How to Cheat at Baking

Fake it ’til you bake it with 70 deliciously simple recipes and supermarket cake hacks.

Why make life harder than it needs to be? If you love home-baked treats but don’t have the time, energy or budget for complicated recipes and endless ingredient lists, How to Cheat at Baking is your new secret weapon.

From biscuit-based traybakes and freezer cakes to air fryer wonders and microwave miracles, every foolproof recipe is designed to save you time without skimping on flavour. Whether you’re a tired parent, a hungry student or just someone who likes a cheat code, this is baking for real life – no pastry-making, proving time or piping skills required for the fab fake bakes. This collection of sweet treats is sure to become a fast family favourite.

Includes:
No-Bake Millionaire’s Shortbread
Choc-Orange Cheesecake
One-Minute Microwave Cookies
Cinnamon Dough-Bake
Strawberries & Cream Ripple Cake
Fake Fab Lollies
Air-Fryer Banana Muffins
Chocolate Hazelnut Hippo Cake
Two-Ingredient Bagels
Boursin & Bacon Quiches

Praise for Sarah Rainey:
‘The queen of store cupboard baking’ – Huffington Post UK

‘Sarah [is] an expert on how to cheat recipes if you are missing key ingredients’ – The Times