Baker boy NYC food blogger and baking god Kamren Siddiqi on cooking up Christmars cool
delicious cakes over Christmas ?
yes, please. Step aside, Mary Berry, there's a new baking guru on the block. Meet 21 year-old New Yorker Foodie Kamran Siddiqi. The kitchen just got a whole lot hotter
isn't making cakes for nice old ladies, not new york hipsters?
Well, I have an old soul. i began banking at five. Comfort cooking is my therapy. To transform ingredients into something marvellous and share it with people is so satisfying.
Is the cupcake thing over?
I’m a bit bored of the cupcake boutiques of New York. Most of the time you’re paying for the brand name- I prefer to make my own.
What’s the hottest new baked good in NYC?
Last I heard , Dominique Ansel, who created the Cronut, recently made chocolate-chip-cookie shots and pretzel “lobster tails”. He’s inventive
What makes a good baker?
I once read that baking represents surrender and resting everything on faith. Not having total control over the outcome can be quite terrifying, but remember: a botched cake can always be turned into a lovely trifle.
A good alternative if you hate Christmas pudding?
Try pavlova or chocolate pudding pie.
We’re on a diet but we love cake
Go for carrot, so long as there’s
No cream-cheese frosting on top. But when I eat cake, I indulge without guilt – I think that’s important.
What’s the way to a man’s heart?
Easy: cinnamon rolls and brownies.
Hand made Baking by Kamran Siddiqi is out this month. See sophisticategourmet.com;