5. Baking basics
Essential tools of the trade: pastry brush for the final egg-wash glaze, a palette knife for perfect icing application and a silicone spatula for scraping bowls clean. We like these old-school wooden handled versions. Brush, $18, heaveninearth.com.au; knife $5.95, thebaytree.com.au; spatula $8.15, kitchenkapers.com.au Photo: Steven Siewert
6. Bake & take
Forget cumbersome plastic carriers, this washable cardboard box (by washable we mean wipe-clean) folds flat for easy storage. $49, heaveninearth.com.au; serviettes $2.95 for a pack of 30, ikea.com Photo: Steven Siewert
7. Nice serve
All that perfect measuring, mixing, baking and icing deserves to be put on display. $69.95, thebaytree.com.au Photo: Steven Siewert
8. Weighty issues
Measuring the ingredients properly can make the difference between mediocre and masterpiece. $44.95. myer.com.au Photo: Steven Siewert
9. I like big bundt
Bundt cakes are having a moment. Gorgeously shaped, they are a dessert table showstopper and infinitely insta-worthy. Vintage bundt cake pan. $50, williams-sonoma.com.au Photo: Supplied
10. High wire act
Don't sit baked cakes or biscuits directly on a benchtop: air must circulate around them for proper cooling. $28, williams-sonoma.com.au Photo: Steven Siewert
1. Kitchen wear
Fashion for the kitchen is the ethos behind new Sydney label Worktones. The aprons are made using repurposed, indigo-dyed canvas, upcycled cotton and Japanese denim. Market bags and linen napkins are also available. $100 each, worktones.com Photo: Steven Siewert
2. Table star
This beautifully marbled baking dish goes from oven to table with set-to-serve style. $65, heaveninearth.com.au Photo: Steven Siewert
3. Roll with it
Roll the perfect pie crust with this rolling pin. The smooth Carrara marble keeps dough cool even while being rolled. $125, williams-sonoma.com.au Photo: Supplied
4. Hot to handle
We're loving Nancybird's latest home collection, inspired by the colours and shapes of the Bauhaus movement. The colourful pot holders are hand crocheted in Bolivia. $25, sold exclusively through nancybird.com Photo: Supplied
