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HOW TO MAKE SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROSTING

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  Good Day Bake Fam! It's CAKE'EduMonday🤸🤸🤸. For those who are new to the tribe, every Monday we share exceptional baking nugget, tidbit and guide to help you bake better. Sweetened Condensed Milk Frosting is a simple and easy way to make a creamy sweet frosting for all your favorite desserts! Whether you are making vanilla frosting, it only takes 3 ingredients! (Butter/Margarine, Condensed milk and vanilla) DON’T I NEED POWDERED SUGAR TO MAKE FROSTING? No. This recipe is so simple, it’s ridiculous! No extra sugar needed—all the sweetness we need comes from the sweetened condensed milk. VERY IMPORTANT TIP: For vanilla sweetened condensed milk frosting,  make sure you chill your can of condensed milk in the fridge for at least 2 hours in advance, preferably overnight. INGREDIENTS : 1 cup salted butter/margarine room temperature 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract INSTRUCTIONS : In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to whip soften...

HOW TO PRESERVE STRAWBERRIES FOR BAKING AND DECORATION

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 Good day Bake  Fam. It's Cake'Edu Monday.💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼 For those who are new to the tribe,  Every Monday we share exceptional baking nugget, tidbit and guide to help you bake better. Don’t we all Certainly hate the tiny black or purplish spots on beautiful strawberries? And wouldn’t we all love to not see them or worry about them while baking delicious strawberry cakes? Most of all, wouldn’t we absolutely adore a decadent strawberry for cake decoration? For these very reasons, Today's Cake'EduMonday,  i am going to share some tips and ways about how to preserve strawberries, which one hundred percent works like work😉 and is certainly trustworthy. HOW TO PRESERVE STRAWBERRIES FOR GENERAL USE You know what they say “one dirty fish spoils the pond”. Think about this idiom whenever you wish to make any of your fruits last longer. Similarly, as soon as you get your precious strawberries home, wash them and cut the dark spots out so that one bad strawberry does no...

Hack for Separating Egg Yolk From Its Egg White

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Good day Fam! It's Cake'EduMonday🤸🤸🤸 For those who are new to the tribe, every Monday, we share exceptional baking nugget, tidbit and guide to help you bake better. Did you know the water bottle hack to remove egg yolks from egg whites? 😱 This hack is officially a game changer for me especially when I need to whip up eggs to make "Bama" (you know that right)  . It is very simple and yet very effective. What you will need? A plastic bottle as shown  in the graphics. What to do Break you egg into a clean bowl, take a bottle squeeze it and press it down a yolk , then let go of the pressure. The bottle would suck up the yolk and remove it from the egg white, place the sucked up egg yolk into another bowl and you are left with just your egg white. Simple right? 😁 There you have it. Go bake the world a better place. Feel free to ask a question  in the comment section😁 #fibibakes #holyspiritinspiredbaker #bakerator

Start Your Baking Business in These Four Simple Ways

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You know that you bake super delicious goodies, but the whole idea of turning it into a BUSINESS is... let's face it... REALLY scary... All the "how to's" & "what if's" race through your head at a million miles per minute - on repeat!  These Four simple Realistic steps would enable you kickstart your business in no time : 1) Plan : A saying goes that he who fails to plan , plans to fail.  Decide on kind of bakery and what types of baked goods to sell. Starting out, it will be easiest to focus on one or two items, such as cupcakes . As you settle into your business, learn what's profitable, and what your customers like, you can expand your menu as time goes on.  2) Get the word about your business out there : One Simple and cost effective means is via Word of Mouth. By actively engaging yourself within your residential community, you not only market yourself, but you build relationships with customers. If these customers are satisfied with the co...

How to make your own Baking Strips

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  Good Day Bake Fam! It's CAKE'EduMonday🤸🤸🤸. For those who are new to the tribe, every Monday we share exceptional baking nugget, tidbit and guide to help you bake better. What are Bake even strips & How do they work ? For those of you unfamiliar with “bake even strips”, these are fabric strips with little side belts for size adjustment. When these damp strips are wrapped around a baking pan, it ensures even baking, preventing any domes, cracks or crusty edges from being formed.  A cake that bakes evenly eliminates that trouble of leveling and the best part-NO WASTE OF BATTER ! These strips work great and serve the purpose ! You will be needing : Cake pans Measuring ruler Office Pins/safety pins Towel Scissors Instructions : 1) Measure the height and circumference of the pan. 2) Cut out towel strips that slightly overlap around the pan (circumference +1 inch). 3) Soak the towel strips in water for two minutes. Lightly squeeze out excess water leaving the towel damp. Wr...

Tips on How to Bake Even Cake Layers

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  Good day  Fam! It's CAKE'EduMonday🤸🤸🤸. For those who are new to the tribe, every Monday we share exceptional baking nugget, tidbit and guide to help you bake better. I’ve been asked multiple times, “How do I get my cake layers to bake up even and level?”. Well there are multiple ways you can go about this and today I want to share my best tips and tricks on how to bake even cake layers. To bake even cake layers, you have to 1) first make sure you’ve got an even amount of cake batter in each pan. There are several ways to do that  : You can eye-ball it (which honestly is what I do most of the time). This is not really precise, but if you’re good at eye-balling stuff, then go for it. Me?…I’m not so good with eye-balling, but I do it anyway. The other options are to measure it out evenly between pans, or to weigh out your batter using a scale. 2) You’ll want to make sure to smooth the top of the cake batter once you’ve added it to your pans. Now a very liquidy ...

Easy Homemade Edible Gold Leaf

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Good day  Fam! It's CAKE'EduMonday🤸🤸🤸. For those who are new to the tribe, every Monday we share exceptional baking nugget, tidbit and guide to help you bake better. Edible gold leaf is a Flavorless, odorless, and nontoxic, edible gold can be used as a garnish for desserts and cocktails.  I stumbled upon this online, tried it and the result was amazing.  YOU WILL NEED : 2 Tbsp of Water 1/8 CMC/Tylose 1/4 Gold Lustre Dust Aluminum Foil INSTRUCTIONS :  1) In a small bowl, mix 1tbsp of water and CMC/tylose together. Try as much as possible to eliminate lumps (although it won't show once it's dried).  2) Add the remaining tbsp of water and mix (at this point, the mixture would loosen up) . 3) Once the mixture is well combined, add in the Gold Lustre Dust and mix till well combined. (the amount is dependent on how intense you want your gold leaf to be)  4) Spread the mixture evenly over the aluminum foil and allow to dry. ( The drying time is depends on how t...