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Cake Tin release Tip

In order to free your cake from the tin much easier then do this handy tip when your bakes come out of the oven. Place your wire rack on the side. Wet a tea towel by placing it under the cold tap and then wring it out. Put the damp tea towel on top of …

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Easter Bunny Cake

Here is a 6 inch Easter Bunny Cake that I have made for the Easter celebrations. The cake is a Victoria Sponge, covered in pistachio green pre dyed icing, surrounded by a white picket fence. The blossom flowers were pre cut and inserted with white edible dragee balls. The ‘Happy Easter’ writing was made using …

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How to soften dry sugarpaste, icing or fondant?

If you find that your icing, fondant, or sugarpaste is hard or dry then simply add some Trex or some other alternative vegetable fat to it, although a rule of thumb with this is less is definitely more! Make sure you use it in stages and slowly otherwise you run the risk of adding too …

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Bake snake or the cake mould….

I’ve just received a link on facebook regarding this product and ordered myself one thanks to Joan….. I’m not sure when it’s arriving but looking forward to having a play about with it when it does! I have ordered it via Clevhouse who call it The Cake Mould and then I discovered that Amazon also sell …

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Creaming Method and Curdling

If when adding your eggs to your cake batter you are noticing the batter is curdling, splitting or separating as it’s also known don’t panic, this is normal and may be caused by a few simple factors. Different temperatures of your ingredients may be the cause they’re not binding together and doing the science part …

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Cheese and Chilli Scone Tutorial

Here is a step by step tutorial on how to make Cheese and Chilli Scones. Pre heat your oven to one of the following:- Fan Assisted 220°C Conventional Oven 230-240°C Gas Mark 7 Fahrenheit 425 Ingredients: 225 Grams or 8oz Self Raising Flour Pinch Himalayan Pink Salt – Regular Salt is also fine. 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder …

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What is the melting method?

The melting method is weighed out ingredients such as fats and sugars that are melted together in a saucepan (hence the name melting method), once melted or dissolved they are then mixed together with dry ingredients such as flours or oats etc to make your required cake or bake. Recipes such as Ginger Cake or …

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Cake Tin release Tip

Easter Bunny Cake

How to soften dry sugarpaste, icing or fondant?

Bake snake or the cake mould….

Creaming Method and Curdling

Cheese and Chilli Scone Tutorial

What is the melting method?

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