Cooking Lessons – Cooking 101
Brick Hard Granulated Sugar
Questions and Answers – Brick Hard Granulated Sugar Question: I use quite a bit of bakers special sugar so I buy it in 50# bags. Since I have not … Continued
Butter vs. Oil in Muffins
Questions and Answers – Butter vs. Oil in Muffins Question: I have several recipes for muffins and the like that call for cooking oil. When I make them … Continued
Buttercream Frosting Recipes
Buttercream Frosting Recipes There are many versions of Buttercream Frosting recipes. Some are made with eggs and all butter. Some varieties, you have to cook your sugar to a … Continued
Buttercream Icing Recipes
Buttercream Icing Recipes Peggy Weaver, author of Peggy’s Baking Corner, has generously answered all the above question on cake baking during the last 15 years. Peggy will not … Continued
Can Sizes and Equivalents
Can Sizes and Equivalents – Can Sizes by Weight and Number Many recipes specific a can size rather than a volume size. This Can Sizes and Equivalents Chart … Continued
Caramelizing Sugar Recipe – How To Caramelize Sugar
Caramelizing sugar is a term most often applied to melting sugar until it becomes a caramel color liquid. Caramelized sugar is simply a mixture of sugar and water cooked until … Continued
Chocolate Bowls Recipe – How To Make Chocolate Bowls
Chocolate bowls are very easy to make. You do not need professional molds to make these chocolate bowls. Chocolate bowls are handy for holding candies, other chocolates, truffles, berries, strawberries, … Continued
Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Chocolate frosting does not have to come in a can that you buy in the store. When I was young, cakes were made from scratch and the frosting was whipped up … Continued
Chocolate Substitution Chart
Need a quick substitution for chocolate? Here are some chocolate substitutions, but remember not always do they work as well as the original recipe ingredient Chocolate, Bittersweet: (1-ounce) … Continued
Clarified Butter – Butter Ghee
Clarified Butter and Butter Ghee Clarified Butter and Butter Ghee are also known as Liquid Gold. I know that regular butter is fantastic, but believe it or not, butter can … Continued
Classic French Macarons Cookie Recipe
The French macarons cookie is beloved in Parisian tea salons and cities all over France. With a variety of color palettes and flavors, macarons are a fashionable cookie for gifting … Continued
Coddled Eggs Recipe
Coddled eggs are made by very briefly immersing an egg in the shell in boiling water (to cook in water just below the boiling point) to slightly cook or coddle … Continued
Coffee Beans – How To Store Coffee Beans
Coffee bean’s two greatest enemies are air and moisture. Ideally, coffee should be ground, brewed, and consumed quickly to obtain the best flavor. Coffee beans are at their peak within … Continued
Cookie Cutters and Gumpaste Cutters
Cookie Cutters and Gumpaste Cutters Things I have learned….. Remember that you are making Cookies. Do not worry if it is not perfect. When the cookies bake in the oven, … Continued
Cooking Equivalent Measurements
U.S. vs. Metric vs. Imperial (U.K.) Measures Cooking Equivalent Measurements Cooking can be challenging internationally due to the need to convert recipes to depending on where you live. Compiled here … Continued