Pancakes are such a delicious breakfast staple but they’re a real pain to get right every time. Even if you measure your ingredients, sometimes you get the recipe a little wrong and then you have to add and combine until you get way too much batter. That’s okay, you can always freeze them for later. …
Cupcakes and muffins are probably the first things to draw your attention in a bakery, with maybe donuts close behind. And what’s so perplexing is how similar yet different muffins and pancakes seem to be. So much so that no one’s really in agreement if they’re different foods, or just slightly different versions of the …
As a cupcake lover you’ve started to make your own cupcakes, and this is your first batch. Congratulations ! even f you’ve made a few cupcakes before, frosting them is always a bit of an art, in terms of how to do it without creating a mess. If this is your first time frosting, you …
Sticky cupcakes may be a nuisance at first glance, but there’s more to then that just sticking to your fingers. There’s a good reason some cupcakes end up sticky, and some don’t . Luckily this is in your control (for the most part), meaning you can fix it if you want. So let’s first find …
Whenever you’re baking cupcakes you’re praying they come out perfect. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t. Unless you’re an experienced baker, you likely won’t know what went wrong with the cupcakes. You followed the recipe, set the timer, preheated the oven, and they still came out wrong. You may be asking yourself ‘why are my …
Cupcakes are a delicious treat for each and everyone of us. We can’t get enough of them and wish there was a neverending supply, like each time you walk into the kitchen there’s a plate of perfect cupcakes just waiting for you. They refill every time you enter the kitchen. Ah but there’s something you …
Aaaaah cakes ! Aaah cupcakes ! If you were to choose to only have one for the rest of your life, which would you have ? That sounds like the toughest question anyone can ask, aside from chocolate or vanilla. Really cakes and cupcakes are both so good they’re difficult to choose between. Especially if …
Cupcakes are probably everyone’s guilty pleasure. You can have just one, or two, or three. And they’ve been so overdone people are starting to have less of them…or are they ? It seems cupcakes are still very popular, though maybe not as much as they were in the early 2010s. Personally we’re big cupcake lovers, …
Pancakes are a real beauty in the morning, but you can have them for lunch or dinner just the same, provided you’ve made enough. So maybe you like them cold too, or maybe you only want them fresh and hot. Well, if you cook them in the morning and eat them in the evening they’re …
Apple crumble is a delicious yet simple dessert that’s bound to appease anyone’s taste buds. Not only that, it’s also a great leftover ! Apple crumble has a great flavor from the crunchy apples, the brown sugar, and a pinch of cinnamon that taste even better the next day. So can you reheat apple crumble …
Oatmeal is one of those filling, simple, yet delicious dishes that you can have for pretty much any meal. Most people opt to have oatmeal for breakfast, since it’s usually a sweet dish and it’s so filling it gives your enough energy until lunch. But let’s face it, oatmeal is hard to make in just …
If you’re dealing with jello you know it can sometimes end up with a texture you’re not happy with. Or it may not set at all. So what can you do ? Can you reheat jello to reset it ? If yes, what is the best way to go about it ? Can jello even …
Have you ever made cake at home ? Then you know how delicious yet frustrating the results are. A wonderful flavor but an annoying dome in the middle of the cake. You often have to cut it off and basically throw away perfectly good cake. But what causes domed cakes ? Is there a way …
If you’ve got a Christmas cake on the way then you’re in need of some apricot jam to keep that marzipan stuck to the cake. But what if you don’t like apricot jam at all ? Or, what if you do but can’t find any apricot jam ? Well you’re going to need an alternative …
If you’re wondering what the ideal icing sheet for a cake is, wonder no more. We’ve compared marzipan and fondant and figures the pros and cons of each. Both are popular cake covers, with marzipan being preferred in Europe and fondant in America. Sill, you may be wondering which is better. Or what the main …
Whenever you read a fancy recipe, new words and cooking methods come up and each has a fancy new name that doesn’t sound like something you’d usually hear in a kitchen setting. But they’re there and they’re staring at you and sometimes you need help deciphering some of them. Worse, sometimes it’s not even clear …
If you’re suffering from celiac disease, then you’re probably apprehensive about any new food item you haven’t thoroughly scanned the label of. Some foods are easy to read, some have the gluten ingredients spelled plainly on the front, and some say absolutely nothing about it, but the texture might make you wonder. Marmalade is one …
Jam and chutney sound very different and in truth they have some clear differences. But what are those differences, really ? When you look at a jar of each you can’t really tell them apart. Often the ingredients on the label don’t offer much help either. So how is jam different from chutney ? And …
Have you ever noticed how every jam you ever buy is in a glass jar ? Some things come in plastic jars, like peanut butter or chocolate spread. But glass jars are a thing when it comes to jam. Why is that ? Is there any real reason behind it, or just a leftover from …
When you look at it, a jar of marmalade looks fairly similar to a jar of jam. But somehow they’re different, and not many people seem to talk about this. Well we’ve take it upon ourselves to figure out why this name difference exists, and whether it means anything at all. Read on to find …