Food and Drink writer Nicole Morris shares her positive opinion on Bakedin’s Baking Box
In recent years, cooking subscription boxes have increased in popularity due to how convenient they are. The ingredients are delivered to your doorstep with a recipe card and you are ready to go, there is no need to even visit the supermarket. Baking box subscriptions are the newest addition to this recent craze and The Baking Club by Bakedin is one of those on the market.
I was fortunate enough to be gifted a 3-month subscription to The Baking Club for Christmas. Normally a 3-month subscription costs £30. However, the more months you subscribe to the cheaper the subscription becomes, with a 12-month subscription equating to £7.50 per box. Each box includes a recipe card with step-by-step instructions, the dry ingredients for the recipe and handy extras such as piping bags and baking paper if the recipe requires. All the recipes serve approximately 12 people, so everyone in my family could have at least 1 portion… if not more!
Each month the recipe and ingredients delivered were a surprise
During my 3-month subscription I baked the following recipes: Lemon Viennese Biscuits, Greek Yogurt Chocolate Cake and Nutty Millionaire’s Shortbread. All of which tasted delicious. Each month the recipe and ingredients delivered were a surprise which I really enjoyed because if I had decided to bake something of my own accord, I never would have chosen these 3 recipes. Therefore, the baking box subscription forced me to bake out of my comfort zone by trying new recipes. However, I would not recommend this baking box subscription to fussy eaters as there was no option to choose which recipes you received. Also, unfortunately at the minute this particular baking box does not cater to nut or gluten allergies, or vegan diets.
The actual baking was fun and stress-free as the recipes were easy to follow
The actual baking was fun and stress-free as the recipes were easy to follow; they had step-by-step instructions that explained the method clearly and illustrated pictures to help with the trickier stages (like piping patterns). Also, the recipe cards had links to videos online demonstrating the method of the bakes, so the recipes were far from confusing. On average the recipes took 1-2 hours to bake including preparation time. Despite how the finished product always looked very presentable, the bakes were by no means extravagant and the suggested time on the recipe card for how long the bake should take was accurate. One thing that helped to speed up the baking process was that the dried ingredients came weighed out already – which saved a lot of time.
Overall, I am not sure if the 3-box subscription is worth £30; it is certainly not something I would buy for myself. However, as a present for a relative or a friend who enjoys baking, I think it is a lovely idea because it always felt like a treat when the box arrived in the post each month and the bakes were never disappointing.
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