Baking Heaven 2015 Autumn

144 Pages·2015·39.776 MB·English

by  Sally FitzGerald

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MAGIC CAKES
H E A V E N® Like nothing you'll have ever
baked before, one batch
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cake layers once baked.
Now that is magic! Try it
yourself from page 24.
It may seem a little early to start thinking about your
Christmas bakes right now (of course for some it can
never be too early!), but we all know what it's like. One
minute it's the start of September, the next our families
and friends have arrived at the door on Christmas Eve
or Boxing Day and are expecting to be plied with sweet
treats. So I for one am going to try to get organised this
year. Make a list of your ideal recipes and then create a
TECHNIQUES!
schedule of when to create them – will they last a week? If so, plan them in early.
PASTRY
Will they freeze? These are perfect to make ahead. Then when you have guests
Need a masterclass in
at the most hectic times of the festive season, at least your baking will be under
pastry? Turn to page 82 to
control. It might even give you time to bake some treats as gifts too!
discover how to perfect
This month we've got plenty of delicious Christmas treats to inspire you, plus three different varieties...
our new look issue is packed with fun new features. I pay a visit to Le Cordon
Bleu to face my fear of macaroon making on page 52, Britain's youngest baker
Amy-Beth Ellice joins us on page 32, and we chat to The Great British Bake
Off winner Frances Quinn on page 114. I really hope you enjoy the magazine
– please do get in touch via one of the methods below to let us know what
you think of the new look issue, and to show us what you've baked from the
magazine. See you next month!
Q&A
We've gathered the experts
Sally FitzGerald Senior Editor to solve your baking
dilemmas on page 106.
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I N T H I S I S S U E
A U T U M N
Contents 28
Your essential guide to creating brilliant bakes and
perfect cakes every time in your own kitchen.
Cakes
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F E A T U R E S
Magic Cakes! – three cakes in one ..........24
Salted caramel cake, log cake, cherry cake
In the kitchen with: Amy-Beth Ellice .......32
Chocolate whoopie pies, pumpkin bundt cake
Mastering macaroons .................................52
In the kitchen with: Tarek Malouf .............54
Bourbon bread pudding, red velvet brownies,
peanut butter and marshmallow cookies
Pastry masterclass .......................................82
In the kitchen with: Big Bakes Bakery ..102
Three layer carrot cake, soft gingerbread men
In the kitchen with: Frances Quinn ......114
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E V E R Y I S S U E
Fresh from the oven ......................................8
Christmas gift guide ....................................35
Subscribe to Food Heaven ..........................30
Ask the experts ........................................106
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Biscuits and Cookies
p37
Teatime 102
treats
p59
Lighter
bakes
p107
82 114
Puddings
p89
On the cover
p82 p87
p32
p114
p107
p59
p89
p54 p24 p106
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I N D E X
H E A V E N
Recipe finder BBrraannddiinngg aanndd ccoonntteenntt,, ©© AAnntthheemm PPuubblliisshhiinngg LLiimmiitteedd,, 22001155.. TThhee
name Baking Heaven® is a registered trade mark of Anthem
Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
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Anthem Publishing Ltd, Suite 6, Piccadilly House,
74 Coconut macaroons
London Road, Bath BA1 6PL
12 Lemon and blueberry cake 75 Cheeky monkey bread
Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
12 Strawberry polenta cake 76 Mincemeat cupcakes
13 Salted caramel malt cake 77 French glacé cherry garland
14 Red velvet and white chocolate layer cake 77 French glacé cherry coconut macaroons SENIOR EDITOR Sally FitzGerald
15 German apple cake 78 Hollywood mince pies sally.fi [email protected]
15 Chocolate mousse cake 79 Chocolate and sour cherry bread ART EDITOR Debra Barber
16 Salted caramel popcorn chocolate cake 79 Banana and muesli bread [email protected]
18 Spiced orange cardamom cake 80 Snowmen biscuits PRODUCTION EDITOR Bob Wade
19 Halloween cupcakes
Pastry AD SALES REPRESENTATIVE Adrian Major
20 Spiced honey cake
Major Media Sales Ltd
22 French glacé cherry chocolate
[email protected] Tel [phone]
marble cake 82 Pate sucree
22 Mini cake truffl es 84 Puff pastry ACTING MARKETING MANAGER Verity Travers
23 Baileys yule log cake 82 Strudel pastry [email protected]
MARKETING EXECUTIVE Deirdre Attinger
Biscuits & Puddings
[email protected]
Cookies MANAGING DIRECTOR Jon Bickley
90 Rhubarb brûlée cheesecake [email protected]
90 Pumpkin pie
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jenny Cook
38 Blueberry and sour cream swirl biscuits 91 Strawberry and blueberry hot pots
[email protected]
38 Chocolate and malted milk swirl cookies 91 Nutella and salted caramel cheesecake
39 Monte creams 92 Brûléed spiced pumpkin pie EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Paul Pettengale
39 Ginger oat crackle biscuits 92 Peanut butter fondant [email protected]
40 Lebkuchen 93 Cranberry and marzipan crumble COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR Simon Lewis
40 Cherry brownies 93 Chocolate orange baked cheesecake [email protected]
41 Polvorones 94 Pear and pecan treacle tart PRINT Polestar UK Print Ltd, 1 Apex Business Park, Boscombe
41 Malteser cookies 94 Caramelised rice pudding pots Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4SB
42 Lemon scones with blackberries 95 Mincemeat tart Tel [phone]
42 Lemon squares 95 Chocolate and wild strawberry roulade DISTRIBUTION Marketforce (UK) Ltd, The Blue Fin Building, 110
43 Almond fi g biscotti 96 Christmas pudding Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU Tel [phone]
43 Peanut butter and jammie dodgers 97 Quick cheesecake
LICENSING ENQUIRIES Jon Bickley
44 Fairy lights biscuits 97 Apple tart
45 Mincemeat slices 98 Chocolate and pear tart SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES
46 Pecan, hazelnut and cranberry Florentines 98 Jam tart Website: anthem.subscribeonline.co.uk, ☎ UK 0844 848 8423 or
46 Festive gingerbread 99 Cinnamon cookies [phone], Europe & World [phone],
48 Holly wreath cookies 99 French glacé cherry yuletide cheesecake USA – Call Toll Free 800.428.3003,
48 Swedish Christmas sugar cookies 100 Apricot, gingerbread and butter pudding Email: [email protected].
49 Coffee cloud meringues 100 Orange cheesecake Calls cost 7p per minute, plus your phone company's access charge.
49 Melted snowman biscuits 101 Peanut butter and banana truffl e tart
50 Almond pecan crescents 101 Double chocolate and cognac COMPETITION RULES
50 Speculaas Christmas pudding By entering a competition you are bound by these rules. Late or incomplete
entries will be disqualifi ed. Only one entry per person will be accepted. The
51 Vanilla kippels Lighter bakes company reserves the right to substitute any prize with cash, or a prize of
51 Brandy snaps comparable value. Competitions are open to UK residents over 18 only, except
employees of Anthem Publishing and any party involved in the competition or
Teatime treats 108 Gluten-free and dairy-free lemon their households. By entering a competition you give permission to use personal
information in connection with the competition, for promotional purposes. If
curd cookies
you do not want your information to be shared, please tick ‘no offers’ on your
60 Christmas pudding macaroons 109 Gluten-free coconut cranberry cookies entry. Entries become the property of the company upon receipt and will not be
61 Christmas sparkle cake pops 109 Dairy-free coconut chocolate whoopie returned. If you are a winner, receipt of prize is conditional upon complying with
62 Santa hat cake pops pies the competition rules. A list of winners will be available upon request.
64 Bakewell tart 110 Gluten-free snowball cookies
65 Kolaczki 110 Gluten-free spritz cookies
66 Malted milk tiffi n 111 Gluten-free cherry frangipane tarts
68 Christmas pudding cupcakes 112 Gluten-free apple and coconut tart
70 Strawberry shortcake 113 Gluten-free cinnamon spiral buns
72 Chocolate orange madeleines
73 Chocolate and prune twists
73 Chocolate ginger loaf cake
74 Wild cranberry, ricotta and orange All content copyright Anthem Publishing Ltd, 2015, all rights reserved.
While we make every effort to ensure that the factual content of Baking
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Heaven is correct we cannot take any responsibility nor be held accountable
for any factual errors printed. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system or resold without the prior consent of Anthem
Publishing Ltd. Anthem Publishing recognises all copyrights contained
within this issue. Where possible we acknowledge the copyright holder.
Baking Heaven is a trade mark owned by Anthem Publishing.
Baking
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Journal: A Scrapbook for Bakers by Magma, published by Laurence King. Bake a Difference
The journal enables you to record your experiences, experiments, and love of
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Cake & Bake Show Manchester
Readers near the Manchester area listen up! The Cake & Bake Show Manchester
will be returning this year from 12-15 November, but this time will be co-
located with the biggest festive home show in the North West, Ideal Home
Show at Christmas. So when you buy your tickets for The Cake & Bake Show
at EventCity, you’ll also get entry to the Ideal Home Show. With baking experts
Get creative with cutters
such as Gregg Wallace, Rosemary Shrager, Eric Lanlard and Lisa Faulkner taking
This gorgeous Make & Bake Butterfl y Cookie Cutter set from to the Cake & Bake stages, you can pick up essential tips from your favourite
Cake Craft World is perfect for getting a little more creative bakers, plus shop ‘til you drop around the artisan bakery stalls, before going to
with your bakes. The set features six cutters, so you can see Gino D’Acampo and Laurence LLewelyn-Bowen at the Ideal Home Show. To
use the large cutter to make your cookies, then once baked book your tickets, visit thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk/manchester
you decorate your biscuits with colourful sugarpaste shapes
using the smaller cutters. The size of the large butterfl y is
approximately 13x11cm, and the price of the set is £6. Order
yours from www.cakecraftworld.co.uk
Festive sparkle
Christmas is a time for sparkle, so fi nish your bakes off in style A cracking
with the new Edible Glitter – Colour Mix Combinations from
timesaver
Rainbow Dust Colours Ltd. The range is 100% edible, so doesn’t
have to be removed from your bakes before consuming, and If you love Two Chicks’ Egg Whites as
bounces light with fantastic effect. much as we do, you’ll be delighted to
The new colour combination discover that it has launched a new
range is available in 10 colours, product to make baking even easier.
ranging from ‘Halloween’ to The Liquid Whole Egg is a 500g carton
‘Frosty Blue’ and are incredibly of pasteurized free-range eggs in liquid
fun to experiment with. Frosty form – the equivalent of 10 free-range
Blue combines ice blue and silver eggs. At £3 for 500g, not only does this
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effects with less effort! The RRP short-cuts in the kitchen – you literally
for the Edible Glitter Colour Mix just open the carton and you’re away!
Combinations range is £3.25 – fi nd Two Chicks Free-Range Whole Egg is
out more at rainbowdust.co.uk available from Ocado, selected Waitrose
stores and other supermarkets
nationwide. For more details, visit
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Have you checked out the new look Food
Heaven website yet? Head over to www.
foodheavenmag.com for an array of
delicious cupcake and baking recipes, fantastic
cake decorating projects and basic guides to
beginner essentials. Plus you can meet some
of your favourite bakers in our interview
section, discover exclusive giveaways and at
the moment there’s a chance to win £1,000 of
cake decorating goodies from the lovely people
at Rainbow Dust. So now, once you’ve fi nished
reading this issue, you can head online for even
more baking news and inspiration until it’s time
to pick up the next issue of Food Heaven!
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