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A lot of recipes for cakes call for eggs. In a pound cake, they even make up about a quarter of the recipe. But, what if you don’t have eggs on hand, or can’t or don’t want to eat eggs?…
The first time you read a recipe for a chiffon cake, you might be a little stumped. Do I really need to cool this cake upside down? Why on earth would I do so? And do I really need to…
Most cakes nowadays become airy thanks to the use of frothy eggs, or more commonly, by adding baking soda or baking powder. However, just like we can leaven bread with yeast, we can do the same for cakes! Though nowadays…
Some say you need a year, others say you can’t start any later than at Stir-Up Sunday, and yet others make it in a day: Christmas cake (or pudding, definitions overlap somewhat but not completely). So what’s the correct answer?…
A lot of cake recipes rely on eggs, or parts of an egg to succeed. Without them, the cake might not set or rise. Or the batter, or the final cake itself, turns out dry. But, if you design a…
Summer is zucchini time. And if you happen to be growing your own, you might well be faced with a zucchini overload. After zucchini soup, zucchini pastas, grilled zucchini salads, you might just start to run out of ideas. So…
If you’ve ever moved between countries or went to a specialized (online) baking store, you might have experienced it: flour analysis paralysis. There are so many different types of wheat flour, making it hard to decide which one you need.…
It’s not the most common baking ingredient, but it shows up here and there. You might have come across it if you’re into baking cookies or cakes of a Northern European origin. Or, if you’re looking for gluten-free alternatives. It’s…
Making a complicated dish, with a lot of different components can be a true project to plan and execute. But it’s a great way to practice a lot of techniques in one go and learn something new. Generally I stick…
Not that many years ago, my only reference to carrot cake was a Dutch joke. It involved a baker and a rabbit, who does not like carrot cake, though makes the baker think he does. In all honesty, a carrot…
You can make a cake with very few ingredients, equal amounts of flour, butter, eggs and sugar will give you a delicious pound cake. However, you can tweak the flavour and texture of your cake in an unlimited number of…
You don’t really understand food and recipes, until you’ve tried them. At least, that is my opinion. Once you’ve tried something a few times, it starts making more sense. This strawberry mousse mirror cake covers several learning points which we’ll…