Use olive oil to grease the tins and your cakes will never stick to them

Use olive oil to grease the tins and your cakes will never stick to them

To make a really moist fruit cake use marmalade instead of candied peel

Coating glace cherries lightly in flour will stop them from sinking

Marinate your fruit in a liqueur for a week to make that very special cake

Use two colors of icing in your bag for a great cake decoration effect

Put half an apple in the tin to keep your cakes fresh

Use a pich of salt added to margarine it makes whisking quicker

Use brown sugar to give your meringues a toffee flavour

Keep bread moist while baking by adding a little honey to the dough

Putting a bay leaf in a packet of flour to stop mice or mites getting to it

Tap your bread on top a hollow sound means that it is baked

Use fruit and jam instead of tomato paste to make a sweet pizza

Use cold coffee instead of milk in your fruit cake for an extra rich taste

Adding a teaspoon of instant coffee to chocolate cake to make it richer

Put ice cream in a fridge for 30 mins before serving and stop it melting

Dough with yeast in it will rise to the top of a cup of hot water

When rolling pastry put it between two sheets of clingfilm

Add a little pesto to flavour the pastry of savoury pies

Use scissors to easily cut your pizza rather than a knife

Add a tablespoon of custard powder to make delicious shortbread