Bakery Four’s pastries, bread and bagels have been in high demand ever since owner Shawn Bergin started baking out of his basement in 2019. The high-end bakery even moved from its tiny, 350-square-foot space in the Highlands to a larger 3,000-square-foot space on Tennyson Street in 2022 to keep up with its two-hour-long lines. But … Read more
For those of us who aren’t natural bakers, telling when your cake is ready can be a tricky task. Thankfully, renowned baking expert Mary Berry has an easy trick to tell exactly when your baked delight is ready to be taken out of the oven. When it comes to sponge cakes, Berry advises bakers to … Read more
The poet Emily Dickinson was an avid baker, and, on the back of a recipe card for coconut cake, she wrote these opening lines: The Things that never can come back, are several — Childhood — some forms of Hope — the Dead — But while her gifts as a poet are clear here, she … Read more
Baking is not something many feel that they have the time, effort or skill for, but none of that’s needed with a mug cake. Mug cakes are literally cakes that are cooked in mugs in the microwave. They are popular because they’re easy to make and it is single-serving. When you are craving cake, but … Read more
There is nothing better than a rich chocolate or coffee cake, and this recipe mixes them together in a mug to make the ultimate dessert. Baking can sometimes be difficult as you have to measure out too many ingredients, but this easy cake gets rid of all the fuss and stress as it only has … Read more
Banana pancakes are not only easy to make, but they are healthier than a normal version. The BBC recipe notes said: “Turn overripe, blackened bananas into sweet and fluffy American-style pancakes. “Serve with syrup and crunchy, toasted pecan nuts as a delicious brunch treat.” This recipe makes 12 pancakes in under 10 minutes, and they … Read more
Baking banana bread doesn’t have to be a fuss, especially with so many quick and easy recipes on the internet. Cooking author and food blogger Arman Liew claims that his three-ingredient banana bread is the “easiest and most foolproof banana bread you’ll ever make”. Just because this three-ingredient banana bread recipe doesn’t call for traditional … Read more
There is nothing better than a slice of something sweet to go with a cup of tea, and with the right recipe, it has never been easier to make a homemade cake from scratch. Mary Berry first shared how to make a Victoria sponge cake in her cookbook ‘Simple Cakes’ and revealed this recipe is … Read more
Baking banana bread can often be time-consuming as it can take around 50 minutes in the oven until it’s ready. To make it faster, Jessica Hylton of Jessica in the Kitchen blog, has shared her recipe that can be made in a mug. She said: “This banana bread mug cake will totally blow you away! … Read more
The main ingredients include the usual baking trio: sugar, eggs and flour; Rick Stein added sweet brown sugar and honey for his creation. Many ingredients will be in the cupboards of somebody who has made at least one bake, so it’s fairly affordable to make and could mean you don’t have to go to the … Read more
