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Working In An Air Fryer

Working In An Air Fryerby: sasha jennerPublished on: 01/07/2026

Everyone loves a heatwave... unless you're standing next to an oven trying to make pastry. Join me for the hottest week I've ever worked in a professional kitchen, complete with melted chocolate, collapsing brownies, endless sweat, emergency trips to

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Working In An Air Fryer

The Beautiful Chaos Behind a Birthday Cake

The Beautiful Chaos Behind a Birthday Cakeby: sasha jennerPublished on: 09/06/2026

A birthday cake, a skeleton team, a lunch rush and several decaf mochas. the story behind one bespoke cake and the beautiful chaos of keeping a tiny café running when everything seems determined to happen at once.

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The Beautiful Chaos Behind a Birthday Cake

Tell Me Your Cake, And I'll Tell you Your Love Language

Tell Me Your Cake, And I'll Tell you Your Love Languageby: sasha jennerPublished on: 13/02/2026

Your cake choice says more about your love life than your star sign ever will. From chocolate fudge to bread & butter pudding, discover what your Valentine’s dessert reveals about your love language — with a cheeky guide from Cakes by Sasha.

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Tell Me Your Cake, And I'll Tell you Your Love Language

There's No Such Thing as a Quiet Week

There's No Such Thing as a Quiet Weekby: sasha jennerPublished on: 10/02/2026

One oven. One coffee machine. Hundreds of customers. And me… trying to bake scones between flat whites.

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There's No Such Thing as a Quiet Week

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