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maurinedashney

  • general cake method

    A General Method for Making Any Type of Cake

    Here’s a quick post on my basic cake baking method; it’s a general tutorial for how to make any cake or cupcake batter. This is the process I go by for nearly all of…

    March 23, 2013
  • neapolitan cupcakes

    Neapolitan Cupcakes

    One of my favorite things to do for a person’s birthday is to make them a custom cake flavor based on what their favorite sweets are. I recently asked a friend what her favorites…

    March 21, 2013
  • baking powder vs soda

    Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda

    So what exactly is the difference between baking powder and baking soda? Baking powder is quite often just baking soda (a weak alkali) + cream of tartar (an acid salt) + cornstarch (an inert…

    March 20, 2013
  • cake baking tips

    Favorite Cake Baking Tips

    So this is a post on my favorite cake baking tips—the 8 best tips to memorize for whenever you’re baking cake or cupcakes. This post goes along well with my post about a general…

    March 20, 2013
  • almond meal

    How to Substitute Ground Nuts for Flour When Baking

    Did you know that you can use finely ground almonds, pistachios, etc. instead of flour when you’re baking? All you need is a food processor (I use a Ninja blender/food processor) to grind whatever…

    March 20, 2013
  • white chocolate pistachio cupcakes

    Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate Frosting

    Over the weekend I did some baking experimentation by replacing some of the flour in my old vanilla cupcake recipe with finely ground pistachios (using the method I describe here). The result was a…

    March 19, 2013