Bake, share and smile says cake maker Candice

Candice, a secondary school teacher and pub landlord’s daughter, will be one of many attractions.

Her appearance coincides with the publication of her new book, which features ‘close to her heart’ recipes that she learned from her nan and mum.

The recipes are easy to make and ‘no nonsense’ for a variety of occasions, including baking with kids, birthday parties for all ages, Christmas, afternoon tea, quick savoury bakes for weeknights and ‘fancier’ recipes for the weekend.

Recipes include toffee apple crumble, cornflake tart, triple layer berry cake, Christmas cake, a perfect roast chicken, black pudding sausage rolls, tattie scones, pork and apple pasties and homemade pork scratchings.

PROUD

Candice says: “I am so excited and beyond proud to be able to share with you my very first book. It is filled with recipes that I love, my family and friends love and I hope you will love them too. I am all about comfort food, decadent bakes and huge slices! It has been my absolute pleasure testing and writing these recipes that I encourage you to try, change and make your own. Baking shouldn’t be scary or difficult and I think my book will show this – bake, share and smile.”

Candice was inspired to apply for Bake Off because she was a fan of the programme.

“I simply loved the show – I had from the very beginning. I love to bake and, as the series went by, I thought I would love to do it, and Liam [Candice’s partner] used to say each week – you make a good one of those or you should try that. I also applied as I never thought I would actually get on.”

She didn’t expect to win: “Never in a million years – I didn’t even think I would get on the programme, or then past week one, or week two and so on – never ever, I still don’t quite believe it.”