What Do You Need To Be Aware Of Before You Start Baking

October 16th, 2018

  • Baking a a cake may same easy at first but when you actually get into the process you’ll find out that it is something that’s time consuming, messy and needs a lot of things to precise. If you’re setting out to make cake from scratch, congratulations you’re being really brave. Wherever there’s cake, there’s joy. Making cake and bringing it to party full of hungry people will earn you a lot of blessings and love. You can be the hero at a party where you bring cake. However, make sure you avoid the common pitfalls given below.

  • Choose the correct cake tin: If you’re following a recipe, you’ll see that there is always a particular size given for a tin which you must abide by. Sadly, there is no universal cake tin that can bake all cakes. It’s  same as wearing appropriate shoes for different occasions.  You can’t wear heels while playing a football match. If you dont want to bake as much, buy a few  commonly used tins and if you’re planninv on baking more often, start building up a collection of baking tools to suit all yoir needs. Pay attention to exactly the kind of pan a recipe calls  for and stick to it as much as you can. You must know that usually an entire recipe is built  around  a cake of a  certain shape and size and if you  veer too far off the path, you can throw things off. You can send a cake once you’ve mastered a recipe.

  • Not putting on parchmement: Always remember that parchment paper is actually your best baking partner. You need to use it in the oven because it is resistant to moisture and grease. If you want to avoid annoying cake removal scenes in the kitchen, make sure you line the bottom of the cake tin with proper parchment paper. If you do this you will be able to release the cake easily without causing any harm to the cake. You can find parchment paper in almost all grocery stores. They’re sold in sheets, rolls or just pre-cut to fit circular cake tins.

  • Forgetting to grease and flour the pan: If your cake batter is extra sticky then make sure you take that extra step and grease the tin with unsalted butter or spray and then line it with parchment paper. Doing this  will put you at ease because you know for a fact that the cake  will release easily out of the pan.

  • Not releasing air bubbles: Cake batters always need a lot of air in order to be light and fluffy. However, you don’t really want a lot of air in the batter. This will create cracks  and holes in the finished cake. This is why you must always tap the  cake tin before you put it in the oven.

  • Leaving the batter out for a long period of time: Most cakes contain ingredients like baking powder or soda. These leaveners activate as soon as you out them into the food. This is why you need to transfer the batter immediately into the oven incase you’re planning to send cake online. If you leave out the batter for a long time, the batter begins to deflate.