Showing posts with label Cakesnbakes. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 21, 2016

July 21, 2016 0

Decorate Cakes with Icing Sugar

Yes! You heard me right, we're going to look at a simple and fool proof way to decorate cakes/cupcakes with icing/powdered sugar. Without further delay, lets get right into it!



Have a cake or a cupcake that's baked and ready to go. Have some stencils ready, made out of cardboard. It can be as simple as a rectangular strip of card or a Christmas tree cutout. The images below may help ^_^


All you need now is powdered sugar or icing sugar and a sieve.


Place your stencil on the cake the way you like it and sprinkle away with the sieve.



The end product will look something like this. But you can make it as complex or simple as you like and still make a beautiful cake.


Here are some more images for you to refer to! Try out your style and ideas and share with me on instagram with the hashtag #bakewithrisha ! Keep Smiling and Keep Baking! ^_^

 

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Saturday, April 30, 2016

April 30, 2016 0

Choco - Mint Cookies (Bites)

Choco - Mint Cookies (Bites)

The Choco mint cookies are not our conventional baking style cookies. In fact, this recipe doesn't involve baking at all! They are a great way to beat the heat and unbelievably easy to make. And you still haven't heard the best part, they take only a few minutes to make!

So, lets quickly get into the recipe

What you will need:

  • 1 cup of Cashews


  • 10 - 12 Dates (Seedless)



  • 1 cup of Oats



  • 2 - 3 tablespoons of  Cocoa Powder



  • 4 tablespoons of Milk



  • 1/2 a teaspoon of Mint Extract



Directions:

  • In the blender mix the cashews and oats until they are like flour.


  • Then add the dates, cocoa powder, milk and peppermint extract.
  • And mix until a dough starts to form.

  • If the dough looks dry, add more milk.

  • Then, roll into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

  • Refrigerate for 15-20 mins to firm up and they are ready to be gorged into!  

Let me know how this recipe turned out after trying it out!
Happy Baking! ^_^  
Oh wait! It doesn't involve baking! Good Luck!








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BAKE PERFECT CAKES!



Today I'm going to share with you a small tip that will help you bake your cakes evenly! That flat surface we dream of having to get that perfect icing! It's frustrating to use the cake leveler and throw away/eat all the excess cake you had to cut off to level or even the cake surface. No more of that now!
BAKE PERFECT CAKES!
You will need:
An old towel or hand towel
Safety Pins/Paper Clips
Water
Start by cutting your towel into strips that are approximately the width of your baking tin.
Now, wet your towel strips under running water and lightly ring them out as we don't want them to be dripping wet neither too dry.
Take the wet strips of towel and wrap them around the cake tins and secure the ends tightly ensuring they don't slip from the tins using a safety pin or paper clip. You can use more than one towel strip, if your cake tin is large in radius.
Before popping the cake tin into the oven, place your cake tin on a cookie sheet as you don't want any water accidentally dripping in to oven & this way your towels wouldn't dry out too fast.
The strips of cold towels will keep the temperature of the pans cooler which allows the outer rim of the cakes from cooking way too quickly, allowing the cakes to cook in an even fashion.
And just like that you have a perfectly leveled and flat surfaced cake to work your magic icing on!
And here is the finished product!
Let me know how your cake turned out after trying this little trick!
Happy Baking! ^_^





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Baking essentials - Tools (Beginner Level)

Baking essentials - Tools (Beginner Level) :

One of the most common questions in the mind of an amateur baker is figuring out the tools they might need to bake. Trust me, I know! I, myself have started out recently and I had a lot of questions going on. But then, eventually I figured out what is needed the hard way. By posting this, I’m hoping to be of help to all those of you who are just starting out to explore baking! ^_^

      1.  Spatulas:
       I have around four-five spatulas laying around my kitchen. The spatulas are saviors  they can take a beating and what do you know! They’re still in perfect shape! Also, the added bonus is that they’re fun and bright in colors!


 2. Hand Mixer: 
      It’s not necessary to have a stand mixer, you can get a hand mixer and if that’s out of budget for you, you can still get the manual hand mixer which would mean saving a buck but sweating it out in the kitchen while whipping up the egg whites! These things are light and easy to store!


   3.  Basic Baking Pans: 
      Let’s face it, when we bake – I mean bake a lot, baking pans are a must. You can get any branded ones but, I prefer baking pans from 360 Bakeware. These baking pans allow conduction of heat evenly and ensure consistent baking throughout!


   4.  Pastry Scraper: 
       I am totally in love with my pastry scraper. Not only is it helpful while baking, it’s very handy in transferring chopped toppings from the chop board to the bowls! These are amazing are they even work out as replacements for icing knives! 



        5.  Cup Cake Molds/Pans: 
       Cupcakes are one of the things that you would bake in the initial stages of baking. The cupcake molds are   silicon molds which are oven safe. The cup cake pans cut the baking time and are more of an advantage    because you won’t have to buy multiple pans whereas the cupcake molds would mean buying a number of  them. Also, the pans are a lot less work and easier to get in and out of the oven. And you can also bake  other things like breads or pops in them!


   6.  Wax Paper Liners/Butter Paper: 
       Most bakers just grease their pans and pop them in the oven, but personally, after greasing I like adding a wax paper/butter paper to the bottom of the pan. Trust me! The cake comes out with such ease when you put one of these babies!


   7.  The Beginners Frosting Set: 
      After you venture into baking, you would definitely want to learn about frosting and its techniques. So, for that here are basic things you would need:


§  Disposable Frosting Bags: These are available everywhere and are so much easier to manage than the cloth icing bags and you can just dispose them once you are done.


§  Frosting Tips: You will get a variety of frosting tips. When I started, I picked the ones I was most curious to work with that way, choosing the tips wouldn't be much of a problem.


§  Frosting Tip Holder/Securer: These are handy when you are frosting, they hold the tip in place and make sure the tips don’t come off or tilt in the wrong angles while frosting.


   8.  Cake leveler:  
      You can buy a cake leveler, if you are interested but a large knife would just do the trick. But if you’re obsessed with perfection like me, you would want to buy a cake leveler to get that perfect and smooth cake surface!


These things are simple and definitely easy to gather! They’re always handy and would never feel like a waste in the kitchen when it comes to baking! Hope you peeps found this useful!


Happy Baking! ^_^






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Bakes & Cakes

                             
I’m an amateur baker & I started baking quite recently (about 2 years now) and am still finding my way into it. So, come take the journey with me and let’s explore the world of baking together!



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