measuring

In order to ensure you have enough icing rolled out, you can use a handy trick. Get a piece of ribbon and place it on the end of you cake board (before using buttercream or jam etc.) then place the ribbon across the edge then up the side of the cake over the cake, down the other side of the...

To make the same-sized cupcakes, simply use an ice cream scoop to measure out your batter/mixture into muffin cases before baking; it’s more accurate and less messy. The diameter of my ice cream scoop is approx 5 cm in diameter, which is a medium-sized scoop...

If you are a keen baker then measuring spoons are a great addition to your equipment. The spoons are connected via a loop and range in size from a tablespoon down to a ¼ of a teaspoon. They are used for measuring out both liquids and dry ingredients and can be purchased at any supermarket or a...

If you do not have any measuring spoons but you have children then try this neat measuring tip. You will see from the picture that a child’s medicine spoon is 5ml at the large end and 2.5ml at the small end. Therefore for a rough conversion use the following:- 1 Teaspoon = 5ml = 1 large...