Cheryl and Steve Buckle have recently taken huge steps to follow their dreams of working together and starting a new business. Until this year, they both worked in leadership positions: Cheryl as a head teacher and Steve as a community centre  manager in Mawsley. Life was pressured, stressful and there was limited time to spend with their two children. One night over dinner they went back to basics, asking themselves what they were both passionate about. The answer was food; it has always been an important part of their lives. They have always loved socialising and feeding people good food.

Time for action! Steve went to college and completed an NVQ in catering, and Cheryl began to research possible avenues whilst still working full time. They looked at  cafés, coffee shops and restaurants but that just did not feel quite right.

They wanted something they could start from home and would fit in with raising the children, who are both at primary school. Last September, they came up with the idea of a baking mix to encourage people to bake and make baking easy for the less confident baker. After plenty of research and dozens of trials and tests the

first baking mix was ‘born’ under the company name of Doorstep Baking. The Double Chocolate Brownie was the first mix to be produced and is now a finalist in the ‘Artisan Local Sweet Product of the Year’ category in the Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards 2014/15.

Cheryl and Steve’s range of easy-to-use handmade baking mixes were initially only sold at markets and craft fayres. The overwhelming response changed the scope of the business which has grown to include more baking mixes, a bakeware and gift range. Cheryl now uses the skills she gained during 13 years as a teacher to run the Baking School and organise children’s Baking Parties. The couple have developed a range of 11 mixes, including a gluten-free range.

DOORSTEP Baking

23 Badgers Lane, Mawsley, NN14 1TF

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DOORSTEP Baking

DOORSTEP Baking

DOORSTEP Baking