With all the various lockdowns over the past year turning all of us into Mary Berry wannabes to varying degrees of success (we have the enthusiasm at the very least), essential baking ingredients have been as rare as gold dust at times, with shoppers diving headfirst for the last bag of flour on the supermarket shelf. And what’s more annoying than having your heart set on a weekend baking project, only for those dreams to be scuppered because you can’t find one vital ingredient? We hear ya.

Thankfully, you can still get your bake on. While you could look for alternative ingredient swaps, here’s another idea: home baking kits. Turn your attention online and there are plenty of kits out there that come complete with everything you need to execute a magnificent bake, ready to be ordered and delivered straight to your door.
From brownies and blondies to biscuits and bread, there’s a kit to create just about everything and anything. And because they come complete with pre-portioned ingredients and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, even the most kitchen averse among us would find it hard to mess these up.

Note that most kits will require you to add at least one or two of your wet ingredients, such as eggs, water or butter, but having all the dry ingredients delivered to you takes so much of the hard work out of baking. There are kits for all levels of baker, from novice to advanced, so no one will be bored nor out of their depth. And all tastes are catered for too – chocolatey, fruity, alcoholic and even tea-infused, it’s all there.
With these home baking kits, the hardest part is waiting for the timer to ding so you can dig in. Sharing optional.
25 delicious home baking kits

Bake-at-home cinnamon buns, £16, GAIL’s

Limited edition Bacardà cupcakes & cocktails kit, £30, Primrose Bakery

Chocolate, Hazelnut & Cookie Crumb DIY Babka Kit, £20, Shuk

Rainbow Bagel Baking Kit, £19, Not On The High Street

Burger Cupcake Kit, £19.99, Craft & Crumb

Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe Kit, £12, Farmdrop

Rainbow cake baking kit, £44.95, Crumbs & Doilies

The Bottle Baking Co.  Seriously Smart Cookie Mix, £10, Pantry House

Oreo And Raspberry Brownie Bake Kit, £15, Not On The High Street

Craft & Crumb Rainbow Cupcake Baking Kit, £19.50, Oliver Bonas

Three Month Baking Club Subscription, £30, BakedIn

Bake Your Own Gin Cookie Mix, £6.50, Katie Bakes

Get Baking Kit, £8.50, Roberts Bakery Direct

Strawberry Daiquiri Cupcake Kit, £10, Bakedin

Red Velvet New York Cookie Kit, £17.50, Cupcake Jemma

Rainbow Cake Pop Kit, £17.99, Not On The High Street

Jammy Dodger Blondie Bake Kit, £15, Not On The High Street

Tropical Banana Cake Mix, £4.75, Yumbles

Cookies & Cream Kit, £35.99, Lola’s Cupcakes

‘Gorgeously Gooey’ Chocolate Brownie Baking Mix Jar, £16.95, Not On The High Street

Gingerbread Baking Kit With Cutter, Icing + Decorations, £12, Not On The High Street

Rose And Pistachio Macaron Kit, £16, Not On The High Street

Six Month Pancake Of The Month Subscription Food Gift, £60, Not On The High Street

Three Month Bread Subscription Box, £50, Not On The High Street
