Bake Roulette by BatterBee

The challenge jar

Baking challenge ideas

Browse the curated Bake Roulette collection. These are creative prompts rather than full recipes—the interpretation is yours.

Let the wheel choose instead
Brave About 3½ hours

Tahini & Chocolate Babka

A rich twisted babka layered with tahini & chocolate, where the baker controls how bold, sticky or decorative the final loaf becomes.

Main ingredients: tahini, dark chocolate, flour, butter, and yeast

Brave About 2½ hours

Tahini & Chocolate Bakewell Tart

A Bakewell-inspired tart using tahini & chocolate as the twist, with almond filling, pastry and a creative fruity or aromatic layer.

Main ingredients: tahini, dark chocolate, almonds, butter, and flour

Brave About 2½ hours

Tahini & Chocolate Cheesecake

A creamy cheesecake centred on tahini & chocolate, leaving the baker free to decide whether to bake it, chill it or push the decoration further.

Main ingredients: tahini, dark chocolate, cream cheese, biscuits, and eggs

Confident About 1¼ hours

Tahini & Coffee Blondies

Fudgy blondies featuring tahini & coffee, using a caramelised base to give the unusual pairing somewhere familiar to land.

Main ingredients: tahini, coffee, butter, brown sugar, and eggs

Confident About 1½ hours

Tahini & Coffee Crumb Cake

A soft crumb cake pairing tahini & coffee, finished with a generous streusel-style topping.

Main ingredients: tahini, coffee, flour, butter, and brown sugar

Brave About 2 hours

Tahini & Coffee Roulade

A light roulade centred around tahini & coffee, challenging the baker to balance flavour with a clean roll and striking finish.

Main ingredients: tahini, coffee, eggs, sugar, and cream

Confident About 2 hours

Tahini & Date Bundt Cake

A dramatic Bundt cake featuring tahini & date, with the decorative shape doing some of the presentation work.

Main ingredients: tahini, dates, butter, flour, and eggs

Curious About 1 hour

Tahini & Date Cookies

Chewy-edged cookies featuring tahini & date, balancing familiar comfort with an unexpected flavour twist.

Main ingredients: tahini, dates, butter, flour, and brown sugar

Curious About 1½ hours

Tahini & Date Traybake

A generous traybake built around tahini & date, prioritising bold flavour and texture over fussy presentation.

Main ingredients: tahini, dates, butter, flour, and eggs

Confident About 1¼ hours

Tahini & Honey Blondies

Fudgy blondies featuring tahini & honey, using a caramelised base to give the unusual pairing somewhere familiar to land.

Main ingredients: tahini, honey, butter, brown sugar, and eggs

Confident About 1¼ hours

Tahini & Honey Brownies

Rich brownies built around tahini & honey, with a dense centre and plenty of scope for swirls, toppings or pockets of flavour.

Main ingredients: tahini, honey, dark chocolate, butter, and eggs

Curious About 1 hour

Tahini & Honey Muffins

Soft muffins built around tahini & honey, intended to be approachable while still feeling different from an everyday bake.

Main ingredients: tahini, honey, flour, butter, and eggs

Brave About 2½ hours

Tahini & Orange Cheesecake

A creamy cheesecake centred on tahini & orange, leaving the baker free to decide whether to bake it, chill it or push the decoration further.

Main ingredients: tahini, orange, cream cheese, biscuits, and eggs

Brave About 3 hours

Tahini & Orange Doughnuts

Pillowy doughnuts featuring tahini & orange, with the choice of filling, glaze or sugar coating left deliberately open.

Main ingredients: tahini, orange, flour, yeast, and milk

Confident About 1¼ hours

Tahini & Orange Madeleines

Shell-shaped madeleines flavoured with tahini & orange, keeping the sponge delicate while letting the pairing do the talking.

Main ingredients: tahini, orange, butter, flour, and eggs

Fearless About 4 hours

Tahini Coffee Babka

A glossy twisted loaf layered with coffee, sesame-rich tahini and dark brown sugar.

Main ingredients: Tahini, coffee, yeast, and brown sugar

Brave About 2½ hours

Walnut & Coffee Bakewell Tart

A Bakewell-inspired tart using walnut & coffee as the twist, with almond filling, pastry and a creative fruity or aromatic layer.

Main ingredients: walnuts, coffee, almonds, butter, and flour

Curious About 1 hour

Walnut & Coffee Scones

Tender scones flavoured with walnut & coffee, inviting the baker to decide whether to keep them subtle or make the flavour pairing obvious.

Main ingredients: walnuts, coffee, flour, butter, and milk

Curious About 1¼ hours

Walnut & Coffee Tea Cake

A simple tea cake scented with walnut & coffee, intended to be understated, aromatic and slightly unexpected.

Main ingredients: walnuts, coffee, flour, butter, and eggs

Brave About 2½ hours

Walnut & Honey Bakewell Tart

A Bakewell-inspired tart using walnut & honey as the twist, with almond filling, pastry and a creative fruity or aromatic layer.

Main ingredients: walnuts, honey, almonds, butter, and flour

Confident About 1½ hours

Walnut & Honey Crumb Cake

A soft crumb cake pairing walnut & honey, finished with a generous streusel-style topping.

Main ingredients: walnuts, honey, flour, butter, and brown sugar

Brave About 3 hours

Walnut & Honey Layer Cake

A celebration-style layer cake pairing walnut & honey, with plenty of room for the baker to choose their own filling and finish.

Main ingredients: walnuts, honey, butter, flour, and eggs

Confident About 2 hours

Walnut & Maple Bundt Cake

A dramatic Bundt cake featuring walnut & maple, with the decorative shape doing some of the presentation work.

Main ingredients: walnuts, maple syrup, butter, flour, and eggs

Confident About 1½ hours

Walnut & Maple Cupcakes

Soft cupcakes flavoured with walnut & maple, designed as a playful small-batch challenge with an open-ended finish.

Main ingredients: walnuts, maple syrup, butter, flour, and eggs

Brave About 3 hours

Walnut & Maple Doughnuts

Pillowy doughnuts featuring walnut & maple, with the choice of filling, glaze or sugar coating left deliberately open.

Main ingredients: walnuts, maple syrup, flour, yeast, and milk

Brave About 2½ hours

Walnut & Orange Bakewell Tart

A Bakewell-inspired tart using walnut & orange as the twist, with almond filling, pastry and a creative fruity or aromatic layer.

Main ingredients: walnuts, orange, almonds, butter, and flour

Brave About 3 hours

Walnut & Orange Doughnuts

Pillowy doughnuts featuring walnut & orange, with the choice of filling, glaze or sugar coating left deliberately open.

Main ingredients: walnuts, orange, flour, yeast, and milk

Confident About 1½ hours

Walnut & Orange Whoopie Pies

Soft sandwich cakes flavoured with walnut & orange, leaving plenty of room for a contrasting or complementary filling.

Main ingredients: walnuts, orange, flour, butter, and eggs

Confident About 3 hours

Walnut & Rosemary Cinnamon Rolls

Soft enriched rolls reimagined with walnut & rosemary, using the spiral as a canvas for an unconventional filling.

Main ingredients: walnuts, rosemary, flour, butter, and yeast

Confident About 1¼ hours

Walnut & Rosemary Madeleines

Shell-shaped madeleines flavoured with walnut & rosemary, keeping the sponge delicate while letting the pairing do the talking.

Main ingredients: walnuts, rosemary, butter, flour, and eggs

Brave About 2½ hours

Walnut & Rosemary Tart

A crisp pastry tart showcasing walnut & rosemary, with the filling and decoration left open to interpretation.

Main ingredients: walnuts, rosemary, flour, butter, and eggs

Brave About 2½ hours

White Chocolate & Cardamom Macarons

French macarons inspired by white chocolate & cardamom, with the shell, filling and colour palette open to interpretation.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, cardamom, almonds, egg whites, and sugar

Brave About 2½ hours

White Chocolate & Cardamom Tart

A crisp pastry tart showcasing white chocolate & cardamom, with the filling and decoration left open to interpretation.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, cardamom, flour, butter, and eggs

Confident About 1½ hours

White Chocolate & Cardamom Whoopie Pies

Soft sandwich cakes flavoured with white chocolate & cardamom, leaving plenty of room for a contrasting or complementary filling.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, cardamom, flour, butter, and eggs

Confident About 1¾ hours

White Chocolate & Matcha Galette

A rustic free-form galette combining white chocolate & matcha, with a crisp buttery crust and intentionally relaxed presentation.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, matcha, flour, butter, and sugar

Brave About 2 hours

White Chocolate & Matcha Roulade

A light roulade centred around white chocolate & matcha, challenging the baker to balance flavour with a clean roll and striking finish.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, matcha, eggs, sugar, and cream

Curious About 1¼ hours

White Chocolate & Matcha Tea Cake

A simple tea cake scented with white chocolate & matcha, intended to be understated, aromatic and slightly unexpected.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, matcha, flour, butter, and eggs

Brave About 2½ hours

White Chocolate & Miso Bakewell Tart

A Bakewell-inspired tart using white chocolate & miso as the twist, with almond filling, pastry and a creative fruity or aromatic layer.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, white miso, almonds, butter, and flour

Brave About 3 hours

White Chocolate & Miso Layer Cake

A celebration-style layer cake pairing white chocolate & miso, with plenty of room for the baker to choose their own filling and finish.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, white miso, butter, flour, and eggs

Curious About 1¼ hours

White Chocolate & Miso Shortbread

Crumbly shortbread infused with white chocolate & miso, keeping the bake simple enough for the unusual flavour combination to stand out.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, white miso, butter, flour, and sugar

Brave About 2¼ hours

White Chocolate & Rose Choux Buns

Crisp choux buns inspired by white chocolate & rose, with freedom to interpret the filling and topping however you like.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, rose water, flour, butter, and eggs

Confident About 1½ hours

White Chocolate & Rose Crumb Cake

A soft crumb cake pairing white chocolate & rose, finished with a generous streusel-style topping.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, rose water, flour, butter, and brown sugar

Curious About 1½ hours

White Chocolate & Rose Loaf Cake

A tender loaf cake built around white chocolate & rose, with the flavour carried through the crumb and finish.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, rose water, butter, flour, and eggs

Brave About 2½ hours

White Chocolate & Sesame Macarons

French macarons inspired by white chocolate & sesame, with the shell, filling and colour palette open to interpretation.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, sesame, almonds, egg whites, and sugar

Curious About 1½ hours

White Chocolate & Sesame Traybake

A generous traybake built around white chocolate & sesame, prioritising bold flavour and texture over fussy presentation.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, sesame, butter, flour, and eggs

Confident About 1½ hours

White Chocolate & Sesame Whoopie Pies

Soft sandwich cakes flavoured with white chocolate & sesame, leaving plenty of room for a contrasting or complementary filling.

Main ingredients: white chocolate, sesame, flour, butter, and eggs