Simple tea cake recipes from Taste.com.au

These light and fluffy tea cakes are the perfect treat for morning and afternoon tea (or for any other time of the day). Check out the 20 easy-to-make recipes from the Taste.com.au archives.

Who doesn’t love tea cakes?

They’re easy to make, can be stored for a few days (and most are even freezer-friendly due to them not being iced!) and go perfectly with a cup of morning or afternoon tea.

Condensed milk tea cake.

Nanna’s condensed milk tea cake

A trip to Nanna’s wouldn’t be complete without a slice of her super-simple condensed milk complete with a caramel and whipped cream centre.

Mini cinnamon tea cakes

These light and fluffy cakes dipped in sugar and cinnamon are just perfect with a cuppa. Serve with pure cream, double cream, warmed custard or vanilla yoghurt.

Pineapple tea cake.

Pineapple tea cake

Add some fresh fruit to your baking with this sensational pineapple tea cake.

Cinnamon tea cake

Everyone deserves a little treat with their morning or afternoon cuppa, and this moist tea cake does the job beautifully.

Lemon butter tea cake.

Lemon butter tea cakes

Easy to make and wonderfully soft, these beautiful lemon butter teacakes are a perfect tea-time treat.

Choc-chip tea cake

Easy to make with wonderful flavour and texture, this choc-chip teacake is a perfect tea-time treat.

Apple custard tea cake.

Pie maker apple custard tea cakes

Nanna’s old-fashioned apple cinnamon custard cake gets the pie maker treatment in this easy recipe, perfect for afternoon tea.

Fruit tea cake

Relax with a hot cuppa and a generous slice of this fruity tea cake.

Aussie cinnamon and apple tea cake.

Aussie cinnamon and apple tea cake

This classic teacake recipe deserves a spot in every baker’s cookbook. Light-as-air, laced with apple and glazed with melted butter—divine!

Irish barmbrack tea cake

Plump tea-soaked fruit gives a rich flavour and dense texture to this classic Irish teacake.

Honeyed pear tea cake.

Honeyed pear tea cake

This autumnal teatime treat has a delicious honey drizzle and sweet pear layers.

Strawberries and cream tea cakes

Easy to make and wonderfully soft, these strawberries and cream teacakes are a perfect tea-time treat.

Pineapple and ginger tea cake.

Pineapple and ginger tea cake

Get the kids to help bake up a storm with this deliciously moist pineapple and teacake made with a hint of ginger marmalade.

Vanilla-bean tea cake with cinnamon sugar

Vanilla: This simple spice is delicious in its simplicity and, with just a few other ingredients, forms the basis of some utterly divine dessert and tea-time treats.

Spiced apple & lemon tea cake.

Spiced apple & lemon tea cake

Determined to cut down on food waste, Marion Grasby cleans out her fridge to devise this delicious apple cake.

Apple cinnamon tea cake.

Apple cinnamon tea cake

Easy to make and wonderfully soft, this sweet apple tea cake is a perfect tea-time treat.

Caramel walnut tea cake.

Caramel walnut tea cake

Easy to make and wonderfully soft, this caramel walnut tea cake is a perfect tea-time treat.

Carrot and spice tea cake

Easy to make and wonderfully soft, this carrot and spice teacake is a perfect tea-time treat.

Lemon custard tea cake.

Lemon custard tea cakes

Made in the muffin pan, these little cakes are stuffed with lemon curd custard for a sweet treat even Nanna would approve of.

Orange and coconut tea cake.

Orange and coconut tea cake

Easy to make and wonderfully soft, this citrusy teacake is a perfect tea-time treat.

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Originally published as Simple tea cake recipes from Taste.com.au