Hello everyone...

Another hot day in S. Florida...oh well! It's Saturday and for many of us, a day to work around the house getting things done, getting organized!
For me...another exciting day in my little cottage bakery kitchen.

Today I want to share with you guys some little tricks you can use around the kitchen that may be helpful, and make your way around easier!

 Baking Tip #1
 
Always use room temperature ingredients when baking cupcakes. This applies to refrigerated items such as butter, eggs, and milk. You can let them sit out for an hour before you start mixing, or use the microwave to heat them up slightly. But your batter will mix much more smoothly when your ingredients are at room temperature, and you will be able to incorporate more air into your cake, which will result in a perfectly fluffy and moist cupcake!

Cake Enhancers:

• Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of meringue powder to your cake mix to help it rise a bit higher and make it a bit lighter in texture.
• Add 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin to the cake batter, helps prevent the top of the cake splitting or cracking.
• First add a teaspoon of lemon juice to the butter and sugar called for in the recipe before mixing the rest of the ingredients. Helps make the cake lighter.
• Take your time creaming the butter, beat/cream for at least 5 minutes to get lots of air into the butter. Add the sugar and beat/cream really well again.
• Separate eggs before adding them to recipes–beat yolks till golden and creamy then add to the butter/sugar mixture. Beat the egg whites until light and frothy before folding them into the butter mixture.

Moister Cake Tips:

• Chocolate Cake: Before adding the baking soda to your cake recipe, mix it with a teaspoon of vinegar.

Oven Baking Tips:

• Preheat the oven first before starting to bake, make sure the rack is in the center of the oven (unless directed differently in the recipe) and keep pan in the center of the rack. If you’re baking more than one pan at a time, keep them at least 2″ away from the walls of the oven and from each other.

All and more you can find here, in this web site I found....Very helpful and the tips are correct!

http://tipnut.com/cake-baking-tips/

Tomorrow I will share some recipies...and soon I will be on video (You Tube) showing how bake some of my customers favorite  cupcakes!!!

PLEASE COME BACK!!