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The KKD Journal

The KKD Journal

Recipes, baking tips, cake inspiration and practical advice from KKD Bakeshop & Confectionery.

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Latest from the KKD Kitchen

The newest writing from the Journal.

Recipes

Classic Vanilla Celebration Cake

A tall, soft vanilla sponge built for stacking and decorating, with the technique explained step by step.

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Recipes

Easy Chocolate Cake

A one-bowl chocolate cake with a deep flavour and a reliably moist crumb, and no creaming to get wrong.

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Recipes

Classic Red Velvet Cake

A soft, tender red velvet with a light cocoa note and a proper buttermilk tang, and honest guidance on the colour.

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Free Recipes

Full recipes, written out properly, free to use.

Recipes

Classic Vanilla Celebration Cake

A tall, soft vanilla sponge built for stacking and decorating, with the technique explained step by step.

View Recipe
Recipes

Easy Chocolate Cake

A one-bowl chocolate cake with a deep flavour and a reliably moist crumb, and no creaming to get wrong.

View Recipe
Recipes

Classic Red Velvet Cake

A soft, tender red velvet with a light cocoa note and a proper buttermilk tang, and honest guidance on the colour.

View Recipe
Recipes

Lemon Celebration Cake

A bright, properly lemony celebration sponge, with the trick for real flavour without bitterness.

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Cake Tips & Tutorials

How to get the everyday things right, from measuring to finishing. These are being written now, and each one goes up when it is properly done rather than as a title with an empty page behind it.

In the queue

  • How to Get a Soft and Moist Cake
  • Why Does My Cake Sink in the Middle?
  • Why Is My Cake Dry?
  • How to Know When Your Cake Is Fully Baked
  • How to Measure Cake Ingredients Correctly
  • Why Do Cakes Crack on Top?
  • How to Prevent a Cake from Sticking to the Tin
  • How Long Does Cake Stay Fresh?
  • How to Level a Cake
  • How to Split a Cake into Even Layers
  • How to Fill and Stack a Celebration Cake
  • How to Crumb Coat a Cake
  • How to Get Smooth Buttercream Sides
  • How to Get Sharper Cake Edges

In the meantime, every free recipe carries its own tips and a section on what commonly goes wrong. Read the free recipes →

🍪 Nigerian Treats

Nigerian-inspired baking,
written down properly

Nigerian-inspired baking is part of what KKD is, and it belongs in the Journal as much as it belongs on the menu. These are the things we are writing up next. Nothing goes on this page until the recipe has been made, tested and written properly, so the list below is a promise of what is coming rather than a set of half-finished pages.

Coming to the Journal

  • Nigerian Chin Chin
  • Puff Puff
  • Meat Pie
  • Fish Roll
  • Buns
  • Small Chops
  • Nigerian-Style Celebration Cakes
See the Nigerian treats we make
Freshly made Nigerian puff puff
🎓 KKD Cake Academy

Take Your Baking Further

Recipes are a great place to start. If you want to build your confidence, improve your decorating skills or learn practical cake-making techniques step by step, KKD Cake Academy is designed to help you do exactly that.

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