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Here are your recipe and guide on how to make millionaire's shortbread caramel biscuits. Also, see the full tutorial. BISCUIT BASE 125g/5oz Butter 100g/4oz sugar Cream together the butter and sugar. 250g/10oz Plain Flour Add the flour and mix to a dough. 1. Press the dough into a greased...

There are different types of Tylo powder (depending on the make you buy): - Granular Tylo powder is widely used to make edible glue; this is because its granules do not absorb well into icing or fondant. Superfine Tylo powder, although superfine tylo powder is made of the same ingredients as...

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...

When you have potted your homemade jam/lemon curd, you can use a wax circle to seal and preserve it. The wax circle should be placed directly on top of the jam whilst still hot to form a seal. You can then place the lid on, and this will create a vacuum. Tip: In the event you do not have wax...

These message cutters which say Best Wishes, Thank you and Love are great fun and can be used to cut and indent biscuits or icing fondant. They are very quick and simple to use and will add the personal touch to your baking creations in seconds.

This water pen is a great tool and helps you stick your models together with ease. It distributes just enough water to enable you to stick your icing/fondant together and is far less messy than a regular paint brush. They also come in a range of tip sizes. I bought the medium and thin-tipped...

In order to soften butter take it out of the fridge at least approx 30 minutes before using it, then cut it into small cubes. On a scorching day, the butter will soften quickly on your work surface so the timing will be reduced.

To create an even rise whilst baking, simply surround your tin with baking paper before placing in the oven. See illustration below:- After being baked you can see the cake has risen equally. After removing the baking paper you can see the final result. Basic Baking and Cake...

If you have run out of self-raising flour and only have plain flour in your cupboard then you can make self-raising flour by adding plain flour and baking powder together. Method:- 1. For every 110 grams of Plain Flour (used) add 1 rounded teaspoon of Baking Powder. Either that or check the...

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...

Cupcake dummies are used to help you perfect your decorating techniques. 1. If you cover the centre with sticky tape, you can then pipe over them and enhance your piping skills. If you do it wrong, simply scoop the buttercream off your dummies, place it back in your piping bag and then start...

If you wish to mix fondant or icing together to make different colours or maybe a marble effect, then always make sure you use the same brand. The reason being is that some fondants/icing do not mix well with others and have been known to alter the consistency making it difficult to work with...

This tool is used for modelling and adding effects to your icing/fondant. It has three interchangeable wheels that create quilting, stitching, zig-zag designs etc. Please see my Lemon Flower Cupcakes for some effects.

If you are adding spoonfuls of treacle or syrup to your mix then heat the spoon first. This enables the treacle/syrup to fall off the spoon quicker and easier.

When grating a Lemon ensure that you only lightly grate the peel (zest) which is the yellow bright colour of the citrus fruit. Do not grate down to the inner white layer which is called the PITH as this has a bitter taste and will affect the taste of your bake. The above picture shows how far...

A quick and easy way to fill your piping bag is to stand it in a large tall glass, this will free up your hands making it easier to insert the buttercream in the bag with a spoon.

Cornflour or cornstarch, as it's known in the USA, can be used as an alternative to icing sugar for rolling out your icing, fondant or sugarpaste; however, for best results, only use it on light or pastel colours. Cornflour/cornstarch should not be used for rolling out dark coloured icing...

Marzipan comes in two colours, white and yellow (golden). The difference between them is white marzipan is pliable and can be dyed with food colour to make modelled fruits or vegetables etc., and yellow/golden marzipan is generally used to cover cakes, although white marzipan may also be used...

If you are making a cake for a party or a little one then always try and remember to incorporate a little of the design on the back of the cake. This makes it interesting to the other guests who only generally get to see the back of the cake whilst it is presented to the birthday boy or girl...

Recipe and guide on how to make fudge. Ingredients: 500g or 1lb of Sugar 50g or 2oz Butter ¼ pint of Milk ¼ pint of Evaporated Milk Few drops of Vanilla Essence Optional Extra’s Cherries Walnuts Fruit & Nut Mix Raisins Method 1. Put all the ingredients into a pan. (Not the extra's). 2. Boil...