Baking Terms

Baking Terms  Best Baking Tips and Tricks   Beat: to mix briskly with a spoon, rotary beater or electric beater, to incorporate air into mixture, making it light and smooth. Blend: to mix ingredients together thoroughly. Cream: to soften and blend an ingredient...

Top Ten Baking Tips

Baking Tips  Best Baking Tips and Tricks   Preheat the oven 5-10 degrees higher than stated, this allows for the hot air that escapes when the oven door is opened. Turn the oven to the correct temperature once the cake is in the oven. Use ingredients at room...

Substituting Ingredients

Easy Substituting Out of baking powder (or baking soda or even milk)? Make your own with our ingredient substitutions guide.   Baking powder20 ml = 10 ml cream of tartar + 5 ml bicarbonate of soda Butter120 g = 120 ml cooking oil Butter or margarine, melted250 ml...