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Torta Setteveli – Using Science to Make This Challenging Italian Cake

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...

January 24, 2021

12 min read

freshly harvested carrots, crinky and wobbly

Using ingredients

Why Carrots Are Used in Cake (& Carrot Walnut Cake Recipe)

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 cake...

September 20, 2020

6 min read

Using ingredients

Why and How Sour Cream Is Used in Cakes (+ Recipe)

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...

September 13, 2019

7 min read

Comparing Ingredients

Comparing Egg Alternatives for Making Eggless Cakes

Have you noticed how most cake recipes call for eggs? But what if you don’t have eggs on hand, or can’t eat eggs? What if you’re trying to change the texture & flavour and you’re wondering...

April 2, 2019

12 min read

Deconstructing Recipes

Science of a strawberry mousse mirror glaze cake

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...

March 12, 2019

5 min read

whole wheat pastr, all purpose and cake flour

Comparing Ingredients

Wheat Flour Analysis – How to Choose the Right Type of Flour

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 flour out there that it’s...

February 26, 2019

13 min read

Deconstructing Recipes

The Science of Cake Donuts (+ Recipe)

There was a time when I thought a donut was a donut. Just a light brown fried ring with a glaze on top. Of course, there are a tons of glazes & fillings but, being non-American, I never realized there are quite...

January 12, 2019

8 min read

top view of mirror glaze on torta setteveli

Deconstructing Recipes

Why a Mirror Glaze Is so Shiny (And How to Make It)

In what feels like decades ago in social media lifetimes, mirror glazes were quite the hype in 2016. Beautifully shiny and colorful glazed cakes were everywhere. Whether they were space or galaxy-themed, simply stylish...

January 1, 2019

12 min read

close up side view of two small bundt cakes

Comparing processes

The Science of the Bundt Pan (+ Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe)

Have you ever made such an artsy Bundt cake? One of those round cakes with a hole in the middle, often with a lot of intricate designs? Which can be a hassle to get out of the form if you don’t get it right...

December 18, 2018

6 min read

Victoria sandwich with cranberry jam and icing sugar

Victoria sandwich – History & science of a cake

The Victoria sandwich is one of those bakes with a very rich history to it. It is believed to have been (one of) Queen Victoria’s favorite cake(s). It is a round cake of two layers with jam in the middle. As is...

December 4, 2018

4 min read

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Torta Setteveli – Using Science to Make This Challenging Italian Cake

Why Carrots Are Used in Cake (& Carrot Walnut Cake Recipe)

Why and How Sour Cream Is Used in Cakes (+ Recipe)

Comparing Egg Alternatives for Making Eggless Cakes

Science of a strawberry mousse mirror glaze cake

Wheat Flour Analysis – How to Choose the Right Type of Flour

The Science of Cake Donuts (+ Recipe)

Why a Mirror Glaze Is so Shiny (And How to Make It)

The Science of the Bundt Pan (+ Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe)

Victoria sandwich – History & science of a cake

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