Hard brown sugar is a kitchen menace. My grandmother decanted her brown sugar into a glass jar and placed the heel of a loaf ...

For the occasional, not-so-serious baker, any old lump of brown sugar might do: light brown, dark brown or even white mixed with a bit of molasses. But for those who strive for baking perfection ...

Look out for ‘natural brown sugar’ from good-quality brands, which will have more molasses and minerals and will not have been artificially treated. Demerara sugar from Guyana is the most ...