A passionate and creative home baker, Pip believes the first taste is with the eyes, crafting visually stunning cakes and sweet treats. Her favourites include a four-tier chocolate sponge with fresh cream, strawberries, and raspberries, as well as a coffee and pecan cake with coffee icing.
Since joining the BakeryBits team, Pip has been diving into beginner bread baking, with hopes of mastering the art of sourdough - and a determination to bake loaves as good as her dad’s!
Before working at BakeryBits, Pip studied embroidery at university, developing a keen eye for quality, precision, and beauty - skills she’s now transferring to her baking. In her spare time, Pip enjoys picking up a paintbrush or needle and thread to work on her next interior project or watercolour painting.
Spring Panzanella Salad with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
This Spring Panzanella Salad with Olive Oil is a wonderfully simple salad that hits all the right notes, fresh, indulgent and full of flavour. It’s the kind of dish you can enjoy all year round, but in spring, when green vegetables start to feel exciting again, it’s a real treat.
Crisp leaves, soft herbs and golden croutons come ... Read more
Simnel cake with Homemade Marzipan
We’ve gone for a traditional Simnel cake this Easter and it’s safe to say everyone at BakeryBits HQ is rather fond of a good fruit cake.
For me, this one is just about irresistible, largely thanks to the generous layer of sweet almond marzipan baked through the centre and finished on top. It adds a soft, moist richness that cuts beautifully through ... Read more
Sweetheart Sandwiches – Jam-Filled Biscuits
I’ve always wondered just how easy it is to make this well-loved biscuit at home and I’m here to tell you, it’s very easy. When they’re homemade they taste even more special (although that comes as no surprise).
These Sweetheart Sandwiches are made from a crisp, buttery biscuit base, similar to shortbread, sandwiched ... Read more
Bundtlette Marble Cakes | Vanilla & Chocolate Swirls
These bundtlette marble cakes are little bites of comfort, with melt in your mouth, soft sponge, swirled with rich chocolate and finished simply. They’re easy to make, beautifully patterned and perfect for sharing, gifting, or enjoying with a cup of tea!
If you haven’t baked with a Nordic Ware Bundt tin before, they’re ... Read more
Chocolate Yule Log (Bûche de Noël)
This Yule log is a little something sweet, not calling for a long list of ingredients, or long baking times, a quick simple recipe to make something delicious. The cream is light and airy, the sponge soft and fluffy, while the ganache is smooth, rich and moreish!
A few key pointers: yes, there’s no flour! This recipe relies entirely on ... Read more
10K! Oat & Buckwheat Ginger Traybake
To Celebrate ten thousand followers on our Instagram account, we wanted a nice large cake to play with decoration, so it had to be a traybake and I wanted it to have a dark base to contrast with the white icing.
So here we have it, a light, airy, full of flavour and texture, Oat & Buckwheat Ginger Traybake!
The Oat and Buckwheat flours ... Read more
Homemade Mini Christmas Stollen
Last Christmas, I had a slight obsession with a certain supermarket’s mini stollen, they were buttery, fruity, almondy and incredibly moreish! This year, I’ve done it! I have a recipe that replicates this craving for a sweet mini treat. They’re wonderful warm, straight from the oven, I couldn’t resist. Let them cool and dust with snow sugar ... Read more
Christmas Cake Pudding
This is a bit of a different approach to your classic Christmas cake or Christmas pudding, it’s two in one! Full of spiced flavour, fruity textures and boozy festive notes, it’s a warming boost for any Christmassy celebration. (It really is a festive treat, perfect for popping in your pocket on a cold winter walk!)
Do note, that its best to soak the fruit ... Read more
Christmas Speculoos Biscuits
These Christmas Speculoos Biscuits are the ultimate Christmas tin filler, lasting for weeks through the festive season (if you make enough!). They are seasoned with cinnamon, and have a lovely crunch and irresistible charm. Stacking up to make a lovely Christmas gift too!
This recipe is based on a Dutch version, so it’s full of flavour but not too sweet.
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Welcome to the BakeryBits Christmas Gift Guide for 2025!
This year it's my turn to create the gift guide! I’ve gathered a selection of my favourite new finds, timeless essentials and handy accessories that no busy kitchen should be without. With larger gifts at the top then smaller stocking fillers to delight further down!
Over the past year, I’ve been bringing fresh, creative ... Read more
