Meine Tortenschule
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, […]
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, […]