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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
Thicken a Glaze
Glazes have a wide range of applications in the culinary arts, from lending sweet and tangy notes to meats and vegetables to providing a delicious decorative touch for homemade desserts. Every now and then, however, you...
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
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...
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 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
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
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 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
Decorate a Carrot Cake
Filled with carrots, cinnamon, nutmeg, and walnuts, carrot cake is a delicious dessert for any occasion. Half the fun of making your own cake is decorating it. Frost your carrot cake with fluffy cream cheese icing, then ...
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 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
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
Melt Chocolate for Dipping
Chocolate-dipped fruit, cookies and candies are delicious treats that make any occasion special. The best part is that they are easy to make; just choose your favorite chocolate, melt it, and dip away. This article dis...
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...
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
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
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 Keep a Baguette Fresh with Proper Storage
Plus, learn how to use stale baguettes in tasty dishes 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...
How to
Make Half and Half
Is there anything worse than pouring up your first cup of coffee for the day, only to realize the carton of half-and-half is empty? Or maybe you're suddenly struck by the urge to make your own ice cream and you have ever...
