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Common Baking Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

This article explores some of the most common baking mistakes and shows you how to avoid them. Oven One of the most common baking mistakes is not letting your oven pre-heat. The first step when baking a cake should be to pre-heat the oven. It is ideal to let the oven come to the correct temperature before putting anything in to bake, otherwise it could take a lot longer to bake than anticipated. If a cake would go in at a low temperature, this could mean that it will not be able to rise and your sponge will end up being quite dense, whereas you ideally want a light and fluffy sponge. Incorporating When baking, there are several ways to...

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The Jack & Beyond Guide to Great Mince Pies

Mince Pies are one of the most popular Christmas treats and are widely available from supermarkets and bakeries during the festive season, but what actually makes a really great Mince Pie? This handy guide will provide you with interesting information about the beloved treats and explain why you should choose our award-winning Jack & Beyond Mince Pies. A Short History of Mince Pies Today's Mince Pies have come a long way and the first recipes are in fact many centuries old. Over time they have had many shapes and names such as ''Crib Cakes'' and ''Mutton Pies'', with the latter hinting towards their original filling. Back in the day Mince Pies used to be savoury and usually filled with minced...

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Valentines Day at Jack and Beyond

This year at Jack and Beyond for Valentines Day, we have created a lovely range of treats which would be perfect for your significant other! We have some of our classic Valentines cakes from last year and have added a few delicious new treats this year as well. Below we have detailed all our products, along with some background on why we decided to choose each product and their origin. Pavlova The origin of the pavlova is that it was named after a Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. The pavlova originated in either Australia or New Zealand, and is a dessert enjoyed year-round, whether in the summer or at Christmas time. We decided on a Pavlova due to the lack of...

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The Story of our Personalised Cake Designs at Jack & Beyond

Creativity is really important to us at Jack and Beyond, which is why we call ourselves a “Creative Cake & Coffee Shop”. When we were developing our recipes and design ideas for the cakes early on, we decided that we wanted to aim for a distinctive look with options for personalisation. Our goal was to create designs that were unique and yet affordable for our customers and would distinguish us clearly from other bakeries in terms of style. Read more below about our creative process and the two principles we based most of our beautiful cake designs on: 1. Asymmetry Something we noticed straight away when we were researching cake designs is that most bakeries offering frosted celebration cakes either...

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