My Cake Gadget of the Week

Thought I'd introduce a new feature sharing one of my favourite cake gadgets with you every week.  This week's gadget is probably already being used by you more experienced cake bakers, however if you're new to baking make sure you get your hands on one of these asap!

So what is this ground breaking new gadget?

The humble mechanical ice cream scoop!

I've been baking cupcakes for years but always struggled to get them consistently sized and ensure a professional finish.  If you've ever made cupcakes before you'll know how much of a faff it is trying to get the cake batter into the cases without getting it all over the case, muffin tray and yourself!!!   But with one of these babys there's no mess whatsoever and it also ensures that the same amount of batter goes into each case so all of your cupcakes look exactly the same.

So give it a go.  You can pick up one at most supermarkets and home stores.  Mine was from Sainsbury's here at the bargain price of £5!