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We love to play with our food!
Since 2000, we have long thought of ourselves as Crafty Bakers, giving you step-by-step recipe projects, with detailed information, tips and techniques, with lots of color photos. We enjoy thinking of baking as an art, as well as a science, too. Enjoy some of our well-crafted recipe-tutorials.
If you have additional questions, please post them in our baking911.com Forum, and we will be happy to answer them.
SARAH SAYS: Decorated cakes, cookies, etc. are so beautiful and festive. To learn, it does take practice and patience, but it is fun to do and we show you how. Just remember, with decorating, less is definitely more; it's the little details that can really pull your recipe together. Oh, and don't forget, it never needs to look perfect!
THE BASICS - This is not a complete list.
Use SEARCH if you cannot find it here or go to our HOW TO A TO Z SECTION.
FROSTING, FILLINGS & GLAZE TYPES
101 Intro
Go to my Weddng Cake Charts answering How Much Frosting or Icing Do I Need to Cover my Cake With?
Amounts Needed to Cover a Cake with Fondant
Flowers - How to Crystallize
Fondant - Flower Toppers
Fondant - Ribbon Roses
Ginger - How to Crystallize
Icing Swirls and Video
Meringue - How to Make
Nuts - Blanch / Chop / Toast
Parchment Paper Cones - How to Make
Pastry Bags - How to Fill
Tint- How to Tint Sugar
THE BASICS - RECIPES
BAKING PAN SUBSTITUTION CHART
FROSTING, ICING, ETC RECIPES
HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING
METRIC CONVERSION CALCULATOR
Chocolate Ganache, Step-by-Step
Fondant: Marshmallow Fondant Recipe
Fondant, Rolled: Rolled Fondant Recipe
Gumpaste or Tylose Gum Paste
Royal Icing Master Recipe
Whipped Cream Tutorial
CAKES
101 Intro
Baking Time and Batter Amounts / Serving Sizes - Two Inch Deep Pans
Baking Time and Batter Amounts / Serving Sizes - Three Inch Deep Pans
Crafty Baker
Cake Balls
Cake Pops
Crumb Coat
Cupcakes
Fill Cake Layers
Frost and Smooth Cakes - Icing Spatula
Frost and Smooth Cakes - Piping Bag
Frost and Smooth Cakes - Upside Down Smooth Icing Technique
Marble Cake Batter
Stack and Support Cake Layers - Bubble Tea Straws, Dowels or Skewers
Trim and Torte or Slice into Cake Layers
WEDDING CAKES
Baking Time and Batter Amounts / Serving Sizes - Two Inch Deep Pans
Baking Time and Batter Amounts / Serving Sizes - Three Inch Deep Pans
CUPCAKES
101 Intro
Fill - Cone Method
Fill - Pastry Bag
CANDY
Sugar Syrup Temperature Chart
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
Sarah's Microwave Bread Proofer
CHOCOLATE
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
Chocolate Curls
Chocolate Leaves
Melt or Melting
Temper or Tempering
COOKIES
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
Sandwich and Filled Cookies 101
FROSTING, ICING, ETC
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
PASTRY
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
PIES AND TARTS
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
QUICK-BREADS
101 Intro
Crafty Baker
OTHER
Gelart Tutorial
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