BAKING HACKS YOU WISH YOU KNEW SOONER

To celebrate National Baking Week, we asked our Cake & Bake Pros to share their best baking hacks! From planning ahead and cooling your dough, to money-saving supermarket buys, here are four baking hacks you'll wish you knew sooner!.... 

1) Chill your dough

When baking cut out biscuits, Rebecca Honeywell (Honeywell Bakes) recommends always chilling your dough on the baking tray for at least 30 minutes after cutting the shapes, as this will prevent them spreading in the oven.

2) Affordable fondant tip

Farley Berry advises that to make cute fondant cupcakes you don't need to fork out on expensive fondant. All of Lady Berry Cupcakes' designs are with basic supermarket fondant, even the little 3D models!

3) Plan ahead

Simone Taylor (Sims Sweets) recommends baking your sponge in advance; allow it to cool down completely, wrap it in cling film and place it in the fridge until the next day. This allows it to firm up and prepare for decorating.  Cling film locks in moisture so no need to worry about it drying up!

4) The underbaking trick

Did you know cookies will continue to cook through as they cool down? So, for that perfect gooey in-the-middle, crisp on-the-outside texture, Jessie Marsden (Jessie Bakes Cakes) suggests always underbaking your cookies by a few minutes and leaving to cool. You’ll see the texture transform!

You can discover even more top tips and baking hacks from our celebrity guests and experts at The Cake & Bake Show this November. If you haven't booked your tickets yet, grab yours here now!