Baking Tips
Cake
- When frosting cupcakes, just dip tops into a bowl of frosting and twist.
- Draw your design with a toothpick before decorating a cake. Then you can just follow the stenciling as a guide.
- When you add eggs to cake batter, separate the yolks from the whites and mix the yolks in first. After the batter has been mixed and all the other ingredients incorporated, beat the whites until stiff peaks form and then fold them in. This will give you a lighter, softer cake.
- To keep the icing soft on your cake without cracks, add a dash of baking soda to icing.
- Sprinkle your cake plate with granulated sugar before you put the cake on it. When cut, the slices will not stick to the plate (you can also use breadcrumbs).
Cookies
- Oatmeal cookies will taste better if you toast the oatmeal first. Sprinkle over a pan and heat in an oven on low heat for about 10 minutes.
Pancakes
- Pancakes freeze very well, separate with waxed paper. Reheat in a 350 degree F (175 C) oven.
- For light and fluffier pancakes, substitute club soda for liquid in the recipe.
Super Tasting Allstar Recipes from the parents, students and teachers of Langley Fundamental Middle School, Langley, BC, Canada.
