Blog: Baking

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Apply for the Food Network’s Baking Championship

Fancy a shot at joining the Food Network’s Baking Championship? Another opportunity has arisen for some of our members to feature on the Food Network, this time as apart of...

COMPETITION: Fancy showing off your work on the Food Network?

COMPETITION: Christmas Cookie Challenge Our good friends at the Food Network have been in touch to let our members know about this incredible opportunity! The Food Network are...

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Top Cake Trends For 2019

Top Cake Trends To Use In Your Baking For 2019 Top cake trends for 2019 with Jane Sandwood – Cakes have been used for celebrations for centuries and the modern cake is now...

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How to make Christmas cake

Learn how to make traditional Christmas Cake with this easy to follow recipe… Prep 45 min + soaking and maturing Cook 90-110 min Serves 10-12 250g currants...

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Creating your own innovative cake business opportunities

Creating Your Own Innovative Cake Business Opportunities Thanks to TV shows like The Great British Bake Off, Britain has become more bonkers than ever about cakes and baking....

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Why lemon drizzle is the nation’s favourite cake

The Real Reasons Why Lemon Drizzle Cake Is The Nation’s Favourite… Lemon drizzle cake is officially Britain’s favourite type of cake, according to The Independent. A...

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Vegan chocolate cake recipe with peanut butter ganache

Vegan chocolate cake recipe with chocolate peanut butter ganache Veganism is more popular than ever! With more and more people choosing to live on a diet free from animal...

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Mary Berry reveals her quick method for making Victoria Sponge

Mary Berry ditches traditional Victoria Sponge method… Former Queen of the Great British Bake Off, Mary Berry, has admitted that she no longer follows the traditional...

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Goosnargh Cakes by Janet Berry Baking

Goosnargh Cakes When Janet Berry told me she was going to make Goosnargh Cakes, I said “what?” We are all familiar with Bath Buns and Eccles Cakes but I hadn’t...

Cake Life Loves…Home-Made Flower Paste

Homemade flowerpaste Michelle Pattinson of VS Cakes has shared her home-made recipe for flower paste/gumpaste with Cake Life readers! “I love making sugarflowers and am...

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Jan Berry’s Baking – How to Make Lemon Curd

Lemon Curd Recipe Who doesn’t love delicious lemon curd? With it’s bright and zingy taste our homemade recipe is sure to tickle your taste buds. Lemon curd makes a...

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Jan Berry’s Baking – Elderflower Cordial Recipe

Janet Berry, a baking and sugarcraft floral expert, is sharing her recipe for elderflower cordial with Cake Life, the perfect accompaniment with her lemon curd cake! Elderflower...