Baking a cake is easier than ever today. There are a host of cake mixes you can purchase that feature every type and flavor you can think of. It only takes a couple of eggs, some oil, and some water and you will be on your way to baking a delicious cake. There are people who still love to bake …
Can You Bake Cookies on Aluminum Foil? (What to Expect)
Baking is a daily event in my home and one of the things I bake most often is cookies. Chewy and gooey or light and crisp. Chocolate chip, peanut butter, gingersnaps, or oatmeal raisin. Round cookies or bar cookies. All are favorites in my home. Over the years I’ve come up with creative ways to bake cookies and one of …
How Do I Cool a Cake Overnight?
In my husband’s family, my sister-in-law and I are the dessert makers. Be it pies or cheesecakes or cakes, we are the ones that get down and dirty with those delicious sweet treats. Usually we get together for a birthday or a holiday on Saturdays around lunch. It is always a great time, but the fact that we get together …
What Happens if You Over Knead Dough? (And What to Do About It)
Making a dough can be a big challenge. It can’t be too soft or the bread won’t hold it’s shape. It also can’t be too firm or you will be stuck with a few other bread issues. So what exactly does happen if you over knead bread dough? Let’s find out! Why Knead Bread Dough? Before taking a look at …
How to Properly Store Baking Ingredients to Maximize Freshness
When you start baking more and more, you may want to start organizing your kitchen to suit your baking needs. This also means learning how to properly store all of your baking ingredients. You want everything to be kept in a place where it is safe, won’t go bad and is also accessible to your baking. So where are the …
Why Do Peanut Butter Cookies Have Fork Marks? (Plus 5 Recipe Variations)
If you are a cookie monster, and you know your sweet treats, you know that peanut butter cookies stand out from all other cookies. What is it that lets you know right away that the round golden brown confections are made from creamy (or chunky) peanut butter? It is the criss-cross markings that are created with a fork that decorate …
How to Measure Cake Ingredients Without Scales
One of the most accurate ways to measure ingredients when you are making a cake is to use a scale. Making a cake is such a precise science that you really want the ingredients to be as accurately measured as possible which is why many professional chefs and baking enthusiast prefer to weigh ingredients rather than use cups and measuring …
5 Ways to Fix Dry and Crumbly Cookie Dough (Plus the Common Causes)
Were you excited to eat some fresh baked cookies? Was everything going well until you looked at your dough and saw that it was dry? It is crumbly and tough rather than soft and pliable? Dry cookie dough is never good! So what should you do? You don’t want your cookie efforts to go to waste! And baking dry cookie …