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Ready to bake… Got all your baking ingredients, spatula, trays, sieve and more? Before you get started, here are some tips that only experience can teach you. Important to keep in mind what could be wrong, so we can avoid bad results with good habits. Tips that could be the difference between yay or nay. … Read more
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It’s not often that you get a legitimate excuse to watch TV. But when you need a bit of ‘bakespiration’, there is no better place to start. So the Stork Bake team of deliciousness has gone on the hunt for the best baking shows you can watch on TV or online. The Great British Bake … Read more
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4 Famous Pastry Chefs You Need To Know About Want to take your baking skills to the next level? Or do you just want to see what is happening on the cutting edge of baking? Well, the Stork Bake team has found a couple of the world’s best pastry chefs you need to get to … Read more
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We baked up a storm for World Baking Day this year! Challenging South Africans to Bake Off against each other. Bakers whipped up their Mmmnandi creations to collaborate with one of our Stork Bakers and win a Kenwood Titanium Mega Pack. Go check out their amazing range of kitchen machines and products. Our Stork Bakers … Read more
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Aaaah, sponge cakes: so delicious and yet so deceptive when it comes to how difficult they really are to perfect. Well, the Stork team has come to your rescue with 5 handy tips on how to make your sponge cake superb. Tip 1: Measure Your Ingredients Accurately The key to a soft and fluffy sponge … Read more
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Good bakers are sometimes better scientists than they are chefs. Because unlike a cooking recipe that you can adjust as you go along, good baking relies on an innate understanding of how ingredients work together to create the desired result. If you’re cooking a stew, you can fiddle with the salt and pepper as it … Read more
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Advice for Aspiring Bakers Does your current baking repertoire extend to making toast? Are you keen to learn more about baking but are too intimidated to know where to start? Relax! Baking is easier than you think. Yes, there’s a bit of science involved, but isn’t there in all aspects of life? Don’t worry! Your … Read more
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The Benefits Of Baking For Others We all know baking makes you feel great. But did you know that baking for others can provide a whole host of emotional benefits you’ve probably never considered? According to Boston University’s associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, Donna Pincus, “Baking has the benefit of allowing people … Read more
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How to become a better baker We recommend: Use Stork Bake for the fluffiest cakes. 5 Ways To Become A Better Baker Overnight Becoming a good baker is not easy. It usually involves a few flops and lessons learnt around the oven. But there are some granny-approved tips and tricks that you could memorise to … Read more
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Battle of the Breads To be or not to be … that used to be the question. Nowadays it’s gluten-free or not to be. Here are some quick facts to help inform you on the great gluten debate. If you don’t know what gluten is, where have you been? It’s only been at the forefront … Read more
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Prove once and for all that you’re the favourite child… Whether you call him “Pa”, “Baba”, “Ballie” or “Old Man”, dads bring a lot of flavour to our lives with their love for adventure and delicious treats. With Father’s Day being around the corner, we hope you’re already planning the day’s celebrations. After all, he … Read more
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Round three of our Stork Bake Off has arrived – have you entered? Our Stork Bake-off has unlocked some serious talent over the last few weeks and now, the final round is about to commence. Over the course of the competition, our Stork bakers – The Kate Tin, Lentswe and Lazy Makoti have shared their … Read more