Mary Berry's Ultimate Cake Book (Second Edition): Over 200 Classic Recipes

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Mary was one of three children born to Margaret and Alleyne, who worked as a surveyor as well as a planner. Each recipe helpfully includes prep and cook time as well as details of how long each bake will keep for – although the chances of leftovers are low to nil. Armed with his unique kneading technique, designed to trap more air inside the dough, Richard Bertinet helps to develop our baking instincts by covering the “why” as well as the “how” in this catalogue of savoury bakes. She studied at the Bath College of Domestic Science in the field of catering and institutional management. Exciting filming and books planned over the coming year so keep an eye on the news page for updated information.

Cakes, cookies, pastry and bread are covered here, with methods containing reassuring levels of detail, without being fussy or dense. Wash and dry the quartered cherries thoroughly before adding them to the cake mixture to prevent them from sinking to the bottom during baking. The book features a variety of recipes that are delicious and quite easy to make along with glossy color photos of the recipes to accompany them (and spark a bit of hunger and appetite in the mind of the reader too). Any baker who’s dreamt of turning their hobby into a lifestyle will find their aspirations echoed in the pages of Aran, named after author Flora Shedden’s own bakery-dream-turned-reality. Her debut book is part science lesson (the fun kind, honest) and part home economics, making the process of getting to grips with baking sans gluten approachable to home cooks who don’t have a science degree in their back pockets.

As well as pastry (tarts, pies, puff and choux), all manner of traditional and contemporary treats are covered, from cookies to cakes, pavlovas to parfait. You’re going to have to read this fun book featuring Britain’s favorite lady baker to find out for yourself. Luckily, with a PhD in chemistry under her belt, Katarina Cermelj has geeked out about it all, so we don’t have to.

Whether you want to maximise your rise, achieve faultless flavour or crack the perfect crumb, these books have your back. If you ace level “cake” and want a bit more of a challenge, turn to the breads, meringues and soufflés. He was even the Mayor of Bath for a time and was closely connected to the establishment of the University of Bath. Mary also shows how to scale the recipe up or down depending on the cake tin sizes you have at home.

Meanwhile, Marie’s husband Robert has started to wonder whether he could benefit from baking as well. Wielding that bakeware staple – a standard-issue brownie tin – Edd Kimber makes a convincing argument for the fact that you don’t need cupboards brimming with equipment or an unattainably roomy kitchen to create some seriously delicious cakes, cookies, tarts and bars. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details.

If you’re looking to take your savoury baking game up a notch or six, Calum is the person to help you.

You’ll find no back-to-basics recipes here – even the Victoria sponge comes with a white-chocolate-based twist.

The main character is named Marie Dunwoody, and she has three great children with her loving husband and a successful business that she runs all on her own. I am not very good on social media but we do have a Facebook page which gives you latest news and stories.

Shut indoors with nothing better to do than stare at the overripe fruit browning in bowls in our kitchens, this crowd-pleasing loaf was the official sponsor of 2020. Rooted in classic bakes, these recipes take turn after surprising turn to arrive at imaginative flavour combinations, clever hybrids and beautiful designs. Not forgetting recipes you can make with your kids from Happy Face Biscuits to Traffic Lights and Jammy Buns. If there are limitations to using just one baking vessel for a whole book, they’re far from apparent in the range of novel, clever recipes. If you don’t have a piping bag to decorate the top, Mary advises using two plastic food bags, snipped off at one corner to create a funnel.