Yup we have officially entered the most wonderful and busiest time of the year. If you are like me I tend to stress about getting the perfect gift for my family. This is why I have decided to put together a quick gift list for that baker in your life. I will be totally honest, some of the links below are affiliate links, not all are, but I recently decided to become an Amazon affiliate as I buy so many baking items from them.

​My #1 gift for a baker is this book Icing on the Cake by Tessa Huff. My brother and sister-in-law gifted me this book a few years back for my birthday and it has been my go to baking book. The recipes are amazing (I haven't found a bad one) and she has many baking and cake decorating tips for all levels. Oh, and my beautiful macarons you see on social media, the recipe in this book is where it all started. 

When I won the State Fair in 2019, part of my prize package included this set from Pepe Nero. I now cannot live without it! The rolling pin comes with adjustable thickness rings and I use it to roll out all my cookie and pie doughs. I HIGHLY recommend this bundle for a gift. Plus it comes with 4 thickness rings (rolling pin is 18 Inches long), cookie cutters, non-stick silicone baking mats (15.7 X 19.6 Inch), dough cutter (10 Inch), 7 decoration pens and a pizza roller.

This one is on my personal wish list (and I am not an affiliate for them). I've been eying this pink apron from Hedley & Bennett fo some time now. They also have free embroidery so you can even write the baker's name on the apron. They have the cutest kids aprons as well. They have a 30% off Black Friday event going on now so I wouldn't wait.

All bakers need a good turntable. For many years I used a low profile one from Wilton. It was ok until I wore it out and wanted something else. I now use an aluminum alloy cake turntable and I love it. The quality is impeccable and it is so easy to turn.

For the person who loves macarons, I have created the Macarons of the Month Club Gift Subscription. You may choose from a 6 month or 12 month subscription, however, if you to gift yourself this amazingly delicious gift I promise I won't tell anyone! The gift subscription will start in January, 2022. You can also join the monthly subscription as well. This allows you to skip months or cancel anytime. Local Ohio residents only.

​Happy shopping and remember to ​never underestimate the joy of sweets!

Throughout the year I have been asked numerous questions about baking and if I had any helpful tips. Therefore, I have decided to share some of my most used tips/tricks/items I love with you. 
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Baking Tips/Tricks
1. How to correctly measure flour: This is huge. Have you ever made cookies and they turned out really dry? I have, many times. The problem could be how you're measuring the flour. 

1. First check to see if the recipe calls for flour sifted or not. For example, the recipe might say 2 cups four sifted. Sift your flour first and then measure. 
2. Flour is NOT meant to be packed in the measuring cup. To properly measure flour you must scoop it out of the bag or containerwith a spoon and then from the spoon pour it into the measuring cup. Once the measuring cup is full you can level it off with the back of a knife (adults do this part, NOT children). Video belows shows this trick.