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bake fail

We’re For Baked Goods and Good Enoughs

Here at Queen, we’ll be the first to admit that we only tend to feature our recipes at their very best. But we’ll let you in on a little secret: our test kitchen bakes are often far from the perfect sponges and cheesecakes that stare back at you from social media! We’ve had our fair share of bake fails, from forgotten cakes, cracked pavs and the dreaded over-whipped cream. But we can absolutely guarantee that our recipes will taste pretty darn good, even if yours doesn’t turn out exactly like the picture.

5 Ways to Use Glycerine in Baking

If you’ve got a bottle of Queen Glycerine stashed in the back of your pantry, this blog is for you! Regularly used as a humectant in skincare, glycerine attracts and reduces the loss of moisture. But did you know it works in the same way for your baking?

Gluten Free

10 Tips for Gluten Free Baking

No matter what reason you choose to avoid gluten, don’t feel like you have to sacrifice those hallowed hours spent in your kitchen! Gluten free baked goods are widely available at supermarkets, but here at Queen, nobody understands the pleasure of home baking more than we do.

Chocolate

The Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Here at Queen HQ, it’s not always a fight to the death between vanilla and chocolate! We still appreciate a good slice of chocolate cake, and vanilla is a fantastic ‘supporting ingredient’ to help elevate the rich, earthiness of chocolate and minimise the bitterness. But not all chocolate cakes are created equal – from light, fluffy sponges to dark, rich mud cakes, calling out ‘the best’ seems like an impossible task.