Cakes

Would you believe that the majority of the foods we eat are processed? Sceptical? Then, make a quick visit to your nearest supermarket or local grocery store. You would find that most of the aisles are stocked with boxed, premade foods or frozen stuff. Less than 20% of the footage is reserved for fresh produce. You want to know the reason? Processed foods are better for business. They are cheaper to make, easier to stock and last longer.

Gripped in the Processed Food Fever

Even bakeries are not immune to the “Processed foods” mania. They make use of pre-processed ingredients to cut down on labour and ingredient costs. A news story pointed out that even in Paris, the culinary capital of the world, more than one-third of cafes and bakeries confessed to serving industrially processed food to unsuspecting customers.

Ah, the glorious summer! Lazy days spent lounging, munching on mangoes and watermelons or frolicking around the pool. Summer is indeed a great season when the world seems to slow down a bit. Well, there is the other side of summer too – soaring temperatures, hot, sticky outdoors.

And not to forget the woes of the cake decorator – Drooping fondant figurines, melting buttercream, bleeding colours. The anxieties of the cake designer are many, especially during summer. While it’s impossible to fast forward through the season magically, here are some tricks and hacks, which can help you, tackle those sultry hot days.

If you’re new to baking or an experienced baker looking to update your arsenal or someone looking for a great gift for a friend who loves to bake, then this guide is perfect for you.

In India, just a few years back, bakeries were limited in their offerings. A few round cakes and a couple of savoury goodies, you could call it a day. But, recently the baking scene has witnessed a massive transformation. From cupcakes in a huge array of flavours to exotic macaroons, new-age bakeries have everything that you may find in a quaint little Parisian café in France.

If beautiful and clean drawn greetings on cake amazes you and you are interested to know how its managed so nicely, you are at the right webpage. It’s a straight forward process if done correctly. It is definitely not difficult which the final result gives you the impression. Following is to be adhered to for piping a very beautiful message wishing someone on his/ her birthday or anniversary.

#1 Arrange for a pastry bag, fit a fine tip by cutting the rear end with clean scissor. Make sure to keep the opening just wide enough so that tip can fit in. Once this activity is done, fill the piping bag with melted chocolate or coloured frosting (room temperature).

#2 You can use a normal tooth pick to mark the start and end of each word, keep it in the straight line. It will help you to centre the words when you finally start to pipe them.

You will agree that cake cutting is one of the most cherished time during any of the occasion you celebrate. Cake is a piece of craftsmanship, that delight your taste buds. Cake is generally required in most of the themed parties planned be it a child’s birthday party or its you celebrating your anniversary or cards party during Diwali etc. Now in this e-commerce age ordering a cake has become a delight, you can order the delicious cakes sitting at home however confusion creeps in while choosing the right cake as per the party theme. Now with so much of variety available in the market, finalising the one for you event takes good amount of imagination. In this article we have shared few options which you would like to consider for your next occasion.

Are you making up your mind to take up the cooking class, however not sure if it’s worth it? There are some very good reasons why you should opt for a cooking class which we have shared below, hopefully it will help you in taking a right decision.

# Hands on experience counts

Now a day’s good amount of knowledge is available on YouTube and also cooking TV channels are there to keep you engaged, but nothing is comparable to get a hands-on experience of being in a real class with a real instructor. Instructor coaches you on proper techniques along-with responding to your cooking questions.