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Your Top Baking Ingredient Questions Answered – Fridge Basics

From handy substitutions to clever kitchen hacks, we’ve answered all your important ingredient questions to help you to become a more savvy and confident baker. While you may already know a few of these tips, it’s always good to brush up on the why. Baking is a science, after all!

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Your Top Baking Ingredient Questions Answered – Pantry Basics

So, you’re an expert at eating cake, but how about making it? Today we’re taking a deep dive into all things baking, answering all your important ingredient questions to help you become a more savvy and confident baker. While you may already know a few of these tips, it’s always good to brush up on the why – baking is a science, after all!

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Baking Basics: Get the 101 on Common Baking Terms

So you’ve bought all your ingredients and you’re raring to go, you start reading through the recipe and BAM! “Dock the pastry…” What does that even mean?! Time and time again, super specific baking terms pop up in recipes. If you’re new to baking, these can be quite intimidating – leading you to think a recipe is harder than it really is. Not anymore! Read on for the lowdown on common baking terms that might stop you in your tracks, making it a little easier for next time.

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Your Most Loved Recipes of 2018

After a busy Christmas baking season, it’s time to restock your pantry, clean out your oven and get ready for a delicious year ahead! To help us develop recipes we know our Queen Bakers will love, we took a look at your most loved, baked and searched for recipes over the past year. From treasured classics to brand new favourites, be sure to check in with this collection before planning your 2019 to-bake list.

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Top Cake Decorating Trends 2019

Wave goodbye to unicorns and drip cakes, this year cake decorating will bring a whole new meaning to the term “edible art”. From meringue mushrooms to mastering the art of ‘everyday sprinkles’, read on for our top ten cake decorating trend predictions for 2019. (top image credit: Hungry Girl por Vida) Update: read our baking and decorating trend predictions for 2020!

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Top Baking Trends for 2019

With the New Year fast approaching, it’s time we put the hours scouring the depths of Pinterest and Instagram to good use and reveal our best guesses for the year ahead. We really know how to pick ‘em here at Queen – just take a look at our 2018 baking and decorating predictions! Update: read our baking and decorating trend predictions for 2020!

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How to Store & Prep Ahead Your Baking

If eating your way through an entire cake fills you with fear, or you’re always baking at the last minute, this one’s for you! We’ve put together 10 helpful tips to make your cakes and bakes last longer, as well as prep ahead advice to give you a head start on any baking adventures.

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12 Recipes to Spice up your Christmas

As November draws to a close and the weather starts heating up, it can only mean one thing: that first batch of Gingerbread Biscuits is only days away! Some people look forward to the presents, but here at Queen we’re all about the festive baking. While we don’t like to play favourites with ingredients (except Vanilla, shh) nothing tastes more like Christmas than a generous dash of fragrant cinnamon. Pavlovas, cheesecakes, rum balls and even banana bread – cinnamon adds that extra little touch of holiday spice. To help inspire your best ever season of festive baking, read on for our top 12 cinnamon-scented holiday recipes!