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baking question
Added: 419 days ago.
Added by: ILEXalways
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


i like to bake alot. but im not very good at it. i can make cakes from the box all day long! but it sucks from scratch! everything... EVERYTHING comes out bland, and sweet with wful texture. (barely any flavor and the only flavor YOU VAN taste is waaaaaay too sweet. its AWFUL! i tried baking this today : http://allrecipes.com/recipe/blonde-brownies-ii/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=blondies&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Recipe and it turned our horrendous. TIPS PLEASE!!!!

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megimoo - 417 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I love baking cakes, heres a basic recipie i use and some tips... you have your marge, caster sugar, eggs and SR flour. use the same amount of marge, sugar and flour, for example 8oz of each and then half that for the amount of eggs, so 4 eggs. or 10oz will be five eggs ect... blend the marge and sugar for as long as possible untill it goes a much lighter colour and fluffy-ish. then add the eggs and blend for a while to get maximum air in to the mixture. when it comes to the self raising flour gradualy sieve it in and fold, dont beat. if you add cocoa then add it with the flour. maybe two heaped spoons? (i usually geuss that bit) once the flour goes in you need to get in in the oven quick before it loses the air you've put into it. make sure your tin is greased and floured before you begin and when its in the oven try not to keep opening the door to check it, the heat escapes and the cake will plop! for butter icing I use half a block of butter and half a pack of icing sugar and some cocoa if you like. blend the two together untill it goes nice and light in colour and texture :) sorry if this sounds patronising. I really hope it doesnt! good luck and happy baking! :D x

plantlvr07 - 418 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My advice? When it comes to cakes, just use the box lol!! I like to bake too, and I am actually decent at it. But scratch cakes are one thing that I just don't bother with. I've never found a recipe as good as the box ones :-)

ILEXalways - 419 days ago jenica- is the sugar-flour ratio a bad thing???

jenica - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Oh my gosh that recipe has equal flour and sugar!! ha ha. No wonder it was so sweet! Baking just takes some practice, you'll get the hang of it with time. I found that always mixing the dry ingredients even if the recipe doesn't say that, help with the texture of most baked goods.

sj-n-mj - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Ann Byrn has several "Cake Mix Doctor" cookbooks that have lots of easy and very good recipes - including recipes for your own frosting.

ILEXalways - 419 days ago thanks girls!

emlouise80 - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) taste.com.au has some great recipes - I'm not a great cook but have made some yummy chocolate cakes and banana breads from this site. Good luck!

Debra - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) The link below is to a cupcake site. I've baked their basic recipe and made some of their frostings with rave reviews. I made their applesauce cupcakes for my daughter's first birthday.

Debra - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) http://www.cupcakerecipes.com/

Debra - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Try the books by company's coming. I've tried so many of their recipes and they are all very very excellent and easy.

Savii *Blue* - 419 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Start out with baking something simple like cookies. If you follow the recipe exact, and i dont see why it would come out any different. Just try to get a hang of baking simple things from scratch. If they still turn out horrible than maybe baking just isnt your thing.

ILEXalways - 419 days ago BTW i would NOT reccomend that recipe to ANY ONE!!!!!