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I'm going to share my top 12 tips for baking and just for fun, instead of using my kitchen
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I'll show you the tips from my tiny kitchen. If your recipe says to use room temperature
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ingredients don't ignore that. Take your ingredients out several hours or even the
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night before you bake so everything has a chance to come to room temperature and this is for both
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cake batter and buttercream. For light and fluffy cakes, for most recipes you can mix the first
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ingredients like butter and sugar for several minutes but after adding the flour, only mix
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until the flour is just incorporated into the batter. For cupcakes, the easiest way to divide
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the batter is to use an ice cream scoop and then you won't get batter all over the cake tin
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For cake pans, to make sure your cake layers are all the same height you can weigh the batter
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before you bake it. Tap the pans a few times on the table to knock out any air bubbles and to
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spread the batter evenly and then your cake will look perfect when you slice into it. You can use
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cupcake recipes for cakes as well but reduce the temperature of the oven by 25 degrees Fahrenheit
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to bake flat cake layers and for even baking to prevent burnt edges or raw centers of the cakes
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Although it's tempting to check on cakes and cupcakes while they're baking, don't open the
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oven door until you think baking is complete because the rush of cold air will make cakes
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sink if they aren't fully cooked. When you take cakes out of the oven, let them cool in the pan
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for five minutes before turning them out so that they firm up and don't fall apart. Let cakes and
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cupcakes cool completely before you frost them otherwise the frosting will melt. If you're using
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buttercream as frosting, always check the consistency before using it because if it's too stiff you
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won't be able to pipe or spread it easily. If it's too stiff, add milk to thin it out
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To make baking less overwhelming, wash up and put things away as you go along. That way you won't
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have a huge mess to clean up at the end. Baking is a long process so make yourself a big pot of
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coffee before you start and enjoy the adventure! Thanks for watching! Visit my online cake school
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for lots of courses and classes on cake decorating and join my club or club plus for access to them all
