Author, baker, and television personality Helena Garcia was born in Spain. Due to her father’s job, Helena lived in several cities across Spain, Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid, and The Canary Islands before finishing high school in Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduation, she moved back home to Spain to study psychology at University of Salamanca. Through the EU’s study-abroad program, Erasmus, she finished her degree at Leeds University in West Yorkshire, England. After working in several industries, she went back to school to study interior design with the goal of establishing a career in a creative setting. This path led to an opportunity for Helena to take over a beautiful Victorian apothecary, where she developed her own brand of fashion accessories and oddities.

Helena was one of the 2019 Great British Bake Off (also known as The Great British Baking Show) contestants, winning the hearts of the nation with her eccentric style, spooky approach, and fun-loving personality. She has also appeared in several television shows, including the hit series What We Do in the Shadows, and she continues to write for national and international publications.

Obsessed with anything witchy, Helena’s self-published book, Introduction to Witchery: A Magical Guide for Witches that Craft, is a go-to guide for crafty witches that covers a bit of history of witchcraft in Britain, a guide to magical plants, and plenty of craft projects and recipes to help you live like every day is Halloween. Her second book, The Wicked Baker, was released in 2020, followed by The Witch-Crafting Handbook in 2021 and The Book of Gingerbread in2023. Her first picture book, My Mummy, was also published in 2023.

Helena lives in Yorkshire with husband Will, daughter Flora, and rescue wolf-dog Kato.

Introduction
Gothic Living: In the Kitchen and Beyond
The Gothic Pantry
Essential Tools and Equipment
Spooky Cookies and Candies
Chocolate Spiderweb Sand-witch Cookies, Kinder® Malo Kitties, Mini Gingerbread Haunted Houses
Scary Teddy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Victorian Doll-Face Candy Apples, Pumpkin Spice Truffles
Vampire’s Bloody Valentine Lollipops, Kanafeh Chocolate Frogs, Kram-Puss Chocolate Cookies
Lavender Moon Shortbread, Pumpkin Jelly Pops
Ghoulish Breads and Pastries
Bat Fougasse, The Dark Lord’s Tower, Toadstool Dinner Rolls, Devils’ Fingers Pastries
Wild Mushroom and Potato Ouija Pie, Horror Clown Potato Bread Rolls, Spiderweb Galette des Rois
Batty Scones, Steam-Pump(kin) Bao Buns, Black Widow Profiteroles, Apple S-Pies
Flying Broomstick Focaccia Muffins
To-Die-For Desserts
Key Slime Pie, Mini Pavlovas of Peril, Stone Circle Trifle, Gothic Arch Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Scary Berry Lemon Tarts, Pumpkin Spice I-Scream, Bone Appe-Tiramisu, Blue Moon Panna Cotta
Banana Slug Pudding, Wraith’s Winter Pudding Cake Pops, Crispy Rice Trick-or-Treats
Macabre Cakes and Bakes
Cauldron Cakes, Black Cat Mini Swiss Rolls, The Worst “Pie” in London
Chocolate Monster Cake, Cemeter Poison Apple Cakes
Creepmas Present Pistachio Cupcakes, Vintage Witch Cakes, Scary Teddy Cakey Traybake
Bewitching Beverages
Skull Boba Bubble Tea, Spiced Hot Chocolate with Chocolate Broomstick Stirrers
Nightshade Elixir, Summerween Lavender and Coconut Mocktail
Broken Heart Tea Bomb, Lavender Maple Moon Milk, Herbal Energy Potion, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author