This is how to make Cranberry Banana Nut Bread and a little background if you are interested. If not, feel free to skip ahead to the recipe or photos. My mom comes over and asks for a recipe to make for her church group, but...
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What is Softened or Room-Temperature Butter?
A lot of recipes fail due to calling for "softened or room-temperature butter" without taking into consideration that the room the baker is in could be anything really. In either a 65°F (18°C) or 89°F (31°C) kitchen for...
The Very Best French Macaron Troubleshooting Guide
Why is this the world's most difficult cookie? This is a French Macaron Troubleshooting Guide with photos and explanation for those trying to crack the code on the mysterious macaron. Macarons are the most difficult cookie...
Fabulous French Vanilla Sugar Cookies
French vanilla sugar cookies are scrumptious. And easy to make! Since I made french buttercream yesterday and had no use for it, I decided to make some cookies with it. After all, the ingredients for french buttercream was...
A Beginners Guide to Silky French Buttercream
Silky French buttercream is like a Swiss meringue buttercream, except it uses egg yolks instead of the whites. Basically, you are creating Pâté à Bombe and adding butter. What could be more intense in flavor than that?...
A Beginners Guide to Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Learning how to make Swiss meringue buttercream will change your life. Are you looking for a beautiful cake icing that isn't cloy like American buttercream? And isn't as bland, chemical laden and oily as the whipped icings...
Simple Angel Food Cake Recipe for Beginners
Now that you have learned the basics of meringue making, let's make what some people think is a difficult dessert: an angelic angel food cake. It really isn't difficult when you learn that most recipes steer you wrong. When...
A Beginners Guide to Swiss Meringue
This post will walk you through how to make a Swiss Meringue. You may ask yourself why do I want to make Swiss version when it is more work than French meringue? There are two main reasons: stability and food safety. By...
A Beginners Guide to French Meringue
In order to make many desserts, you'll need to learn how to whip egg whites and make french meringue. This is one instance where I highly recommend an electric beater. It doesn't have to be fancy, but hand mixing becomes...
Razzmatazz Raspberry Buttercream Frosting
Razzmatazz raspberry buttercream frosting is a mouthful both figuratively and literally. And it is so incredibly fun to say aloud. Try it. I'll wait patiently. Didn't I tell you? It's just as pleasurable to eat as it is to...
Tempering Chocolate and How to Fix Bloom
If you want to use the microwave to temper chocolate, this post that goes into depth on how to temper for each of the various chocolates. However, if you do not own a microwave, or you are having overheating issues trying...
Delicious and Fast No-Fuss Pepperoni Baked Pasta
Get ready to learn how to make no-fuss pepperoni baked pasta. Why? Because I make a variation of this meal more than any other dish for my family several times a month and I don't have any qualms about it. It's filling,...