About the Book
#witchesofinstagram - 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'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.
About the Author
Helena was born in Spain. Due to her father's job Helena lived in several cities in Spain until she decided to do her last year of High School in Las Vegas, USA. After completing her studies there, she moved back home and started her degree in Psychology in Salamanca. On her second year of University she joined the Erasmus programme and went to Leeds University where she finished her studies. She worked in several industries and went back to study Interior Design searching to develop a career in a creative setting. At this time she was given the chance to take over a beautiful Victorian apothecary and she developed her own brand of fashion accessories and oddities. She still lives in Leeds with husband Will and daughter Flora and rescue wolfdog Kato.Helena was one of the 2019 Great British Bake off contestants and won the hearts of the nation with her eccentric style, spooky approach and fun-loving personality. Obsessed with anything witchy, Helena has written a book for crafty witches covering a bit of history of witchcraft in Britain, a guide to magical plants and plenty of craft projects and recipes to help you live like every day is Halloween.Her second Book, The Wicked Baker is out now.
