Talented Mr Orkin

OK, having seen Ben Orkin’s baking skills and beautiful photographic skills i will admit to feeling old and washed up. You see, i remember when Ben was a little poppet who used to come into the Melissa’s store where i worked with his parents. Now he’s 16 and a social media force to reckon with – just check out his fabulous instagram account (@benskitchen) and take a look at the beaut pix below from his blog Bens Kitchen.

Ben is on a mission to bake something a day for 365 days – good grief, that’s a lot of deliciousness! Lucky for us Ben has a sweet tooth so there are loads of amazing and unusual baked goodies to try

Cinnamon buns

Coconut cake

Apple crumble

Lattic epatsry apple pie

Orange flavoured fairy cakes

Raspberry orange and chocoate tart

You’ll find all the recipes for these and more on Ben’s blog