We have all had that unmistakable craving where you just need a chewy, chocolatey brownie and nothing else will do. You must satisfy that craving! Then comes the big problem- you don’t have the ingredients needed to make brownies. What now?! Don’t panic- you can still reach your chocolate goal as long as you have…
Where’s your cake pan? Don’t have one? Well, not everyone has the luxury of having a big kitchen with lots of space for all kinds of kitchen equipment. At the same time, even if you do have the space, not everyone wants their kitchen to be packed with tons of different cake pans and kitchen…
Have you ever been craving cake so you pick up a box of cake mix, bring it home, and then decide that maybe, what you really want, is cookies? So now what? All you have is cake mix but your stomach is screaming coooooookies!!! If only there was a way to turn that cake mix…
Even as a professional pastry chef and wedding cake decorator, there are many times when decorating a cake seems like a lot of work. You have to make the frosting and get it to the right consistency, occasionally dye the frosting, ice the cake perfectly and then constantly switch pastry tips and piping bags as…
I have found that whenever I really need to make a cake will coincide with the day that I am out of eggs or butter or milk or another very important ingredient involved in baking a cake. It can never be as simple as whipping up a nice, fluffy cake without any hurdles- there is…
What’s there not to love about box cake mix? They’re cheap, easy to prepare, and always come out of the oven delicious. So why mess with perfection? Well, there are plenty of good reasons to do so! Maybe you want a cake a little more creative than Betty Crocker’s. Perhaps you want to jazz up…
We all know that baking doesn’t always go as planned. You want to make a fluffy cake, but instead, you end up with a dense block that barely resembles a cake! Or, your cake looks perfectly golden brown, and when you go to take it out of the pan, you realize that the middle is…
As a beginner baker, one of the most rewarding moments is taking your perfectly baked cake out of the oven. The anticipation builds as you watch it rise and turn golden brown while the smell of sugar wafts through your house. That’s why it can be incredibly disheartening to see your cake collapse in the…
Only true cake bakers know how wasteful making a cake can be. Sometimes the recipe can be too large and you end up with way too much batter. Other times, you find yourself throwing away the tops of the cake after leveling it to be decorated. And if you have ever carved a cake into…
The texture of cake is one thing most people can agree on. Unlike cookies which can be delicious crunchy or chewy, cake really needs to be soft. I have yet to meet the person who enjoys crunchy cake. However, if you have ever made a cake or even just purchased a cake, you know that…