Hello and welcome to Bake Experiments! Super to have you here.
A newsletter full of charming English baking. With recipes, stories and tips. Where we play with flavour combinations and baking techniques - from the quest for the perfect macaron shell, to adapting classic bakes for a lower sugar content. Every bake is rigorously researched, and tested.
All of this alongside occasional food history & folklore titbits, pretty pictures of cake, and clearly explained patisserie recipes, bursting with flavour. Do pull up a chair, join me for some tea and cake!
Who am I?
Hi there, I’m Shell. I’m a British baker and former journalist/comms professional.
Three years ago, after looking after my two young children through the day, I headed out to patisserie collage in the evenings. This was followed by a cake decorating course, and then working with a cake decorator. Since then I have been working to set up my own bakery business.
Every Thursday I post a baking experiment and accompanying recipe - this could be a new flavour combination or a baking technique. Ranging from testing the best way to keep your sponge cake moist, to three ways to fix a split chocolate ganache, to vital questions such as, does ground coriander seed work on a lemon muffin? (Yes, yes it does.)
My aim is that from novice to experienced baker, there will be something here for you. And we can share our tips and experiences together. Check out a full ‘What to expect’ post here.
The new sister publication of Bake Experiments, out on Sundays. Every month, I find a foodie stack I admire, and cook or bake from it through the month, recounting my adventures. Including interviews, occasional recipes, foodie musings and more.
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