The ultimate baking book for busy bakers wanting to achieve maximum impact with minimum effort. Packed with 65 foolproof recipes that transform basic supermarket ingredients into stunning cakes, desserts and treats.
Binding: Hardback
Date Published: 13 Aug 2026
Fake it 'til you bake it with 70 deliciously simple recipes and supermarket cake hacks.'Proof that baking can be low-effort and deeply satisfying' - Rachel KhooWhy 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 ShortbreadChoc-Orange CheesecakeOne-Minute Microwave CookiesCinnamon Dough-BakeStrawberries & Cream Ripple CakeFake Fab LolliesAir-Fryer Banana MuffinsChocolate Hazelnut Hippo CakeTwo-Ingredient BagelsBoursin & Bacon QuichesPraise 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
Sarah Rainey has been baking, cooking, eating, writing and thinking about food for as long as she can remember. Originally from Belfast, she has been a national newspaper feature writer, based in London, for the past seven years. Sarah edited How to Jug a Hare: The Telegraph Book of the Kitchen in 2015 and is the author of Three Ingredient Baking (2018) and 6-Minute Showstoppers (2020). In her day job, she writes on a range of diverse subjects and her culinary achievements to date include cooking in the MasterChef kitchen and making 339 traybakes in a single weekend (and surviving to tell the tale).
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Proof that baking can be low-effort and deeply satisfying -- Rachel Khoo
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