The Yankee Vanilla Cupcake is perfect if you don't want the added calories
This week is National Baking Week, it's time to get yourselves into the kitchen and cook up a culinary masterpiece.
Whether you're the next Delia Smith or not, treat yourself and your friends, family and colleagues to some delightful treats this week.
No doubt it will be the only thing to cheer us up with the winter weather.
If you really don't have the culinary master for some cooking, then decorate your home and fill it with the fragrance of baking, without others having to suffer through eating them. This Vanilla Cupcake Housewarmer jar from Yankee Candle is perfect, plus you don't have to worry about the extra calories. £18.99 yankeecandle.co.uk
However, if you want to try your hand at some baking, opt for the easy and try these new cupcake kits from Green's. Available in three flavours, strawberry, blueberry and lemon, these vanilla-based cupcakes are the foolproof way to make a professional looking cupcakes in minutes. Each mix contains an icing sachet and piping nozzle to help creat a real professional cupcake look that will rival an expert chef. Decorate them to your own taste and the possibilities are endless. Available from Tesco and Asda, RRP £2.15
If you're looking for something else to add to the cakes, why not try the range of Organic Berry Pouches. They're made of 100 per cent organic fruit and are perfect for use within home baked food - especially cakes and bisuits. They come in a whole assortment of choices too, mango, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries and cranberries; to name just a few.
Now that you've made the cakes, you're going to need somewhere to put them. A plain tray will no longer do. Invest in a cake stand and people will take you as the serious baker that you want to be seen. Plus, if you do make a mistake, they can deter they eyes from them. Especially, if like the ones pictured they have a patterned design.
So which one will you opt for? The Peter Rabbit Cake stand (£8) or the Flower Fairies cake stand (£12.50). Both available from Past Times.
If you're looking for a little help with the baking process, then you have to take a look at te new Russell Hobbs allure range. The contemporary collection features brushed chrome with matt black accents and an embossed Russell Hobbs logo, it has a unique, simple feel. The Hand Mixer is perfect if you want to speed up the process of mixing any dough. The mixer’s simple controls and a digital timer, displayed on a cool, blue backlit LCD screen, make it easy and quick to use which is ideal for time-precious cooks or ‘performers’. £39.99
Home-made pizzas are perfect. You can add whichever ingredients you want and make it truly individual. Why not try the Organic Pizza Bases and Organic Pizza Sauce, they you can pick and choose what else makes the cut.
So whichever you opt to bake or just buy, enjoy it and let us know how you get on.
Femalefirst Taryn Davies