Baking Basics
12 Easy Steps to a Greener Kitchen
Baking BasicsTaking care of the earth is everyone’s responsibility but it’s hard to always know what to do. These 12 easy steps to a greener kitchen will get you started. They range from easy to a little more difficult but hopefully you can implement...
12 Essential Baker’s Pantry Ingredients
Baking BasicsIt’s hard to know what you need in your pantry and what you don’t. Below is a list of 12 essential baker’s pantry ingredients and a list of bonus items if you have extra space. Click HERE for a free printable checklist of the baker’s ess...
7 Tips For New Bread Bakers
Baking Basics, Bread, bread, tips and tricksBread baking can be tricky sometimes but once you get the hang of it, it’s one of the most satisfying baking projects out there. Here are 7 tips for new bread bakers that I wish I’d known when I first started making bread. This post cont...
Alternative Sweeteners to Refined Sugar
Baking Basics, agave, brown rice syrup, healthy, honey, maple syrupOk, so January, we’re supposed to be cleaning up our eating right? Well, for me, that has meant that I am trying more and more to cut out processed foods. I can’t say exactly when I started, but over the course of the last few years ...
Baking Basics: Sugar
Baking Basics, baking basics, sugarSugar is one of the crucial ingredients in our baked goods. There are a lot of different types of sugar and it’s hard to always know how to use them. But let me assure you, it makes all the difference in the world to know that powdered s...
Baking Basics: What Does “Softened Butter” Mean?
Baking BasicsWhat does softened butter mean? How do you quickly soften butter?...
Baking Powder Vs. Baking Soda
Baking Basics, baking powder, baking soda, tips and tricksWhen should you use baking soda vs baking powder? What is the difference? Learn all about which is which and when to use them. Reader Question: Hi H! Technical question: how come some of your recent cookies don’t have baking powder or ...
Everything You Need to Know About Flaky Pie Crust
Baking Basics, Pie, baking basics, how to, pie, pie crust, ThanksgivingNovember kicks off the start of pie month and what better way to start of pie month than a deep dive into everything you need to know about pie crust. Pie crust is one of those baking things that has always intimidated the heck out of me...
Gift Ideas for Kid Bakers
Baking BasicsNeed gift ideas for kid bakers in your life? Here are nine fun gift ideas for the kids in your life that like to hang out in the kitchen! Teaching the kids in my life how to bake is one of my favorite things. They are always enthusiastic...
Gift Ideas for New Bakers
Baking BasicsHere are eleven gift ideas for new bakers to help you find that perfect something special for the new baker in your life. My first year out on my own I lived 2,000 miles away from my family and to ease the homesickness I used to bake-fir...
How to choose the right beater for your Kitchen Aid Mixer
Baking Basics, How ToLearn how to choose the right beater for your Kitchen Aid Mixer. No more frustration or confusion about which beater is best for which project! Sign up below for a free printable cheat sheet on how to choose the right beater! My parents ...
How To Freeze Leftover Frosting
Baking Basics, Cake Decorating, frostingFor some reason, it took me far to long to realize that you can freeze your leftover frosting. I would bake cakes and cupcakes and I would find myself frustrated with having a dab of this kind of frosting or a bit of that kind of frosti...
How To Freeze Sugar Cookies
Baking Basics, Cookies, How To, Christmas, cookies, freezing, holidays, how toDid you know you can freeze sugar cookies at any stage? You can freeze the dough, the cut out cookies, the baked and decorated cookies! Ah, the holiday season. So much fun. So much work. Let’s take a little bit of stress out of this holi...
How To Make American Buttercream
Baking Basics, Cake, Cake Decorating, Frostings & FillingsLearn how to make American buttercream. It’s easy, only requires 4 ingredients and about 10 minutes of time. Perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and cookies! What is American Buttercream? American buttercream is a style of buttercream that simp...
How To Make Half A Cake Mix
Baking Basics, Cake Decorating, How ToDid you know you don’t have to use a whole cake mix when making a cake? I didn’t for years! Totally blew my mind when I realized I could make a smaller cake or fewer cupcakes. Here I’ll show you how to use half a cake mix to make a small...
