SWEET sensations

Food writer and popular blogger Jane Dunn tells ELLA WALKER about her new recipe book of absolutely classic bakes

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IF YOU haven't watched hit chef drama The Bear, imagine the most stressful situation you possibly can, in which everyone you hate and love is shouting over one another, refusing to listen, and absolutely anything could combust in an instant.

"It very much represents what I trained to do," says food writer Jane Dunn with a laugh. The 32-year-old studied at Ashburton Chefs Academy in Devon, but became a baking blogger when she realised high-pressure kitchens weren't actually her cup of tea. "Very quickly, I went, 'I don't think I can do this."

The Bear, she says, is "very accurate the pressure people feel because food is love and life and a lot of care goes into it."

She is much happier watching it, than living it, and instead, Jane, who grew up in Portsmouth, has spun her own incredibly successful corner of the food world into being out of sugar, chocolate orange (her favourite flavour), and a wholesome, inspiring approach to baking, through her blog, Jane's Patisserie.

Ten years into blogging, with around 2.2 million followers across her social platforms, she's sold half a million cookbooks.

And while she's not in The Bear's frenetic chef world, she has had her own rather major TV milestone recently.

Jane appeared on Saturday Kitchen for the first time, baking scones to feed host Matt Tebbutt.