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How to
Make a Piping Bag
A piping bag, also known as a pastry bag, is a cone-shaped bag that you fill with icing, frosting, or sauce. You apply pressure to the bag to dispense frosting, icing, or sauce in a specific pattern to make your dish bea...
How to
Make Caramel from Sweetened Condensed Milk
Most of the time, people cook caramel by heating up regular or brown sugar until it turns into a smooth and creamy substance. However, you can also make caramel out of sweetened condensed milk, creating the same great sa...
Beginner-Friendly Cake Recipes to Make From Scratch
A step-by-step guide to baking vanilla, chocolate, and apple cakes (plus tips and tricks)There's nothing like the taste of a cake you made in your own kitchen. But is the delicious reward really worth all the work? Belie...
How to
Make Brown Food Coloring
If you don't have brown food coloring on hand or don't want to go with the store-bought variety, there are ways to mix it up yourself at home. Read on to learn how to blend colors for that perfect brown and how to use co...
How to
Keep a Baguette Fresh
It's always a little sad when a perfectly good baguette goes stale before you can eat it. Fortunately, there are a few simple things you can do to keep your baguette fresh. If you know you won't eat an entire baguette on...
How to
Bake Cakes in Springform Pans
Springform pans can be used in place of regular cake pans and allow you to bake some fun specialty items. The detachable base and outer ring make removing your cake from the pan a simple process. By preparing your pan an...
How to
Cut a Sheet Cake
You can cut a sheet cake just about any way you want. Getting perfectly sized sheet cakes slices is a different story, though. To cut a sheet cake into neat, even pieces, it takes a bit of prep. You will need to know the...
How to
Thicken Caramel Sauce
If you’ve already made a batch of caramel sauce but find that it’s too thin for your tastes, you’ll need to thicken the sauce. The most efficient way to thicken a dessert sauce is by simmering it on the stove, so t...
How to
Tell if a Cheesecake is Done
Cheesecake, whether you like New York or Italian style, is a light and delicious dessert. Because it contains a fair amount of milk or cream in addition to soft cheese, it can be hard to tell when it is done. However, th...
How to
Caramelize Sugar
Used in a number of different desserts, caramel sauce is a common topping for everything from crème brûlée to leche flan. Sweet, rich and flavorful, this sauce is actually quite simple to make so long as you have the ...
How to
Defrost a Cake
Freezing cake is a good way of saving it for later. Whether you froze the cake whole or in layers, you defrost it basically the same way. Place the cake in the fridge for at least a day to thaw, then set it on the counte...
How to
Store Meringues
Meringues are delicious desserts that are commonly associated with Swiss, French, and Italian cuisine. They're a great way to top off a nice meal and are built on a deceptively simple foundation of sugar and whipped egg ...
How to Get Cheesecake Out of a Springform Pan
Making sure your cheesecake comes out in 1 piece After all the effort you put into your cheesecake, don't let it crack when you take it out of the pan. Make sure the cake is completely chilled before you try to remove it...
How to Make Blue Food Coloring Naturally
Wondering how to liven up baked treats and other dishes with a bright blue color? Buying artificial blue food coloring is always an option, but you can also make your own homemade food coloring for a healthier, natural a...
How to
Store Baklava
Although baklava originated in the Middle East, it won over the tastes of people around the world with its layers of filo held together by honey or syrup. And with its relatively long shelf-life, it can be stored and enj...
How to
Melt Candy Melts
Candy melts are often used to make candy and coat cake pops. They are similar to white chocolate, but don't actually contain any cocoa. As such, you can't melt them the same way that you would melt white, milk, or dark c...
How to
Thin Caramel
Caramel is a deliciously sweet sauce that can turn up the volume on any dessert it’s added to. But if you’re hoping to drizzle caramel over vanilla ice cream or getting ready to dip apples for a fall celebration, you...
How to
Eat Orange Peel
Oranges are a delicious and healthy fruit, but did you know that orange peels are also nutritious? They’re full of vitamin A, multiple B vitamins, magnesium, calcium, folate, and copper—not bad for a part of the frui...
How to
Make Pulled Sugar
Pulled sugar is a type of candy making process that results in beautiful, opaque pieces with a satin-like sheen. It is most commonly used to make sugar ribbons and bows, but you can sculpt other pieces with it too. The p...
How to
Troubleshoot Scones That Won't Rise
Homemade scones are so delicious, but sometimes they turn out flat, seemingly for no reason. What gives? Don't worry—we're here to help you troubleshoot what went wrong with your scone recipe so it doesn't happen again...