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FAQs

Why is my mug cake dense? ›

You didn't use self-rising flour

This type of flour gives these baked goods a light and fluffy consistency. Without all the right science involved with flour and other ingredients, cakes can be too dense and dry.

Gemma and her co-creator and husband Kevin have been raising money for hungry kids via No Kids Hungry since 2017, participating in the charity's various fundraising events, including its marquee Bake Sale initiative.

Gemma Stafford is originally from Wexford but moved to the US to work in restaurants and is now the host of online cooking show Bigger Bolder Baking. Her videos have been viewed 350 million times and she has five million online fans.

A rubbery mug cake is indicative of being overcooked, or incorrect measurements. Please be precise with the measurements and stop cooking once the cake is soft but not wet on the top.

Skip eggs - Since mug cakes are usually single serving, one egg tends to be too much for the portion and it ends up tasting "eggy". So, mug cakes amade without eggs have the best soft and light texture. Add the right amount of leavening - Baking powder is generally the go-to leavening for mug cakes.

One of the key factors that can lead to dense cakes is the incorrect ratio of ingredients. Baking is a science, and even a small deviation from the recipe can have a big impact on the final texture of your cake. Too much flour or not enough leavening agents like baking powder can result in a dense cake.

Bakers have lives in between filming

That's because contestants don't live in the historic estate that Bake Off is filmed at for weeks at a time. Instead, they go home during the week to live their lives and work day jobs as normal.

I live in Maryland with my little family of four and our rescue dogs. I started Sally's Baking Addiction (now also called Sally's Baking Recipes) in 2011 as a personal blog. It was just an easy way to share my baking recipes with friends and family.

Where does filming take place? Filming takes place in Toronto, Canada.

While you sadly can't visit the iconic Bake Off tent – it is only put up for filming – you can visit the estate where The Great British Bake Off is filmed: Welford Park. Once a monastery, then Henry VIII's hunting lodge, Welford Park has been privately owned by the same family since 1618.