Baking tips and tricks
Learn all the secrets to baking like a pro!
How to make rough puff pastry in 5 steps
Making pastry at home is easier than you might think, although a little messy at times. Plus it is very...
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8 Tips to baking the perfect cheesecake
It's rich, smooth and creamy – sultry words, if you ask me, for the perfect baked cheesecake. Though there are...
Why you shouldn’t use normal snacking chocolate bars for baking
Every July, we encourage you to celebrate one of the best food days in existence: World Chocolate Day! And, if...
Baking Hacks: How to make your own sprinkles
Whether you’re simply wanting to avoid store-bought sprinkles made with questionable ingredients or you’re looking for something a little more...
Secrets to making the perfect tart case – and there’s vodka involved
ALSO READ: How to get those perfectly sharp edges when icing a cake Whether you’re making a milk tart or a...
Vegan? How the liquid from a tin of chickpeas will change your baking life
(image: iStock) You know aquafaba is making waves when it makes its way into the Scrabble dictionary. Yup, you can...
Baking Hacks: 6 tips to avoid a dry, crumbly cake
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6 Baking tins everyone should have and why it makes a difference
Recipe says: ‘Grease and line a 22-cm cake tin’ You: ‘I’ll use a 30-cm tin what difference does it make?!’...
Cooking hacks: How to rescue seized chocolate without even batting an eyelid
(images: Katelyn Allegra) We’ve all done it. You’re melting chocolate for a recipe and all of a sudden that giant...
This easy fondant icing will take your cakes from zero to hero
ALSO READ: How to get those perfectly sharp edges when icing a cake Fondant icing, or plastic icing as it’s sometimes...
