After 10 weeks of twisted plaits, collapsing caramels and sunken sponges, it was fondant fancies that let them down. When the three Great British Bake Off finalists attempted the sugary, bite-size ...

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Mary Berry has never looked more horrifed than when she discovered a Bake Off contestant had used readymade fondant icing. We asked top bakers - was it such a crime? Fondant fiasco: Great British Bake ...

You can now buy very good ready-made almond paste (marzipan) and instant royal icing, but if you do like to make your own my recipes are below. For a 23cm cake you’ll need 1 quantity each of almond ...

If you make this cake well in advance and plan to store it, you’ll need to “feed” it with extra rum every week or so. Unwrap the cake, drizzle rum over the top, wrap it up again and re-seal in its ...

Take a third of the remaining sugarpaste and add a little brown food colouring. Knead to work the colour evenly through the paste to make a light-brown colour. Shape the paste into a 5x6cm/2x2½in door ...

What is a cake without its fondant? The fondant is what adds beauty to cakes. Making fondant requires a precise technique; it needs to be smooth and preferably have a clean finish, as it can make or ...