I can't emphasize this enough: do not forget to prepare baking pans. If you do, all your hard work will be for naught. Too often, I'll get in a hurry and miss an important step such as prepping surfaces. I ended up with two...
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Zippy and Zesty Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Learning how to make zesty lemon buttercream frosting is really quite easy. It entails creaming butter and sugar with the fresh juices and zest of a lemon. It takes your buttercream frosting from ordinary into extraordinary....
Key West Key Lime Buttercream Frosting
You can learn how to make key lime buttercream frosting within a few moments. The taste is out of this world. A "green lemon" is what some say the taste of a lime is like. I was in my late teens in college the first time I...
Always Refreshing Orange Buttercream Frosting
Who else finds oranges the most pleasurable fruit to eat. From peeling the rind off to getting your fingers coated in fresh orange juice to the fragrance that hits your nose, it's very satisfying. With that in mind, let's...
Why They Tell You to Slice the Top of Dough
When learning to bake bread, they will tell you to slice the top of the dough with a lame or knife for decoration (ears) or to create a weak spot. But they never quite explain what happens if you don't slice the bread. I was...
Summertime Sunny Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Sunny strawberry buttercream frosting is absolutely decadent and my favorite flavor of American buttercream. There is something about strawberries in particular that make me think of summer time and fresh breezes filled with...
Best of Both Worlds Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
These are going to be some incredible chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. If you want to make an out of this world cookie, you need to gather ingredients for this recipe right now. Love peanut butter cookies and chocolate...
Orange Cardamom Tea Cakes Recipe
Learning how to make new flavors on cakes, cookies and breads is quite easy once you understand the basics of baking. That is how these lovely orange cardamom tea cake cookies were developed. Look toward others for...
A Beginners Guide: Easily Hull a Strawberry
Has anyone taught you the basics of baking? Simple ideas like how to easily hull a strawberry? Me either. These types of things are what I wish I was taught more as a kid. But alas, when you grow up with very little, not a...
Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies
We will discuss how to make dairy-free chocolate chip cookies. If you love chocolate chip cookies, but you do not eat dairy, you can still make a lot of your favorites with shortening or oil! I'll be sharing a lot of...
Weigh Ingredients for Accuracy While Baking
If you want to get serious about baking, weigh ingredients for accuracy. It will take you from amateur status to rockstar overnight. When I first started baking, I would use cups and measuring spoons. But after a while,...
The Search for a Savory Chocolate Chip Cookie
The search for a savory chocolate chip cookie started back in the 90s. I know, I'm dating myself. When I was much younger, my friend and I accidentally learned how to make a cookie cake. She and I decided to call it that...