| One of the things about baking is that for many people, it's a time to link back to those hours whiled away with Mum in the kitchen, making cupcakes and other simple items. And it's creative, and fun, and you definitely get an end result (even if you don't fancy eating it) one way or another.
The aim of National Baking Week from the 14th to 20th October 2024 is to get us all baking. Shows such as The Great British Bake Off have been hugely successful and no doubt encouraged many of us to get into the kitchen and have some fun baking, perhaps trying out new recipes or sticking to tried and tested ones. I have a fruit cake I love to bake and Here are some gift ideas: For anyone who loves baking, take a look at this new book, called The Great British Bake Off: Comfort Bakes : The official 2024 Great British Bake Off book by the Bake Off Team! Just published in September 2024, it's got recipes from Paul, Prue and the bakers. It showcases 80 wonderful bakes inspired by the show's most popular signature themes - Cake, Biscuits, Bread, Pastry, Patisserie, Dessert, Chocolate and Free-from - yummy!
This is The Great British Bake Off: Comfort Bakes : The official 2024 Great British Bake Off book
from Hive.co.uk
Normally £25.00, it's on sale for £18.89
Or you may prefer this one:
Great British Bake Off: Everyday : Over 100 Foolproof Bakes by Linda Collister
- there are foolproof recipes for cakes, traybakes, bread, biscuits, tarts, pies, puddings and desserts.
Normally £27.00, Hive.co.uk are selling it for £20.79!
The National Trust's online shop has the
National Trust Book of Scones for £9.99
Sarah Merker has gathered 50 scone recipes
from National Trust experts around the country -
find out more here!
Get everyone organised with this Great British Bake Off Family Organiser 2025.
It's got five columns, a handy storage pocket, wonderful recipes and useful fun stickers!
From the CalendarClub.co.uk for £10.99
(They've also got a Great British Bake Off Slim Calendar 2025 for £6.99)
For people who baking - biscuits for example! - how about this these cake tins? 
Emma Bridgewater has these lovely Hawthorn Berries Set Of 3 Round Cake Tins
- just the thing for stories different sized cakes or even biscuits
and they look so pretty!
£45.00 for the three! Visit Emma Bridgewater here.
alternatively, they've got a Get Baking Medium Shallow Tin for £11.00:
There's nothing like turning on the radio and doing some baking.
Then when you've done your baking,
you can switch on the telly and tuck in to the cake or biscuits with a hot drink!
Of course, when you serve up the cakes you've made,
you'll need something to put them on.
So how about a Personalised Glass Cake Stand,
from Getting Personal, for £39.99?
Getting Personal also have personalised aprons, rolling pins, chopping boards,
notebooks, wooden spoons, cake tins - starting at £7.99.
Take a look here.
Have a go - Make Your Own Afternoon Tea Experience
Into the Blue list this Make Your Own Afternoon Tea Experience in London for £165.00 pp.
Hosted by a central London cookery school,
you'll create shape finger bread rolls, classic British sandwiches,
scones (to be served with homemade seasonal fruit jam and clotted cream, naturally),
savoury cheese and herb scones, Devonshire cream cake
and traditional lemon curd tarlets. Tuck into more information here.
If that all sounds rather exhausting, you could send them a gift such as a hamper, so that someone else has done all the work and your loved one can simply sit back, put the kettle on and tuck in! Virginia Hayward Hampers has this Christmas to a Tea hamper for £24.99...with Crunch & Crumble Chocolate Orange Biscuits, a Linden Lady Decorated Chocolate Bar, and Maxwell & Franks goodies such as a Billionaire Slice, a Mini Cherry & Almond Cake and a Mini Chocolate Loaf Cake, there's also Mrs Bridges Christmas Preserve AND New English Teas English Breakfast Tea teabags (10). Yummy!! 
Tuck into the details about this Christmas To a Tea Hamper
from Virginia Hayward Hampers for £24.99
See their other Afternoon Tea hampers here.
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