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Hi! Could anyone please tell me why my meringue kisses turned all bumpy onve baked? I had made swiss meringue and its looked super glossy amd smooth when going in and mostly through the baking process. In tge end though they turned all bumpy and rough looking.. Baked at 100C for 1h20mins(until i...

We’ve been making popovers for 40+ yrs & have never had a problem, but for the last few yrs (since moving to a humid area in TN) they don’t rise. I even had someone test the temp of my oven & it is ok. My sister, 1 mile away, has the same prob. She has a new stove, mine is 15 yrs old, both...

I had never used enamel dishes before but have now bought a round and rectangle one. I used shop bought shortcrust pastry in both dishes and blind baked the pastry. When I removed the baking beans and put the dishes back in to brown the pastry in both dishes puffed up to the top of the dish...

Hey guys! I have been trying to find a way to create pink coloured cookies. My dough is a bright pink, but when I put my cookies in the oven they always turn brown, to the point where you can only see the colour on the inside. I have tried so many things; different sizes, freezing the dough for...

Hi Angie, Based on the cakes I've made so far and the rainbow cake trials, it seems baking on the middle shelf of our oven gives the best results. For a layer cake, this means baking in 2 or 3 batches depending on how many layers there are. I'm fine with this, however it raises the question...

This photo was my attempt at making a Christmas Yule Log last Christmas 🤣😕🤣🤔. Such a disaster that it put me off trying any baking again for a while. Any thoughts about what went wrong (or should I say what I did wrong)?

Does anybody have any advice on the attached? Using a new oven and set temperature to 180 degrees for a fan oven and cooked for 20 minutes. Have never seen such a weird lot of cakes. Any suggestions as to what has happened? Thanks

I have a question. Can you help? I was making chocolate moist cake.. But the result turned out to be like jelly... huhuhuhuhu.. what could be the reason behind the problem?

If you have ever had a problem with meringue, whether it be cracking, dense, or weeping. Here are a few tips that will help you perfect your pavlova and make a magnificent meringue. Chewy Meringue If you would like your meringue to be a little chewy, then try folding in a teaspoon of...

Hello, I haven't baked for a while and was using this recipe to make a cake for my daughter to decorate for her birthday. It had good reviews and I have baked many cakes in the past so I jumped in without thinking too much. But when I added the milk to the flour I just got huge lumps and crumbs...

If you are using glacé cherries and they appear very sticky simply place them in a sieve, run a little warm water over them. Then tip them onto some kitchen towel and pat them dry. They will be much easier to cut and will be far less messy and sticky.

I have found an absolutely delicious chocolate cake recipe which I'm sure a lot of you here already know about as its the normal betty crocker chocolate cake. I made it once and Whole thing fell apart coming out of the tin. Must be very soft I thought, no matter just went and bought a tin that...

I followed the recipe as follows: 1. Creamed together 1 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy 2. Sifter 1 cup of self raising flower, removed 1 tablespoon flour and added 1.5 tablespoon corn flour, sifted 2 tablespoons cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon baking powder 3. Add 2 beaten...

Hello, I've never used your site before, but am looking for some help with baking. I'm struggling with a granola bar recipe - can't figure out how to fix it. Where should I post this question? Is this even the right type of website for this inquiry? Thanks!