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Tips To Help Make Your Baking a Sweet Success!
I often get asked for some top baking tips and I have been wanting to do more blog posts this year so I thought I would do a post about some tips that should help you make baking a sweet success! Properly measure ingredients: Measuring ingredients accurately is essential for baking. Use a digital kitchen scale for precise measurements, or use the correct measurements for dry and wet ingredients, using measuring cups and spoons. Ensure the oven is calibrated: A faulty oven can lead to inconsistent baking results. You can check the temperature of your oven using an oven thermometer to ensure it’s calibrated properly. Don’t skimp on prep: Preparing…
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The First Time I Made Red Buttercream I Almost Cried: A Tale of Cake Decorating and a Lesson in Color Theory
Cake decorating can be a lot of fun, but it can also be a bit of a challenge, especially when it comes to getting the right color for your icing. I learned this the hard way when I was asked to make a cake for a friend’s daughter’s birthday party. She wanted an Elmo cake, complete with red icing. I thought, “How hard could it be?” and agreed to take on the challenge. Little did I know, red is one of the hardest colors to achieve in icing. I started making the icing the day before the cake was due, thinking everything was going well. But as I added more…
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I’m Sorry, What Does That Mean?
I decided to break down what some of those instructions are and what the difference is between certain things, hopefully, this will help!
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Baking on a Budget
Baking can be expensive there is no doubt about that. If you are wanting a nice stand mixer they start at $300 and go up from there. Which I know is out of some people’s price range, it was out of mine for the longest time. I had to save up a lot of money and wait for the mixers to go on sale before I bought mine. If you are just starting out baking or if you have been baking for a bit but money is tight here are some tips that I find helpful, and I use these to this day. Cupcake/Muffin Liners – I seriously hate spending…
