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ALL THE BAKING NEWS, PRODUCTS AND EVENTS COMING YOUR WAY

Fancy a slice of Pumpkin Spiced Latte?

It’s that time of year -Pumpkin Spice Latte

Rainbow Dust Click Twist Edible Glue Brush

Rainbow Dust’s new Click Twist Edible Glue Brush

Soreen Launch NEW Cherry-fying Jellies Mini Loaves

Soreen is back this year with a spooktacular

Bake Off is back and in full swing!

The thirteenth series of The Great British Bake

Recyclable Pouch for your favourite sweetener

Splenda, the low-calorie sweetener which tastes just like

SERIOUSLY GOOD CAKE CONVERSATION

Expert cake makers Christine and Phil, of BLACK BOX CAKE, teach their seriously good baking, decorating and business skills to cake makers worldwide. They share a monthly slice of the wisdom, tips and techniques that have brought them success.

BAKING ESSENTIALS

Getting a bake just right comes down to the little details and it's our mission to make all your bakes perfect with these essential tips, ideas and tools.

CAKE DECORATING HEAVEN

Techniques to hone your decorating skills no matter your level!

THE CONFIDENT CAKER...

To niche or not to niche...?

HALLOWEEN BAKES!

There are no tricks, just delicious treats for you to get stuck into this Halloween...

CAKE HEAVEN

Get creative with loaf cakes and tasty bakes!

CUPCAKE HEAVEN

Mini bakes, maximum indulgence!

BISCUIT HEAVEN

Bite-size bakes to enjoy with coffee! biscuit heaven

PUDDING HEAVEN

Epic desserts to satisfy a sweet tooth!

JULIET SEAR

This month Juliet has some spooky treats up her sleeve to get you all in the Halloween spirit – they are great for those pesky trick-or-treaters too!

Monster cookies

You’ll need smarties with melted chocolate or black writing icing or shop-bought edible eyes for the decoration. I’ve also used some white macaroni rods from Truly Sprinkles which I have snapped to make different-sized teeth, but you could also use white chocolate buttons cut into little shards.

TEATIME TREATS

Enjoy an indulgent afternoon tea with friends!

SAVOURY HEAVEN

Bake up a storm with savoury snacks & lunches!

VEGAN HEAVEN

DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE

MUMMY PIES

BAKING wit h kids!

MODELLING MASTERCLASS

Not only will you perfect your modelling skills in creating a child but also animal features for the cute werewolf costume.

STENCILED HEART

Simple techniques to combine and create an eerie look… dabbed black dust, webbed stenciled heart and chic wafer paper hearts.

DRESSED AS A MUMMY

This little kitty has got himself in a pickle with these bandages! Adorn atop a Halloween party cake for an eerily good centre piece.

STEAMPUNK STYLE

Learn how to make this super cool Steampunk inspired cake just in time for spooky celebrations!

THAT’S THE BADGER!

“This quirky West Country phrase expressing a sense of satisfaction similar to “that hit the spot” or “you’ve got it.” It’s a phrase my partner loves to use hence the idea for this, his birthday cake" Lindy

BUTTERCREAM PUMPKINS

Deliciously decorative, adorn your cupcakes with pumpkins make of buttercream for guests at your Halloween party this year.

HALLOWEEN FAULT LINE

“If you can’t make a black cake for Halloween, when can you? In this tutorial I have taken a few different techniques and thrown them together to form this striking striped fault line cake, coated in dramatic black for a glamorous take on the Halloween party table” Zoe

CHOCOLATE GHOST CAKE

Use candy melts for a spookily fun finish.

HALLOWEEN CAKESICLES

Perfect for parties and oh so Instagram worthy, use moulds to make these spooktacular cakesicles...

FLOWER TUTORIAL: SUNFLOWERS

Use moulds, gum paste and airbrushing to create big and beautiful sunflowers.

FANTASY TOAD

“This design is my own take on the fabulous fantasy toads designed by Caroline McFarlane-Watts of Tall Tales Productions. I wanted to try my hand at recreating one of her designs in modelling chocolate (with her permission of course!) – go wild with colours on this one, you can make him look as kooky and colourful as you like” Lisa

SLEEPY SLOTH

Gather your modelling tools and create this adorable sleepy sloth that children – and adults – will love!

SWEET TREATS & GIFTS

Zoe Burmester shares with you some delicious sweet treats which would be perfect for gifting, favours or even as dessert table fillers - all linked to seasons and events in the year. We delve into homemade sticky sweets, chocolates, confections and more, always with an eye on how they can be turned into presentable gifts.

CONCENTRATED COLOUR REVIEW

These concentrated gel colours are fabulous for creating vibrant colours in a variety of ingredients, including sugarpaste, modelling paste, buttercream, royal icing and even batter for sponge cakes (perfect for those rainbow sponge cakes!). We put contributor Julie Rogerson to the test to find out the strengths – and weaknesses – of Rainbow Dust and Colour Splash gel food colourings.

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