Get GBBO Ready With NuCasa

The Great British Bake Off is due to start on the 24th August at 8pm and I'm so excited! It has been pushed back because of the olympics *cancel the olympics* so todays post is to keep you in the GBBO mood in the meantime! I was very kindly sent some amazing baking goodies to test out and I'm kind of in love with them.

*Typhoon Vintage Cream Cake Tin (£18.99 - SALE)

Myself, my mum and my aunts as well as friends are pretty much obsessed with baking - we are always baking and sharing what we have made but most of the time we never have a strong/reliable or big enough tins to hold everything so this gorgeous vintage inspired cake tin is just perfect! It's made of coated steel, an airtight silicone seal lid and it has a 4.3 litre capacity. I will definitely be getting so much use of this cake tin especially over the autumn and christmas periods as I have more excuses to bake then! It also has a small handle so it is easy to carry around. Overall rating:  ★★★★★, 5/5.

*Typhoon Vintage Cream Kitchen Scales (£25.99, SALE) 

I have wanted an old school, vintage kitchen scale for ages, mainly for the aesthetic but I think they are so cute! I'm really glad I was able to receive this scale as it looks amazing in our kitchen, I love using it and it looks so but more expensive and nicer than my black flat digital scale. It has the same style/design and colour as the cake tin so you can get a whole set of products that match.  Overall rating:  ★★★★★, 5/5.

*Mason Cash Strawberry Red Mixing Bowl 29cm (£19.99 - SALE)

I have a Mason Cash bowl already in a gorgeous light pink colour but I think I might like this one more! It is so cute and perfect for an English summer as even though the weather isn't great (apart from the week long heatwave last month) we always have strawberries. Mason Cash mixing bowls are so sturdy, durable and massive so they are perfect for when I make gingerbread as I always make a huge batch and I need a huge mixing bowl for the dough.  I think on the GBBO they actually use Mason Cash bowls too! Overall rating:  ★★★★★, 5/5.

Overall, I'm so happy with all of the products I received and I can't wait to carry on baking more throughout August. I can't recommend these products enough! NuCasa has an amazing summer sale on their website which is up to 50% off so go, go, go!!

Have you tried any of these products? Do you like to bake? Do you watch the Great British Bake Off?

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Mother's Day Baking Ft. GBBO

Happy Mother's Day! Today's post is all about baking as myself and my mum both love baking and the Great British Bake Off! I was kindly sent the *Great British Bake Off Big Book Of Baking (£20) which is a dream baking book as not only are the photography and layout gorgeous but the recipes are lovely too! As soon as I received the book, I started marking off pages and the mini cakes and quick cupcake recipes instantly caught my eye. As I didn't have much time, I decided to make the quick chocolate cupcakes for my mum.

I followed the instructions to the letter, although with the frosting I made my own chocolate buttercream frosting. I also used the same mix to make regular cupcakes with frosting and edible paper decorations, mini heart cupcakes and mini chocolate doughnuts! I'm so impressed with this recipe, everything came out so well first time round. 

The cupcake mix is so versatile, it makes delicious cupcakes as well as mini heart cupcakes and also mini doughnuts. The mix is relatively quick and easy to make, it bakes evenly and well first time round and it tastes so light, chocolaty and yummy! Experiment with different cupcake moulds, I used heart shaped moulds and a cute cupcake mould for some of my cupcakes.

The book has so many delicious recipes, I love how it's laid out and it also has information about the GBBO contestants. It would a be fantastic gift for bakers and anyone who loves the Great British Bake Off. My mum loved these cupcakes as did my dad and sister. If you are planning to bake some goodies for your mum, guardians or grandma this weekend then I would definitely recommend this book! I will be making some easter bakes soon on my vegetarian food blog, here.

Have you tried any GBBO recipes? What do you think of the cupcakes I made for Mother's Day?

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