Magical Projects and Recipes for You and Your Home

The Witch-Crafting Handbook

Over 70 projects for stylish witches to make at home.Wicked Baker, Helena Garcia, is back with a new book to help you witch-craft your way to a more magical life, with creative projects for you and your home.Inspired by ancient folklore and all things mystical, Helena offers remedies for your apothecary using foraged ingredients and age-old formulae; fashion accessories for your witch&#39;s wardrobe; enchanting homewares and decorations; devilishly delicious recipes both sweet and savoury; and tipsy tonics.With Helena&#39;s creepy ideas, you&#39;ll learn how to make playful projects like an evil eye choker, peppermint foot spray, a Christmas spider wreath, and piranha fish pie, among many others. All you need are simple materials and ingredients, a little imagination, and a sprinkling of sorcery.

Helena Garcia was born in Spain and schooled there until she decided to do her last year of High School in Las Vegas. In her twenties, she went to university in the UK and never left! Later, she was given the chance to take over a beautiful Victorian apothecary in which she developed her own brand of fashion accessories and oddities. Helena competed in the&#160;Great British Bake Off&#160;2019 and her eccentric style, spooky approach and fun-loving personality made her an exceptionally popular contestant. Obsessed with anything witchy, Helena&#39;s mission is to inspire everyone to live like every day is Halloween. In 2020, she had a cameo appearance on the mockumentary comedy vampire TV series, What We Do in the Shadows. She is also the author of The Wicked Baker and Introduction to Witchery.

Cakes and Treats to Die For

The Wicked Baker

#witchesofinstagram &ndash; here is the perfect book for your haunted kitchen!Give your baking a wicked twist with eerily clever ideas for all manner of cakes, cookies, pastries, breads, desserts and even drinks to spook up your cooking repertoire and make Halloween an occasion to remember. Whether you&#39;re a curious witch, a Halloween fiend or you just want to add a creepy touch to your baking, Helena Garcia will give you all the inspiration you need.Try her mummified eclairs, some cinnamon buns that look shockingly like brains, a batch of cookie bats, or a scarily impressive haunted tree cake and before you know it, every day will seem like Halloween.Helena wowed the Great British Bake Off judges and audience with her surprisingly ghoulish interpretations of the baking challenges and now, with her amazingly inventive recipes, you too can become the ghostess with the mostest.

Give your baking a wicked twist with these clever ideas for Halloween.

Be the ghostess with the mostest with these devilishly sweet tricks and treats to die for, conjured up by last year's The Great British Bake Off fan favourite Helena Garcia.

Fans of [Helena's] spooky recipes won't be disappointed. It's a visual feast of funny and frightening inventions.

Helena Garcia was born in Spain and schooled there until she decided to do her last year of High School in Las Vegas. During her second year of university back in Spain, she joined the Erasmus programme and went to the UK to finish her studies at Leeds University. Later, she was given the chance to take over a beautiful Victorian apothecary in which she developed her own brand of fashion accessories and oddities. Helena competed in the Great British Bake Off 2019 and her eccentric style, spooky approach and fun-loving personality made her an exceptionally popular contestant. Obsessed with anything witchy, Helena&rsquo;s mission is to inspire everyone to live like every day is Halloween.

Helena Garcia

50 Spiced Bakes, Houses, Cookies, Desserts and More

Gingerbread is beloved the world over, its very smell and taste signalling that the holidays are here.The Book Of Gingerbread conjures up inspiring recipes for cakes and bakes, cookies, desserts, drinks and gingerbread houses. From everyday bakes like Maple and Ginger cupcakes, Sticky Toffee Gingerbread Pudding and Ginger Spiced Banana Bread, to spooky creations such as Ginger Pumpkin Pie-thon, Baba Yaga&#39;s Hut and a terrifying Gingerbread Demogorgon, Helena Garcia&#39;s inventive recipes take gingerbread flavours to new heights. And what could be more festive than Gingerbread Trifle, Traditional Gingerbread Men (well, sort of) and a Gingerbread Pub dressed up for Christmas, all washed down with a warming Gingerbread Latte or (for the grown-ups) Gingerbread Eggnog. Featuring templates for the gingerbread houses and a beautiful photo for every recipe, The Book of Gingerbread will brighten up even the darkest evenings &ndash; and give you a tingle in your toes.

Helena Garcia

Books by Helena Garcia

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