Baking Tips
Top 7 common sponge cake fails and how to fix them
7 common sponge cake fails and how to fix them Whatever occasion you’re baking a sponge cake for, whether it be a birthday party or just a regular Thursday night, we don’t all have the time to scratch things and start again when they go wrong the first time. This is why we’ve created this handy guide to make sure all your future multi-layer sponge endeavours go to plan. As a professional baker, I can assure you that many factors come into play during the baking process, so try not to take it too hard if you don’t...
6 Tips For The Perfect Shortcrust Pie Crust
baking tips christmas Pastry recipe
6 Tips For The Perfect Shortcrust Pie Crust Top tips for baking the PERFECT shortcrust pie crust, right on time for mince pie season. (And pumpkin pie, and apple pie, and quiche… the options are endless.) If you, like us, are a Great British Bake Off fanatic, you may well be an expert in pastry types. In which case, skip over the next paragraph maestro. From flaky, layered puff-pastry - which takes around 48 hours to make at home! - to simple, versatile shortcrust, pastry comes in all sorts of forms. In this article, we’ll be focusing on shortcrust, an easy-to-master...