Le Cordon Bleu’s guide to… last minute desserts
Julie Walsh, Head Pâtisserie Chef at Le Cordon Bleu London, shares her advice on how to make a great dessert even when you’ve left it until the last minute. Stressed spelt backwards is desserts… but for More...
Cinnnamon 101
Here’s a little about the delicious ingredient and five recipes to inspire your baking… Cinnamon is a sweet and aromatic spice that works just as well in sweet bakes and desserts as it does in savoury More...
Baking Guide to Sugar
Read our guide to sugar to find out more about which sugar should be used for which bake! With the sugar aisle bursting with varieties, knowing which to use in your baking can be hard. This guide explains their More...
Guide to… Baking with Dried Fruit and Nuts
Crazy Jack Organic’s guide to… baking with dried fruit and nuts Whether it’s melt-in-the-mouth mince pies or deliciously sweet stollen, baking with dried fruit and nuts offers versatility for all your More...
LCB’s guide to… creating a ‘showstopper’ macaron tower
Le Cordon Bleu shares their tips on how to produce a ‘showstopper’ macaron tower Le Cordon Bleu London’s Head Pâstisserie Chef, Julie Walsh, shares the factors to consider before you start to More...
Pastry 101
It’s Pastry Week on Bake Off, so we’re getting back to basics with some pastry tips… There are many varieties of pastry, from sweet to savoury, puff to choux. Here are some pastry tips to help More...
Le Cordon Bleu’s guide to baking with blackberries
Le Cordon Bleu provides tips on baking with blackberries and other autumnal fruits When it comes to baking techniques, Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs have a world of knowledge and possess some of the best skills and More...
Le Cordon Bleu’s guide to… baking with fruit
Julie Walsh, the Head Pâtisserie Chef of Le Cordon Bleu, one of the leading schools for culinary arts, wine and management, has shared some tips for choosing the right fruits for your recipes, desserts and cakes, More...
Biscuit 101
Soggy or dry? Too chewy or too crumbly? Grow your skills with our top biscuit baking tips. As The Great British Bake Off is back tonight with biscuit week, we thought it only fair to share everything that we’ve More...
A beginner’s guide to icing biscuits
If you’d like to try decorating your freshly baked biscuits with royal icing but don’t quite know where to start, help is on hand. Following on from the lovely rocket biscuits Hayley Evans from Temper More...
