Over-baking Tips and Tricks

         Hi, I hope my last post was helpful and saved you some time.  In this post I hope to continue helping you by giving more tips, tricks, and useful advice. The first thing that I would like to talk about is over-baking your cake or cupcakes. This is most likely the most annoying think that can happen to your batter after you spend valuably time preparing it. One useful thing you should know is what to bake your cakes in.  Metal and glass pans have different bake times, that the recipe does not always include. Make sure that if you use glass, you lower your oven temperature by 20 degrees. Otherwise follow the directions if you are using a metal pan.

Now, cupcakes can also  have the problem of overcooking or cooking unevenly. Oftentimes, the only way to make your cupcakes full is by filling the holders 3 quarters the way full. However, you then run in to the problem of running out of batter.  In this scenario, you can allow your cupcakes to cook evenly by filling the remaining holders with water. By doing this, your cupcakes will come out puffy, tall, and evenly cooked!

I discovered a baking tip for eggs a few days ago that will help you in everyday life. A problem I sometimes run into is whether or not I can tell if an egg is fresh. In order to test the freshness of an egg, put it into a bowl of water. If it sinks that it is fresh. If not, than it is old.  I hope these tips and tricks have helped make your life simple!