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Hello Cake Friends! Did you know that vanilla has become as valuable as silver – the second most valuable metal after gold? And prices are still rising. This didn’t use to be this way. What happened? Indeed, we can call it liquid gold. In this video, I explain the difference between real vanilla and imitation […]
Making great vanilla cupcakes isn’t easy! When I first started baking, I tested several light vanilla recipes and was disappointed by most of them. The most common issues were: Dry cake Boring flavor Nice flavor, but sunk in the middle and sticky The liners peeled away from the cakes The liners stuck so much to the […]
Today I have for you our favorite cake filling recipe: Swiss Meringue Buttercream or SMBC! 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. By heating our meringue to 70 degees Celsius, we make sure to pasteurize the egg whites, […]
Last week we had our Drip Cake class here at the studio. This post is dedicated to this most wonderful of ingredients – liquid chocolate or drip ganache! There are many different recipes for ganache. The proportions of chocolate to cream can vary, depending on the use. Some recipes use heavy cream or butter, or both! For drip […]
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 […]
Happy Easter! What is easy genoise? I’ve been researching different types of sponges lately. There are so many methods of mixing batters and combining sugar, flour, eggs and fats. Depending on how you’re planning to use your sponges, you’ll be looking for lighter or a more compact consistency. What’s the difference between a sponge cake, […]