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Spooky Halloween Baking and Desserts
While the supermarket aisles are bursting with “candy” (excuse the American-ism!) the little ones might not be able to do Halloween in quite the same way this year. If door to door is out of the question for your state, you can still get your Halloween fix with the family with some spooky and fun recipe ideas.
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A Guide to Ingredient Substitutes
If you’re running low on some key baking ingredients and your local supermarket is looking a little bare. Use our handy guide below for some baking ingredient substitutions. Not all substitutes are perfect, but they work well if you’re in a bind!
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Vanilla
Recipes to Bake with Kids
Whether it’s making a meal or baking a cake, preparing and eating something you’ve made together is great way to bond as a family. Baking tasks can inject a little bit of math and science into the day, with the added bonus of something sweet at the end! We’ve put together a list of recipes ranging from quick and easy biscuits, to some educational bakes that can encourage a little learning within the baking process.
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Baking Club
Your Most Loved Recipes of 2019
New year, new you, new to-bake list! As we settle into 2020, we’ve taken a moment to reflect on your most loved, baked and searched for recipes of 2019. As expected, there are a few treasured classics making their annual appearance on this list, but we’re also excited to see some brand new favourites. So, before choosing what to bake this year, be sure to check in with this list first. These recipes are not only tried and tested right here in the Queen Kitchen, they’ve also been tried, tested and loved by our very own community of bakers!
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Our No-Bake Summer Dessert Round Up
We love our oven dearly but when it’s boiling hot outside, it’s the no-bake recipes that win us over. They’re fresh, creamy and easy to prepare! Whether you need something for morning tea, dessert, or a snack on the run, these cool creations can chill happily in the fridge until you need them. So give your oven a well-earned rest this summer and embrace no-bake instead. Visit our No Bake Recipe Collection for more recipes.
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baking trends
Top Baking Trends for 2020
Welcome to this century’s roaring twenties, where baking is characterised by banana flour and intentionally burning your bakes (yes you read that correctly). Read on for all our weird and wonderful baking trend predictions for 2020. Hero image credit: Butternut Bakery
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one bowl wonder
Ten Easy One-Bowl-Wonders
Hate washing up? So do we! But don’t let that compromise your sweet tooth. Baking has a notoriously bad reputation for creating a mountain of dirty dishes, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. Forget “baking projects”, AKA those lengthy recipes with multiple components that require every utensil in your kitchen. Instead, we’ve rounded up a selection of our favourite “one bowl wonders”. Otherwise known as the Holy Grail for time-poor bakers, this collection proves that baking can be totally fuss-free, without compromising on the final product.
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Christmas
Best Edible Gifts for Christmas
There are many good reasons to skip the shops this year and bake your Christmas presents instead. Firstly, who doesn’t like fudge? A batch of something sweet is perfect for those “hard-to-buy-fors”, and won’t get lost amongst all the socks and boxes of Favourites. Secondly, two little (terrifying) words: shopping centres. If you’re anything like us, you’ll be avoiding the Christmas madness at your local Westfield at all costs. Why brave the carpark when you can whip up presents in the comfort of your own kitchen? And finally, gifting something home baked is such a personal way to say thank you and spread the Christmas cheer. From school teachers and colleagues to nurses and favourites aunties, we’ve got an edible gift worthy of every loved one in your life!
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