Cake is the answer, no matter the question! From bespoke cakes to baking parties, Twizzle does it all! We take our cakes very, very seriously (no jokes!).
When The Great British Bake Off hit our screens on BBC2 in 2010, it attracted average viewing figures of 2.5 million. Since its move to prime-time on BBC1, the shows popularity has soared and last weeks final became the most-watched TV programme of the year, with a record breaking 13.4 million viewers.
A recent survey by Waitrose revealed that baking is now more popular then ever before and due to ‘the bake off effect’, 19% of people now make time to bake at least once a week. With an increase of amateur bakers comes a massive boom in sales of baking products and ingredients.
According to the Waitrose survey, food coloring and essence have risen by 25 per cent and fondant icing by 24 per cent. Almonds, which featured several times through out the series, have increased by a staggering 76 per cent.
With this huge buzz for baking, we thought we would turn our attention to birthday cakes; the main event of any party, but one that most parents dread. Unfortunately, with refined sugars and E numbers comes hyperactive children with sticky fingers!
However, there is an answer! Inspired by the GBBO’s ‘alternative ingredients’ week, we’ve looked into how you can make your very own show stopping birthday cake, that not only pleases the little ones, but Mum and Dad too.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34477714
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/the-bake-off-effect/
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/make-better-choices-healthy-alternatives-to-white-flour/
http://nourishedkitchen.com/baking-with-coconut-flour/
http://www.parenting.com/article/sugar-does-it-make-kids-hyper
http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Best-Sugar-Alternatives-Baking-30861504
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20464527,00.html
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