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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
Make Wheat Paste
This mixture of vegetable starch and water has been used as an adhesive for centuries. Street artists and concert promoters use wheat paste to put up posters, craftspeople use it in papier-mâché or decoupage, and prof...
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
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
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 Black Food Coloring
Black food coloring can be hard to find in stores. Luckily, you can prepare your own black food coloring right at home.
How to Calibrate an Oven: Digital and Analog
It's frustrating to find that your oven is running too hot or too cold—signs that it's time to calibrate it. Ovens heat in cycles, so it's completely normal that the temperature fluctuates a little. It's when the tempe...
How to
Cut a Round Cake
Round cakes are tasty treats that, at times, can be difficult to cut into enough pieces to serve everyone. In addition to the typical method of cutting a round cake into triangle-like slices, round cakes can also be cut ...
How to
Make a Guitar Cake
If you have a guitar or music-lover in your family, surprise them with a guitar-shaped cake for their birthday. They are more unique than your standard round or rectangular cake, and are surprisingly easy to make. Once y...
How to Make Nougat
Whip up a showstopping meringue dessert Nougat is a sweet, versatile confection. Hard nougat can be enjoyed on its own in small chunks, while soft nougat can be added to candy bars, cupcakes, and other treats. The basic ...
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
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
Thicken Custard
Custard is typically an egg-yolk-based sweet cream dessert that can stand on its own or as an ingredient in other desserts (like crème brûlée or pie, for example). If you've tried making custard from scratch, you alre...
3 Delicious Ways to Melt Marshmallows
From stovetop to oven-roasted, to fire-roasted, we’ve got you coveredSometimes, a recipe calls for melted marshmallows, but it does not always tell you how to melt them. This article will show you three different ways ...
How to
Suspend an Object in Jello
Whether you're trying to make a creative dessert or prank one of your office mates at work, suspending a solid object in Jello is a fun, easy activity. Start by mixing 1 packet of Jello into a large mixing bowl. Let the ...
How to
Freeze Cupcakes
Cupcakes don't always have to be eaten right away. If you're willing to save some for later, and want them to last for a longer period of time, you can consider freezing the cupcakes. It's important to take caution when ...
How to
Make a Dinosaur Cake
Both kids and adults are fascinated by dinosaurs, and a dinosaur cake is a great way to celebrate a birthday or special occasion for the dino buff in your life! A stegosaurus cake is a great dinosaur cake to make, becaus...
Caramelized Sugar: The Ultimate Culinary Guide for Classic Caramel
Plus troubleshooting tips for if you’re sugar is not caramelizingUsed in a number of different desserts, caramel sauce is a common topping for everything from crème brûlée to leche flan. Sweet, rich and flavorful, t...
How to
Defrost Frozen Banana Bread
Banana bread is a delicious treat, and it freezes really well if you're not going to eat it all at once. But, once it's gone into the freezer, what's the best way to restore that moist, crumbly texture? Luckily, thawing ...
