Why vanilla is so expensive!
Did you know that vanilla has become as valuable as silver – the second most valuable metal after gold?
How did it get so valuable?
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Did you know that vanilla has become as valuable as silver – the second most valuable metal after gold?
How did it get so valuable?
Today I have for you a great recipe for vanilla cupcakes that look and taste great!
Swiss Meringue buttercream is our first choice of frosting for cupcakes and cakes, because it’s very stable, has a long shelf life and is wonderfully fluffy.
Last week we had our Drip Cake class at the studio. This post is dedicated to this most wonderful of ingredients – liquid chocolate or drip ganache!
Today I’ve got a very popular recipe for you: Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream.
If you’ve never heard of red velvet before: It’s a very popular chocolate cake flavor from the US, traditionally decorated with a creamy frosting. People liked to eat it 100 years ago! Back then, the red color was due to the cocoa powder, back then it was not alkalized and turned red from a reaction with the buttermilk. This cake used to be called “devil’s food” cake!
Today the name is more elegant – “red velvet”.
You’ll agree with me that we are always searching for the fluffiest, but still moist and flavorful sponge available. I think this is the one.
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