How to Cheat at Baking

Fake it ’til you bake it with 65 deliciously simple recipes and supermarket cake hacks.

Why 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.

Includes:

No-Bake Millionaire’s Shortbread

Choc-Orange Cheesecake

One-Minute Microwave Cookies

Cinnamon Dough-Bake

Strawberries & Cream Ripple Cake

Fake Fab Lollies

Air-Fryer Banana Muffins

Chocolate Hazelnut Hippo Cake

Two-Ingredient Bagels

Boursin & Bacon Quiches



Praise 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