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Cake sheds are making bakers "1, 000 a week - but the dream might be over
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (1169+ words) Cake sheds are becoming something of a Great British tradition. You may have noticed one pop up near you. These small, cupboard-like "sheds" are usually jam-packed with home-baked goods that you help yourself to, and for which you are trusted…...
The forgotten recipe being revived after almost 100 years
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (487+ words) In 1929, a curious journalist held a competition to create a signature recipe to rival the famous currant-filled Eccles cake, leading to the creation of the Port Sunlight Bun. And, for almost 100 years, the recipe remained hidden away in a magazine…...
Home baker shuts cake shed in Bassetlaw over 'ridiculous' rules
4+ week, 2+ day ago (890+ words) A home baker has said she has closed her cake shed because council rules could cost her hundreds of pounds to get a street trading licence. Natalie Brook, 37, has sold cakes from her garden in Rhodesia, in Nottinghamshire, since January....
Coinneaach's rhubarb and custard Victoria sponge cake
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) On Wednesday 15th April, Coinneach Mac Leod joined us to show us his rhubarb and custard twist on the classic Victoria sponge " an easy bake with seasonal produce on the supermarket shelves. 20ml squeezed orange juice For the sponges (2 sponges) 1 tbsp custard…...
Cake Picnic 2026: Inside Sydney's giant cake party
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1288+ words) Welcome to Cake Picnic, Sydney edition. It's the viral event that's already sold out dates in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets in Dubai, London and Mexico City were harder to come by than a double-yolk egg. And…...
Biscoff creme eggs, Tiramisu hot cross buns: Have Easter treats gone too far?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1136+ words) Creme eggs have been delighting - or not, depending on your palate - British tastebuds for more than 50 years. "I scran them up so fast," says Ethan in Manchester, who is on his way to a gym session. The 23-year-old, an Easter…...
Vanilla one bowl cake
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (11+ words) BBC Get the full recipe on BBC Food....
King and Queen laugh as they struggle to cut cake at Eden Project
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (626+ words) King Charles III and Queen Camilla made light of their struggle to cut a cake while celebrating the Eden Project's 25th anniversary. The pair giggled at the Cornwall site as they used a sword to slice the sturdy cake, which was…...
Juvenile arthritis: Baking helps me with my condition, says 13-year-old
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (790+ words) For 13-year-old Lyla, baking is much more than a hobby. After being diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in 2024, she found it became therapeutic way of coping with a condition that many people she knew had never even heard of....
Cornwall cake maker 'works her magic' to inspire other bakers
3+ mon, 2+ hour ago (523+ words) A Cornish cake designer who specialises in illusion cakes used magic as her inspiration to create a masterclass for amateur bakers. Niki Lowe's latest creation, an "oldie worldly Victorian" shop on a cobbled street, was created from sponge cake and…...