Category "cake"

Vanilla extract cups vs spoon

My daughter got confused and added 2 cups of vanilla instead of 2 spoons in a cake recipe. We were done mixing the ingredients, but we want to salvage the cake

Does (how does) cake batter consistency affect outcomes?

I've made lots of cake... usually in the form of mini cupcakes. Generally I find a full cake recipe for a layer cake or even a sheet cake or bundt cake and jus

I have been cooking yogurt cakes in the US for a while and each time it has to cook for an extra 20 min. Why?

I like the Gâteau au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake) as describe here (in French): http://www.750g.com/gateau-au-yaourt-r45540.htm I uses Yogurt (x1), Flour (x3, s

How to store crumble cake

I've just made a rather delicious raspberry "crumble cake". It consists of a thin layer of cake with whole raspberries, topped with crumble and baked. I get the

Sugar Free Chocolate Cake Too Dense

Yes, I know it's almost impossible to get a good sugar-free chocolate cake, but I won't give up trying,as my husband is a diabetic, and I want to make something

Pound cake sticks to pan - need alternate solution

My pound cakes stick to the pan regardless of the efforts I take. I have used baking spray, olive oil, butter, butter & flour, and tin foil strips. I have c

Can I use Granulated sugar instead of White sugar?

I'm making a dark chocolate cake, it calls for white sugar but I have an unopened bag of granulated suagr at home. Can I use that instead to save some money or

How to avoid flour lumps in the sponge cake?

I have a sponge cake recipe which has been in our family for a long time: 6 eggs 1.5 cups icing sugar 2.5 cups flour 1 cup milk 1 cup oil 1 t

Baked 2 cakes simultaneously. One sank in the middle on cooling

I have a gas oven. I have raised a question regarding it before, Baking in gas oven does not brown the top. This time when I baked I placed a aluminum foil in b

Beat sugar and oil until smooth

I am following a carrot cake recipe for the first time and the first set of instructions are 'to beat the sugar and oil until smooth,' but how smooth is it supp

how much oil is required when baking a cake [closed]

I want to find out how much oil is required in a plain cake if i am using 1kg flour. I have started a small liquid egg business in pakistan a

What quantity of baking powder satisfies a mass of size x?

I have always had a question when it comes to "how many grams of baking powder to use for that amount of cake I made." I would like to understand if there is an

Right way to make cake batter that asks for butter and oil

One method says to cream butter, oil, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture alternately with mi

Cake Pops: Ratio of cake crumbs to frosting?

I'd love to ask either of the following two questions: What's a good ratio of frosting to cake crumbs, when making cake pops? Does anyone know of a good websit

Proper Order to Incorporate Ingredients in Pound Cake

When making a pound cake, this is the usual order I use: (1) Cream butter (2) Add sugar and beat it in (3) Gradually add eggs and beat them in (4) Gently fold

How can I move from subscription boxes to recipes successfully?

As a beginner baker, I find services where they deliver a box of pre-portioned ingredients with instructions how to bake a cake very useful (and fun!). However,

Substituting pancake mix for flour

Can I use pancake mix (just whole wheat flour and baking powder ingredients) instead of regular flour to make a cake? (I have a recipe for whole wheat chocolate

How can I test if I've added baking soda to my cake batter?

I have prepared some cake mix and while I know I added baking powder, I don't remember whether I have added baking soda in it! Is there anyway to check this (of

Is it ok to leave Christmas cake batter to sit for 3 hours?

I make a couple of Christmas cakes every year, using this recipe: https://helgavan.com/easy-christmas-cake-recipe/ Usually I make two smaller cakes by splittin

Is it possible to make sugar cookies without butter?

I don't have any butter and don't have the money to buy some right now, but I really badly want to make a batch of cookies for some family friends who recently