Category "egg-whites"

How do egg whites help to keep fats inside a cake?

Recently I tried to bake a cake (Caprese) from: ground almonds butter dark chocolate sugar eggs I melted chocolate and butter, mixed all of this with whipped su

Is it a good idea to add salt to egg whites before beating them?

It seems to be conventional wisdom to add a pinch of salt before beating the eggs. However, this website gives a scientific explanation of why it's a very bad i

How can a flat rotating disk whip egg whites?

The Bamix 'beater' attachment is just a flat disk which rotates on an immersion blender. When it rotates the disk stays mostly in place, it doesn't displace the

How do I keep fruit from sinking to the bottom of my cake?

I recently had the opportunity to cook a series of yoghurt cakes. The first batch were tasty yet somewhat dense. For the second batch, I (successfully) attemp