So I am pretty much in love with Real Simple http://www.realsimple.com/ and in one of their past issues they had a great article full of baking tips… some were just too good not to share!
- Bring eggs to room temp when baking. This allows for proper incorporation of the egg in your baking mix (I actually saw this one on Cupcake Girls the other day too… )
- Spoon flour into measuring cup instead of scooping flour with measuring cup (so guilty of this one!) This prevents compaction of flour aka too much flour
- Don’t let baking pans touch oven walls (leads to poor air circulation) and if using two racks stagger baking pans
- Rotate baking pans…especially if you know your oven is not that even (soooo guilty of not doing this one too) This helps to create even baking
- Cool cakes upside down…this makes for a flatter surface for decorating and frosting (genius!)
Thanks again to Real Simple May 2011 http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/baking/baking-tips-00000000056653/index.html
As for the cupcakes pictured….. Devils Food with Strawberry Preserve filling topped with a Chocolate Ganache and Fresh Strawberry. Totally easy.
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