How to Cheat at Baking

Sarah Rainey

How to Cheat at Baking

70 Quick & Easy Recipes for Busy Bakers

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 13/08/2026

ISBN: 9781789299090

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Lifestyle

Binding: Hardback

Size: Other

Extent: 128 pages

Illustration: Full colour photos

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Fake it ’til you bake it with 70 deliciously simple recipes and supermarket cake hacks.

’Proof that baking can be low-effort and deeply satisfying’ - Rachel Khoo

Why make life harder than it needs to be? If you love home-baked treats but don’t have the time, energy or budget for complicated recipes and endless ingredient lists, How to Cheat at Baking is your new secret weapon.

From biscuit-based traybakes and freezer cakes to air fryer wonders and microwave miracles, every foolproof recipe is designed to save you time without skimping on flavour. Whether you’re a tired parent, a hungry student or just someone who likes a cheat code, this is baking for real life – no pastry-making, proving time or piping skills required for the fab fake bakes. This collection of sweet treats is sure to become a fast family favourite.

Includes:
No-Bake Millionaire’s Shortbread
Choc-Orange Cheesecake
One-Minute Microwave Cookies
Cinnamon Dough-Bake
Strawberries & Cream Ripple Cake
Fake Fab Lollies
Air-Fryer Banana Muffins
Chocolate Hazelnut Hippo Cake
Two-Ingredient Bagels
Boursin & Bacon Quiches

Praise for Sarah Rainey:
‘The queen of store cupboard baking’ – Huffington Post UK

‘Sarah [is] an expert on how to cheat recipes if you are missing key ingredients’ – The Times

Reviews:

Proof that baking can be low-effort and deeply satisfying

Rachel Khoo

Great for those who love homemade treats but haven't the time for anything complicated

Bella magazine

Perfect for families, students, or anyone wanting sweet results fast, it offers maximum reward for minimal effort - showing how supermarket staples can be turned into impressive desserts

Woman

Sales points:

Strong viral appeal: millions of views on ‘supermarket cake hack’ videos across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
Targets a wide demographic: parents, students, 9-to-5ers and social media-savvy home bakers.
Low-cost, achievable recipes using easy-to-source ingredients: ideal for today’s cost-conscious consumer.
Unique positioning: a feel-good, no-shame, no-fuss alternative in a crowded baking market – there is nothing quite like this out there.
Author has excellent connections in the media: her first book, Three Ingredient Baking, sold over 20k copies TCM. Sarah is available for PR.

About the Author:

Sarah Rainey

Sarah Rainey has been baking, cooking, eating, writing and thinking about food for as long as she can remember. Originally from Belfast, she has been a national newspaper feature writer, based in London, for the past seven years. Sarah edited How to Jug a Hare: The Telegraph Book of the Kitchen in 2015 and is the author of Three Ingredient Baking (2018) and 6-Minute Showstoppers (2020). In her day job, she writes on a range of diverse subjects and her culinary achievements to date include cooking in the MasterChef kitchen and making 339 traybakes in a single weekend (and surviving to tell the tale).