to make as it is to give! I guarantee you’ll have as much fun making this as the recipient has cutting it! I mixed popping candy in with the sprinkles before coating the cake for extra fun,” says creator Poh Ling Yeow.
Rainbow pinata cake Source: China Squirrel
3. The rich indulgent cake for those with a super (pun intended!) sweet tooth
This also comes from Anneka Manning, who says "Be warned: this cake is rich, unashamedly sweet and not for the faint-hearted. I promise a thin slice is all that is required!". It's also gluten-free.
Layered cashew meringue cake (sans rival) Source: Alan Benson
4. The cake that cures everything
That's what food writer Ruth Reichl calls . Who are we to argue? (You can read an extract from her book, My Kitchen Year, , where she explains why life sent her in search of a soul-soothing chocolate cake). "In times of stress, only excess will do: this is an enormous cake. But it keeps very well and there is no such thing as too much chocolate cake," she says. So this one is also a great cake when you need to feed a crowd.
The cake that cures everything Source: Murdoch Books
5. The go-to gluten-free cake
Of course we have you covered if you want a or a (SBS Food's most popular cake recipe, by the way!), but if you're looking for something different, how about a ? Think those golden baklava-ish flavours, but in a moist cake with sticky, dark caramelised sides. You can find more than 70 other gluten-free cakes from SBS Food .
Persian love cake Source: Murdoch Books
