KNEAD TO KNOW BAKING HACKS

To celebrate National Baking Week 2025, we asked our celebrities and experts to share their pro secrets! From supercharging your chocolate and melting your butter, to investing in your baking tools, here are some knead to know hacks to help take your cakes and bakes to the next level!

Supercharge your chocolate!

To amplify the chocolatiness of chocolate in your baking recipes, Gurdeep Loyal recommends always adding a pinch of instant coffee powder and salt. The bitterness and saltiness serves to magnify the chocolatiness!

Butter, melted better!

For perfectly moist texture, Georgia Green recommends melting butter for your cake batter. It creates an ultra-smooth mixture, eliminates any risk of butter/sugar clumps from the beating method, and helps the cake rise to perfection every time!

Palette pro tip!

When modelling different characters out of fondant, Molly Robbins recommends keeping your colour palette simple. Using just a few key colours across all your designs helps them feel cohesive, professional and visually appealing, without becoming overwhelming.

Invest in some piping bottles!

Reusable piping bottles are a game-changer for decorating according to Rebecca Honeywell. They're eco-friendly, keep royal icing fresher for longer, and make switching between tips super simple — perfect for precision and speed when working on multiple designs.

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!