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Watch to learn step-by-step exactly how to bake a cake at home from scratch for beginners!🍰🎁 Want to bake more delicious cakes?
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- Amanda van der Gulik - The Clever Dough Lady
May 9, 2017 · For cake bakers, here are the basics of mixing, prepping and baking. Subscribe http://foodtv.com/YouTube Welcome to Food Network, where learning to cook is as simple as clicking play! Grab your...
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How to bake a cake at home | Cake tutorial for beginners (how to make cake) 1.2K Likes. 191,441 Views. 2020 Sep 1. Hello wonderful people, today we're sharing a very simple method of...
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- Baking with Amari
Apr 24, 2015 · Follow this easy guide for mixing, prepping and baking a cake, then watch our how-to video.
- Follow The Recipe
- Room Temperature
- Measure Properly
- Cake Flour
- Don’T Over-Mix, Don’T Under-Mix
- Use Parchment Paper Rounds
- Don’T Open The Oven
- Bounce-Back Test
- Allow to Cool Completely in Pan
- Storing & Transporting Cakes
This sounds obvious, right? Following the recipe is the most important cake baking tip you’ll ever hear/read. It’s also the most ignored. We often substitute ingredients in recipes based on what we have. Subbing out eggs, reducing sugar, using liquid sweetener instead of dry, all-purpose instead of cake flour, baking soda for powder, egg whites ins...
This tip could get a little long so let me direct you to my entire post on why room temperature ingredients are important. “Room temperature” isn’t listed next to ingredients for fun. There’s science and legitimate reason behind it. If a recipe calls for room temperature ingredients, use room temperature ingredients like eggs, sour cream, butter, a...
This tip also sounds like a no-brainer, but it’s where we most often make mistakes. The difference between a recipe success and a recipe failure could lie within 1 mis-measured tablespoon of sugar. Measuring ingredients properly is imperative. Flour is the most common mis-measured ingredient. When measuring flour, use the “spoon & level”method. Do ...
The more cake baking experience I have, the more often I reach for cake flour instead of all-purpose flour. You see, cake flour is a low protein flour that’s finely milled into a delicate consistency. This soft, tender texture directly translates into your baked cake. However, some recipes simply cannot withstand fine cake flour. Chocolate cake, fo...
Whether a recipe calls for mixing batter with an electric mixer or simply using a whisk, make sure you’re mixing the cake batter together *just until* the ingredients are combined. Over-mixing batter, whether that’s for cakes, cupcakes, breads, muffins, etc, lends a tough-textured baked good because you’re deflating all the air and over-developing ...
First, make sure you have quality cake pans. From one baker to another, I swear by Fat Daddio’s cake pans. I own the 9-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inchround pans. Incredible quality for the price. I’m not working with this brand, I’m just a genuine fan. No matter what size or brand cake pan you use, make sure you prepare it appropriately. These days I ALWA...
Don’t open the oven 25 times as the cake bakes. This lets in cool air and the drastic temperature change causes the rising cake to sink. (Temperature change is the same reason cheesecake can develop cracks. See How to Prevent Cracks in Cheesecake.) Rather, follow the baking time in the recipe and check the cake one or two times for doneness. (Next ...
You can determine if a cake is done by testing with a toothpick. Stick a toothpick in the center of the cake and if it comes out clean, it’s cooked through. But let me tell you what I do instead. And you don’t need to waste time and fumble around for a toothpick: Remove the cake from the oven or leave it in, your choice. Gently press down on the ca...
This sounds like a no-brainer, but we’re often in a rush—myself included. Assembling and/or decorating cakes before they’re completely cool is literally a recipe for disaster. The flavor hasn’t settled and the frosting will melt. Some bakers may disagree, but I always cool my cakes completely inside the pans. I do the same for cupcakes, quick bread...
Unless otherwise noted, cakes taste best at room temperature. (Love dark chocolate mousse cake cold though!) If you prepare cake one day ahead of time, you can bake and cool it, then cover it tightly and keep at room temperature. Fresh frosting tastes best, so assemble and frost the day of serving. If storing a frosted cake, keep it covered in the ...
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Feb 12, 2021 · Learn how to bake a cake with the best of 'em. Get 11 pro tips that come in handy whether you're baking a simple pound cake or a multi-layered affair.
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Apr 7, 2018 · How to make a sponge cake. It's easy and you can make hundreds of different cakes with this base. Classic 4-ingredient European sponge cake (Genoise recipe)
