Pice ar y maen, a Welsh teatime treat passed on through generations and still as popular as ever. Perfect for making with the children.

See how they celebrate a gorilla's birthday at the San Diego Zoo.

See why he's so popular with the ladies.

Meet Xiao Liwu, a giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo.

A joyous celebration indeed!

Learn how to make buttercream icing with our relaxing video series. Watch as we decorate a luxurious tiered raspberry cake with colourful frosting.

Juliet Sear shares her chocolate fridge cake recipe – perfect for a baking project with kids. Use up leftover chocolate with this flourless, no-bake cake.

Meet Xiao Liwu, a giant panda born at the San Diego Zoo.

Unwind whilst watching a decadent bavarois dessert being made. Our relaxing video follows a mousse cake with biscuit filling and shiny chocolate glaze coming together.

Unwind and watch how buttercream flowers are made to decorate cupcakes. This relaxing video follows each step of piping delicate buttercream roses.

Also: zookeepers manage to get an ultrasound on a pregnant panda, and celebrate a panda's third birthday.

Discover how to make a simple sponge cake from scratch, sandwiched with your favourite filling. Our video guide shows just how easy sponge cake can be.



It’s hard to beat a freshly baked Victoria sponge cake. Barney Desmazery...

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Want to achieve a perfectly level layer cake? See how to cut a sponge in half – an essential step when filling a cake with jam or buttercream.

Get in the festive mood with our showstopping Christmas fault-line cake. See how to decorate this masterpiece with our senior food editor, Cassie Best.

Learn what goes into the process of a unique form of enrichment at the San Diego Zoo and what makes this cake special.

See why Bai Yun is the "queen bee" when it comes to her birthday.

Looking to make a showstopping cake for a special occasion? Watch our video to learn how to tier a cake using dowels and cake boards for extra support.

Learn what goes into the process of a unique form of enrichment at the San Diego Zoo and what makes this cake special.

See why he's so popular with the ladies.

Meet Winston, the oldest breeding western lowland gorilla in zoos today.

A sweet celebration for Xiao Liwu's 2nd birthday.

See why Bai Yun is the "queen bee" when it comes to her birthday.

At the San Diego Zoo, zookeepers and researchers are constantly gauging the pandas' behavior to see how well they're doing.