I was at the post office when one of the clerks asked me if I’d ever made sunflower seed butter cookies instead of peanut butter. He said that his daughter was allergic to peanuts, so he was wondering about whether the sunflower seed butter would work if you baked using it. I hadn’t done a […]
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Winter wedding cakes can incorporate a lot of design elements, but some that are requested the most are classic cold-weather themes like snowflakes and snowmen, and dark, rich colors like deep red, burgundy, and forest green. Sparkly effects using glitter and metallics are also popular, along with cakes that have formal elements like stenciling and
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Orange, burgundy, and burnt orange wedding cakes are popular colors for fall weddings. I did a lot of cakes for rustic fall weddings, and many of the brides wanted to have an elegant wedding cake that matched their fall wedding color schemes. These are some of the wedding cakes that matched the fall wedding aesthetic,
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When you make a gingerbread house you’ll either want a recipe that’s really sturdy and is more for building, or one that is actually meant to be eaten and tastes good! The problem with the ones that taste good is that they usually include more ingredients that make them softer, so they might not stand
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I was poking around online and I started running across recipes that mentioned black cocoa powder. I hadn’t used this specific ingredient before, so I decided to get some to see if it was something I should pay attention to. And wow, yes, if you’re wondering whether the black cocoa powder tastes different, it does
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Since I’ve been testing food coloring recently, I got some McCormick food coloring and decided to see how it looked and what kind of colors it created. It’s the classic home-baker food coloring that our moms all used, and that you probably have in your own pantry, but how does it compare to other types?
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Since I’ve been testing food coloring recently, I found this Watkins natural food coloring and decided to see how it looked and what kind of colors it created. It ended up making some pretty colors, with a few things to watch out for. Watkins natural food coloring. I found this brand of natural food coloring
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Brown and orange food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of autumn frosting colors, so I decided to look at some of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of Wilton Orange, Brown, Ivory, and Copper. Mixing method for coloring buttercream icing. The
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Pink food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of pink and peachy colors, so I decided to look at some of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of different brands and shades of pink food dyes, and these are the demos. Mixing
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Wilton yellow food coloring comes in a lot of shades to make a variety of orange and yellow frosting colors, so I decided to look at some of them to see what the differences were. I did light, medium, and dark versions of Wilton Lemon Yellow, Golden Yellow, Ivory, and Buttercup. Mixing method for coloring
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