About Edd Kimber

Edd Kimber

Edd Kimber won the 2010 season of the popular BBC series The Great British Bake Off. He has since worked in the pastry kitchen of celebrated restaurant Le Manoir and has been featured in the UK’s The Independent and The Sun. Kimber is the author of The Boy Who Bakes and Say It with Cake. @theboywhobakes

Several pieces of coffee coffee cake stacked on a wire rack, with a cup of coffee next to them.

Edd Kimber’s Coffee Coffee Cake

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A streusel-sprinkled coffee cake that lives up to its namesake ingredient thanks to an espresso-laced ribbon through the cake. This cakey brilliance is brought to you by Edd Kimber.

Several lemon madeleines next to a madeleine pan and a bowl of lemon glaze nearby.

Lemon Madeleines

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Let’s dispense with all the talk about Proust and time and just revel in these lemony little lovelies, shall we?

Whipped Swiss meringue buttercream with flecks of vanilla.

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

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Seductive in that way that only butter and sugar can be, this satiny smooth Swiss meringue buttercream may make you swear off every other frosting recipe. And it’s easy to make. We show you how.

Squares of vanilla sheet cake with Swiss buttercream frosting and sprinkles on white plates with a coupe of Champagne in the background.

Vanilla Sheet Cake

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Behold, Edd Kimber’s go-to sheet cake, complete with an utterly irresistible (and doable) Swiss meringue buttercream that you’re gonna wanna slather all over everything.

A frosted coconut sheet cake cut into 12 squares on a piece of parchment with a person grabbing a piece.

Coconut Sheet Cake

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Luscious. Magical. Perfect. Dreamy. Airy. Coconutty. Lovely. That’s what we’re hearing from folks who’ve tried this easy peasy coconut sheet cake.

A child dressed as a ghost with a ghost cupcake on their head.

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

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We swear these spooky sweets are so simple anyone can make them, no matter how elementary your culinary or crafting skills.

Three plates, each with a creme caramel on them with spoons resting on the side.

Crème Caramel

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Similar to flan in its delicate texture, this classic creme caramel is as simple as it is sophisticated. You’d expect nothing less from the French, yes?