Baking is a science and it isn’t very forgiving - especially when it comes to cakes. Recipes must be followed exactly to get the perfect result. The temperature needs to be exact, all the steps followed how they’re described and the measurements need to be spot on and not a gram off!
With the festive season well and truly upon us, we thought it would be a perfect time to bring you these wonderful Christmas cake toppers to add to your own creations or our Rainbow Cake Kit gives the perfect base for these!
We're here with a roundup of some of the best baking gifts that you can give this Christmas. From perfect stocking fillers all the way up to our ultimate 12-month gift subscriptions there's something for everyone and who knows, they might even share some of the finished bakes with you!
Banana bread is sooo lockdown 1.0, the new home bake of choice for this lockdown is Cinnamon Buns. Incorporating slightly harder techniques but producing some amazingly delicious breakfasts, desserts or for any time of the day.
Making bread from scratch may seem like a daunting task at first but once you have the basic skills nailed down and you don’t mind letting your anger out on some dough you are sorted. It’s one of those things which is so simple that anyone can make it, yet the deeper you delve into the bread world the more complex it gets, meaning you can learn for a lifetime.
The kneading part of the process may seem boring but it is the crucial stage to achieve a light airy bread. Kneading stretches the gluten and creates a smooth and stretchy dough which holds the gases released from the yeast better. Don't be frightened by a dough which is sticky to start with. The more you knead, the more it’ll come together.
With the spooky season well and truly upon us, we thought it would be a perfect time to bring you these wonderful Halloween cake toppers to add to your own creations or our Rainbow Cake Kit gives the perfect base for these!
With the classic cracked top and the fluffy interior, what better way to launch our Bread Baking Club than with a recipe for Tiger Rolls? Not only are these rolls tasty, but they will also introduce you to a few fun bread baking techniques along the way.
When it comes to baking there is so much equipment out there and all of it may seem essential as every different recipe book will tell you that you need a new utensil to achieve the perfect cake.
Across the UK rainbows have been popping up in windows and on social media during the Covid-19 pandemic. Like the Clap For Our Carers initiative – which has seen Britain applauding key workers from our doorsteps – this colourful token of appreciation is a way of uniting a country doing battle with coronavirus.
